Premier Division: High-level versus second-rate, at least according to the league table. St Patrick's - Cork City. Home win or a surprise result?
- St Patrick's have the most points (25) at home in Premier Division
- Cork City have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier Division
Both participants have had time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's aim for an energetic fixture!
St Patrick's form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 12 Premier Division games here at Richmond Park for St Patrick's. The data says 8 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. St Patrick's has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Richmond Park. We remember; it was Sligo Rovers.
A nice win for Patrick's last time playing, versus UCD. That was also a home game and the match ended 7-0 with Forrester scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, St Patrick's "killed" UCD in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Dundalk that finished 1-1.Goals decide football matches and St Patrick's are scoring many of them at home; 26 on target from 12 league matches. Patrick's have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cork City form and stats
There's been little loot from Cork City's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 10 away games in the Premier Division. Cork City only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws.
Cork City's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Drogheda United that finished 1-1.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Derry City's place.The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Cork manager Buckley has some worries about the defense as 24 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
St Patrick's have won or drawn the last 10 matches (6-4-0) facing Cork City.The most recent registered meeting involving both these squads is the Cork City - St Patrick's 2-3 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Forrester 11 goals |   R. Keating 7 goals | M. Doyle 5 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Cork City missing players
| St Patrick's | Cork City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 46 | 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 31 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 39 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 77% |
| 62% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 55% |
| 42% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 32% |
| 25% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 29% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 23% |
| 21% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 27% |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12.6 | 13.1 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 42% | 43% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 27% | 35% |
| 11.4 | 9.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 15.3 | 12.5 |
| 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
- Cork City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Cork City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Cork City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cork City have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Premier Division
- Cork City have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier Division
- Cork City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cork City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- St Patrick's have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cork City have scored away.
- St Patrick's have the most points (25) at home in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Premier Division
- St Patrick's haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 46 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Derry City | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 35 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Cork City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 22 |
| 10 | UCD | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 39 | -44 | 9 |
