Struggling Finn Harps will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying St Patrick's in the upcoming league round. It’s 8th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Finn Harps haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals (42) in Premier Division
Finn Harps 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.
Finn Harps form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier Division this season. Finn Harps have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Finn Park. With eight home Premier Division games in a row without a win, the Harps fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Waterford United game long ago, can be stopped today.
The Harps goalkeeper Mark McGinley is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 237 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier Division.
It's back home for Harps, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Longford Town away with the result 3-0. R. Rainey and S. Boyd found the net in that victory.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Sligo Rovers and winning 1-0.Finn Harps have scored 7 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Harps have conceded 13 goals.
St Patrick's form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier Division matches, St Patrick's have produced an overall stat of 4-5-3 so far.
The supporters enjoyed St Patrick's's previous game versus Waterford United (placed 9th), a Premier Division 2-1 win played at home.
Prior to that result Patrick's won their away game at Dundalk. The scoreline was 4-1.The travelling fans enjoy St Patrick's's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. 17 goals have been conceded by Patrick's in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent reported result between these parties is the St Patrick's - Harps 4-1 played previously this season. Finn Harps-St Patrick's H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Finn Harps two wins, St Patrick's seven wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Foley 8 goals |  M. Smith 8 goals | R. Coughlin 7 goals |
Finn Harps missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Finn Harps | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 20 | 42 |
| 31 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 25 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 43% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 12% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 62% |
| 17% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 35% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 8.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 8.2 | 9.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 36% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 44% | 46% |
- Finn Harps haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- St Patrick's have scored at least twice as many goals away as Finn Harps have scored home.
- 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 matches over the total-line (14) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals (20) away in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals (42) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (29) 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 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 47 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 47 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Derry City | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Drogheda United | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 26 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -23 | 25 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -26 | 11 |