Premier Division: Top level against subpar, at least according to the table. St Patrick's - Dundalk. Home win as expected or a surprise result?
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Premier Division
- Dundalk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Patrick's and Dundalk.
22-7-15 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Dundalk when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 44 matches are 80-50 (scored/conceded).
St Patrick's form and stats
St Patrick's, who have the most points (15) at home in Premier Division, have been very solid at home in the Premier Division so far, with 15 points collected from 6 matches (5-0-1). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table.
Patrick's travelled for their previous game, a trip to Derry City that ended 2-2.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bohemians in a game that was won 2-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Patrick's handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and three defeats.
The Patrick's fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Patrick's are not conceding a lot of goals here at Richmond Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Dundalk form and stats
Dundalk have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier Division, after 1-4-2 (7 played).
Dundalk are travelling again after losing away to Bohemians in their previous match (1-5). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Bohemians was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Shamrock Rovers.We have checked recent matches where Dundalk have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were one victory, one draw and two defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dundalk have scored 10 goals in 7 league games away. Dundalk's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Dundalk - St Patrick's 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Patrick's won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Dundalk has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  B. King 3 goals |  C. Forrester 3 goals | R. Coughlin 3 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Dundalk missing players
| St Patrick's | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 46% | 67% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 54% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 86% | 77% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 10.7 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| 3.8 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 41% | 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 29% |
- All of Dundalk's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Dundalk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dundalk have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Dundalk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St Patrick's have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- St Patrick's have scored in all their matches so far.
- St Patrick's have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most points (15) at home in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the the best goal difference (+7) 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 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Drogheda United | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 22 |
| 5 | Finn Harps | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 18 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Derry City | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Longford Town | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -15 | 7 |
| 10 | Waterford United | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -21 | 6 |