Let's get ready for St Patrick's - Drogheda United! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this game should be awesome!
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Premier Division
- Drogheda United have the most points from losing position (8) in Premier Division
The hosts St Patrick's saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Premier Division. Thankfully the previous game, versus Shamrock Rovers, was also a home game here at Richmond Park. The away team is better rested.
St Patrick's form and stats
5-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Division numbers at home for St Patrick's so far this season.
The Patrick's crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Shamrock Rovers here at Richmond Park.
2-2 away at Finn Harps before that.The St Patrick's fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. St Patrick's have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Drogheda United form and stats
There's been little loot from Drogheda United's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 10 away games in the Premier Division. Drogheda United only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. The last three matches for Drogheda have all ended in a draw.
Drogheda United delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Sligo Rovers (placed 5th) in their previous fixture.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Derry City.Drogheda United find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Drogheda's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other previously this season, with the final score Drogheda United - St Patrick's 0-4 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Patrick's wins - draws - Drogheda United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Doyle 9 goals |  D. Williams 5 goals | D. Burns 4 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Drogheda United missing players
| St Patrick's | Drogheda United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 29 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 32 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 73% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 80% |
| 50% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 35% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 15% |
| 41% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 70% | 55% |
| 41% | 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 10.1 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 5.4 | 7.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 40% | 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 48% | 36% |
| 9.2 | 8.8 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
- Drogheda United have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Premier Division
- Drogheda United have the most points from losing position (8) in Premier Division
- Drogheda United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Drogheda United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- St Patrick's have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (20) 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 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 48 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Derry City | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -7 | 25 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 22 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -19 | 12 |
| 10 | UCD | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -29 | 9 |
