Shelbourne believe to sell some tickets for this match even though the season has been gruelling so far with 36 points and a 7th position in the Premier Division table. Guests St Patrick's have 4th place with 52 pts.
- Shelbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Premier Division
This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning more pressure and importance.
It's no vacation for neither Shelbourne nor St Patrick's as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shelbourne form and stats
4 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Shelbourne have to build on here at Tolka Park in the Premier Division. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Shelbourne.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Shelbourne, who played 4-4 against St Patrick's. That match was also played at this venue (Tolka Park). Opportunity lost for Shelbourne in the St Patrick's match as a lead 4-2 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
1-1 away at Finn Harps before that.Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.
St Patrick's form and stats
7-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for St Patrick's in their Premier Division matches away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Shelbourne (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 4-4. A crazy, crazy game with lots of goals last time out for St Patrick's, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that game, will this game be as refreshing?
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Derry City.St Patrick's are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 26 times in 15 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties get together this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Shelbourne - St Patrick's 4-4. The referee brandished his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the recipient was Lennon (St Patrick's). As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Shelbourne victories, two draws and six St Patrick's wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Doyle 13 goals |  S. Boyd 9 goals | J. Moylan 5 goals |
Shelbourne missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Shelbourne | St Patrick's | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 30 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | 47 |
| 40 | 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 87% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 94% |
| 68% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 74% |
| 39% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 53% | 52% |
| 16% | 19% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 16% |
| 6% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 45% | 44% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 47% | 45% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 39% |
| 39% | 44% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7.2 | 7.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9 | 9.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 32% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 50% | 41% |
| 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- Shelbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St Patrick's have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals (26) away in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Premier Division
| 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 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 32 | 66 |
| 2 | Derry City | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 61 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 52 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 42 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -10 | 36 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -20 | 31 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 31 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 59 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 36 | -30 | 19 |
| 10 | UCD | 31 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 36 | -38 | 19 |
