Approaching the top teams is the subject when these two mid-table teams meet. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, St Patrick's in 4th and Bohemians in 5th position.
- St Patrick's have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier Division
- Bohemians have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Premier Division
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.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
St Patrick's form and stats
The story so far in the Premier Division for St Patrick's at their home stadium (Richmond Park) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for St Patrick's, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Patrick's club members got no joy from their last match, also played here at Richmond Park: A 1-2 defeat against Shelbourne (placed 7th).
1-1 away at Sligo Rovers before that.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how St Patrick's have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 4 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Patrick's after this match as they are travelling to Dundalk for a Premier Division game in only four days.
9 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bohemians form and stats
2 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Bohemians playing as the away team in the Premier Division this season.
Impressive finishing from Devoy and Ogedi-Uzokwe secured the home win 2-1 against Sligo Rovers in their previous game.
Prior to that match, the Bohemians manager Long faced defeat when travelling to Dundalk and losing 1-3.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Bohemians in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Bohemians, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Drogheda United in just four days.
Bohemians are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bohemians have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other previously this season, with the final score Bohemians - Patrick's 1-0 logged in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): St Patrick's three wins, three draws and Bohemians four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Doyle 6 goals |   P. Omochere 5 goals | D. Devoy 5 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Bohemians missing players
| St Patrick's | Bohemians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 20 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 81% |
| 41% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 35% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 12% | 19% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| 5.7 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 10 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.5 | 9.8 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 40% | 28% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | 36% |
| 8.9 | 7.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 10.6 | 8.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4 | 3.8 |
- Bohemians have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Premier Division
- Bohemians haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) 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 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Derry City | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -15 | 10 |
| 10 | UCD | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | -25 | 8 |
