Finn Harps are welcoming St Patrick's for another important game after their 2-0 result against 2nd-placed Bohemians.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Premier Division match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Bohemians.
Finn Harps form and stats
With 1 Premier Division win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Finn Harps, who have the fewest points (5) at home in Premier Division, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two draws in a row at home now for Harps.
Harps are confident in defense, having played 212 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Finn Harps are returning here after visiting Bohemians in a Premier Division game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. M. Russell (2) scored the goal(s). Before that, Harps played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Dundalk.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Harps as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier Division match thankfully also at home. Shamrock Rovers are visiting.
Harps have scored 2 goals here in 6 league matches, a depressing statistic. Finn Harps's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
St Patrick's form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier Division matches, St Patrick's have produced an overall stat of 2-2-3 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Patrick's, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Cork City (placed 10th) in the Premier Division last time out. Before that, Patrick's secured a home win against Shelbourne with the score 2-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dundalk in just four days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. St Patrick's have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
St Patrick's - Harps 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Harps victories, two draws and five St Patrick's wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Russell 3 goals |  K. O’Sullivan 2 goals |   C. Forrester 2 goals |
Finn Harps missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Finn Harps | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 87% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 79% |
| 60% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 57% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 14% |
| 27% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 17% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 14% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 50% |
| 47% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 81 | 40 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 60 | 121 |
| 34 | 13 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 17 | 39 |
| 32% | 15% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 26% |
- Finn Harps has the fewest points (5) at home in Premier Division
- Finn Harps has the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Premier Division
- Finn Harps has the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- St Patrick's has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- St Patrick's have scored at least twice as many goals away as Finn Harps have scored home.
| 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 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 38 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 4 | Waterford United | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 24 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -6 | 22 |
| 6 | Derry City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | St Patrick's | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Shelbourne | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
| 10 | Cork City | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 10 |