The Premier Division season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Dundalk and St Patrick's promises to be an interesting one.
- Dundalk have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Premier Division
Dundalk and St Patrick's should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike St Patrick's's home stadium. The visitors last ten games on artifical turf have ended in 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses.
Dundalk form and stats
Two Premier Division home games so far for Dundalk, who are yet to win here at Oriel Park. Only 0 points so far. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Dundalk to get some points in this home game. The Dundalk manager S. Keegan might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Dundalk crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Bohemians here at Oriel Park in a Premier Division match. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Shamrock Rovers.
There will be little rest for Dundalk after this match as they are travelling to Derry City for a Premier Division game in only three days.
At Oriel Park, Dundalk has the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
St Patrick's form and stats
St Patrick's are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier Division. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Patrick's goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros is eager to challenge this, with his 201 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
St Patrick's won their last game, 2-0 versus Derry City played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bohemians at their stadium, the result 1-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with St Patrick's playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were three Patrick's wins, zero draws and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Patrick's are hosting Waterford United in the Premier Division only three days away.
St Patrick's have the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Dundalk victories, three draws and one St Patrick's win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 2 goals |  R. Coughlin 2 goals | P. McEleney 1 goals |
Dundalk missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Dundalk | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 12 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 3.2 |
| 21% | 14% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 46% |
- Dundalk have the most conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Premier Division
| Dundalk | Last season | St Patrick's | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 25 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 14 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | ||
| 89% | 78% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 78% | ||
| 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 61% | ||
| 56% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 6% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 6% | ||
| 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 28% | ||
| 33% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 56% | 50% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.1 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 37% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St Patrick's | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Finn Harps | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Sligo Rovers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Drogheda United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Longford Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 4 |
| 8 | Waterford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Dundalk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 10 | Derry City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 48 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Waterford United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Derry City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 9 | Shelbourne | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Cork City | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 11 |