Only a few games have been played in the Premier Division so far, with St Patrick's placed 7th and Cork City sitting in the 9th position.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
St Patrick's form and stats
St Patrick's's first Premier Division home game here at Richmond Park ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from 18 matches.
St Patrick's faced defeat in their previous match, away at Shelbourne (0-1). Before that match, a win away at Sligo Rovers.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the St Patrick's at home in the league. 0 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Cork City form and stats
It's not happening yet for Cork City on their Premier Division travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? With two straight losses from their last two away games, Cork City are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Cork City go into this game after a win, the home game against Finn Harps that ended 1-0. A 0-3 defeat away at Dundalk before that.
0 goals so far away for Cork City, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 9. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): St Patrick's won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Cork City has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  C. Forrester 1 goals |  A. Byrne 1 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Cork City missing players
| St Patrick's | Cork City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 5.3 | 7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | 18 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 11% |
- Cork City has the most conceded goals (10)
- Cork City has the most conceded goals (9) away
- Cork City has the most conceded goals in the second half (7)
- Cork City has the the worst goal difference (-9)
- Cork City has the the worst goal difference (-9) away
| St Patrick's | Last season | Cork City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 26 | 49 | ||
| 89% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 86% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 61% | 64% | ||
| 25% | 22% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 31% | ||
| 8% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 17% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 11% | ||
| 33% | 28% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 39% | ||
| 36% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 42% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 56% | 47% | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 372 | 209 | Total Shots | T S | 151 | 324 | ||
| 139 | 71 | Shots on Target | S O | 59 | 120 | ||
| 19% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 23% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Shelbourne | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Derry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Finn Harps | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | St Patrick's | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Waterford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | Cork City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 3 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 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 | Dundalk | 36 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 55 | 86 |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 41 | 75 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 60 |
| 4 | Derry City | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 57 |
| 5 | St Patrick's | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 52 |
| 6 | Waterford United | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 43 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -9 | 42 |
| 8 | Cork City | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -20 | 37 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 40 | -38 | 28 |
| 10 | UCD | 36 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 82 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 52 | -57 | 19 |