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.
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.
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 |