14 points separate the teams so far this season, St Patrick's having performed best. Can Dundalk strike back?
- Dundalk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's have the most clean sheets (8) in Premier Division
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting St Patrick's have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 1-5-3 (win-draw-loss) from nine matches.
Dundalk form and stats
Overall Premier Division stats at home this season for Dundalk are 4-2-4 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Dundalk after consecutive victories at their own ground.
It's back home for Dundalk, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Treaty United (after extra-time) away with the result 1-0.
Before that, Dundalk had a Premier Division home game versus Finn Harps which ended with a victory 1-0.Dundalk has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. On the other hand, Dundalk have conceded 12 goals.
St Patrick's form and stats
The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Premier Division, are W3-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Division. Patrick's seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
There might be some fixture complaints from St Patrick's as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier Division match against Shamrock Rovers (1-3).
A home win before that, celebrating 6-0 vs Bray Wanderers.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by St Patrick's in our archives, and the results are: three wins for St Patrick's, zero draws and four defeats.
Patrick's have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. St Patrick's have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; St Patrick's - Dundalk 0-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Dundalk won five, St Patrick's won one and four draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Coughlin 7 goals |  P. Hoban 5 goals | R. Benson 5 goals |
Dundalk missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Dundalk | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 16 | 36 |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 45% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | 27% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 70% | 70% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 82% | 59% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 36% |
| 10% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 6 | 6.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 9.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.2 | 11.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 31% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 40% | 44% |
- Dundalk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's have scored in all their away matches so far.
- St Patrick's have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most clean sheets (8) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Derry City | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | Waterford United | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -23 | 22 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 20 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 22 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -22 | 11 |