Shelbourne vs St Patrick's preview

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Competition: Fri 18.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Tolka Park (9700 seats)

Shelbourne receive St Patrick's for another exciting Premier Division fixture here at Tolka Park.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Shelbourne form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Shelbourne as they were promoted from First Division last season. Happy days that were secured through 16 wins, 9 draws and 2 losses from 27 games. The team scored 27 goals at home last season and conceded 12. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Shelbourne, who have participated in six training matches. Shelbourne have won 4 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.

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St Patrick's form and stats

Let's have a look at how St Patrick's performed last season in the Premier Division: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 8 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 56 and conceded 42 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 6 and lost 6 with 26/24 goals scored/conceded.

St Patrick's played four friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. In these four matches St Patrick's scored 5 and conceded 5 goals.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Shelbourne won one, St Patrick's were winners in eight and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.

Shelbourne missing players

St Patrick's missing players

Shelbourne St Patrick's
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 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
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Shelbourne Last season St Patrick's
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
27 14   Played P   18 36
16 8   Won W   6 18
9 6   Drew D   6 8
2 0   Lost L   6 10
49 27   Scored S   26 56
23 12   Conceded C   24 42
93% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
74% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 78%
48% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 50%
41% 43%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   44% 33%
7% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 14%
56% 57%   BTTS BTTS   67% 56%
41% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 31%
11% 0%   Failed to Score F T   17% 17%
 
6.6 7.1   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 5.7
4 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 3.9
1.3 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.1
1 0   Red cards R C   4 5
 
12.2 12.6   Shots (avg) S (   8.6 9.1
5.1 5.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 3.5
36% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 44%
 
6.3 5.4   Shots against (avg) S A   7 6.6
2.5 2.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.2

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 Shelbourne 27 16 9 2 49 23 14 8 6 0 27 12 13 8 3 2 22 11 26 57
2 Galway United 27 15 6 6 39 25 14 8 4 2 22 12 13 7 2 4 17 13 14 51
3 UCD 27 13 7 7 55 38 14 8 4 2 30 16 13 5 3 5 25 22 17 46
4 Treaty United 27 11 9 7 36 27 13 6 5 2 16 11 14 5 4 5 20 16 9 42
5 Bray Wanderers 27 9 10 8 36 31 13 5 4 4 16 11 14 4 6 4 20 20 5 37
6 Cork City 27 8 9 10 37 28 14 6 3 5 28 17 13 2 6 5 9 11 9 33
7 Athlone Town 27 9 6 12 32 43 13 5 1 7 17 21 14 4 5 5 15 22 -11 33
8 Cobh Ramblers 27 8 4 15 25 46 13 4 2 7 10 20 14 4 2 8 15 26 -21 28
9 Cabinteely 27 8 1 18 26 47 14 3 1 10 9 24 13 5 0 8 17 23 -21 25
10 Wexford Youths 27 6 3 18 29 56 13 4 2 7 19 26 14 2 1 11 10 30 -27 21
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 36 24 6 6 59 28 18 12 5 1 32 13 18 12 1 5 27 15 31 78
2 St Patrick's 36 18 8 10 56 42 18 12 2 4 30 18 18 6 6 6 26 24 14 62
3 Sligo Rovers 36 16 9 11 43 32 18 8 5 5 24 13 18 8 4 6 19 19 11 57
4 Derry City 36 14 12 10 49 42 18 6 8 4 26 20 18 8 4 6 23 22 7 54
5 Bohemians 36 14 10 12 60 46 18 9 4 5 38 22 18 5 6 7 22 24 14 52
6 Dundalk 36 13 9 14 44 46 18 9 2 7 24 22 18 4 7 7 20 24 -2 48
7 Drogheda United 36 12 8 16 45 43 18 7 4 7 22 17 18 5 4 9 23 26 2 44
8 Finn Harps 36 11 11 14 44 52 18 5 6 7 23 22 18 6 5 7 21 30 -8 44
9 Waterford United 36 12 6 18 36 56 18 6 4 8 20 29 18 6 2 10 16 27 -20 42
10 Longford Town 36 2 9 25 22 71 18 2 4 12 11 32 18 0 5 13 11 39 -49 15

Read more about Premier Division

The League of Ireland Premier Division, also known as the SSE Aitricity League Premier Division, is the highest level of football in the Republic of Ireland. It also has teams from Northern Ireland participating. The season runs from February to October with ten teams playing 36 matches each.