Football background guide: St Patrick's odds-on when Finn Harps visit

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Competition: Fri 02.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Richmond Park (2500 seats)

St Patrick's have 45 points running out as the hosting team. Finn Harps have gained 18 points as the visiting team. Could we look at anything else than a home win?

Insights:
  • St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premier Division
  • Finn Harps have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Premier Division

Patrick's have less rest than Finn Harps in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier Division game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Bohemians, so at least St Patrick's are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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St Patrick's form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier Division, St Patrick's have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 14 games.

A good away victory last time out for St Patrick's, who won 3-1 against Bohemians (placed 6th).

In the game before, an away victory match versus UCD with a 2-1 scoreline.

St Patrick's has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. From these home matches, Patrick's have conceded only 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Finn Harps form and stats

Finn Harps have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier Division, after 1-3-9 (13 played).

The supporters enjoyed Finn Harps's previous game versus Sligo Rovers (placed 5th), a 3-2 win played at home.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against UCD wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Take note that 9 of this club's 10 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.

The attacking power of Harps when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. For Finn Harps, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Patrick's have won at least one point in the last 4 fixtures (2-2-0) against Finn Harps.

The contenders have met each other already this season, with the final score Finn Harps - St Patrick's 2-2 logged in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Patrick'sE. Doyle
E. Doyle
11 goals
Finn HarpsF. Mihaljević
F. Mihaljević
5 goals
Finn HarpsE. McWoods
E. McWoods
5 goals

St Patrick's missing players

Finn Harps missing players

St Patrick's Finn Harps
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 3 13 27
13 7 3 Won W 0 1 4
6 3 1 Drew D 1 3 6
8 4 1 Lost L 2 9 17
39 19 9 Scored S 3 12 26
24 13 4 Conceded C 8 29 49
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
74% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 78%
52% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 85% 67%
15% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 46% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
44% 43% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 54% 48%
41% 50% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 15%
22% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 41%
 
4.3 4.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.1 4.4
5.6 5.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.8 5.2
1.6 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3 3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
9.6 10.6 14.4 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.9 7.8
3.6 4 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.5 3.1
40% 34% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 27% 31%
 
9.6 8.9 6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 10.5 9.6
3.8 4 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.8 4.1
Key stats in Premier Division this season:
  • Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Finn Harps have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Finn Harps have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Premier Division
  • Finn Harps have the fewest points (6) away in Premier Division
  • Finn Harps have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Premier Division
  • Finn Harps have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Premier Division
  • St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (24) 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 26 17 5 4 41 15 13 11 2 0 25 6 13 6 3 4 16 9 26 56
2 Derry City 27 13 10 4 43 24 12 4 6 2 19 11 15 9 4 2 24 13 19 49
3 Dundalk 28 13 10 5 37 22 13 10 3 0 27 7 15 3 7 5 10 15 15 49
4 St Patrick's 27 13 6 8 39 24 14 7 3 4 19 13 13 6 3 4 20 11 15 45
5 Sligo Rovers 27 10 8 9 37 31 14 7 4 3 22 14 13 3 4 6 15 17 6 38
6 Bohemians 27 8 9 10 34 36 13 4 4 5 18 19 14 4 5 5 16 17 -2 33
7 Shelbourne 26 9 5 12 25 33 13 4 3 6 12 18 13 5 2 6 13 15 -8 32
8 Drogheda United 28 7 10 11 29 43 15 6 5 4 17 18 13 1 5 7 12 25 -14 31
9 Finn Harps 27 4 6 17 26 49 14 3 3 8 14 20 13 1 3 9 12 29 -23 18
10 UCD 27 3 7 17 19 53 14 1 5 8 9 22 13 2 2 9 10 31 -34 16

Read more about Premier Division

The League of Ireland Premier Division, also known as the SSE Aitricity League Premier Division, is the highest level of football in the Republic of Ireland. It also has teams from Northern Ireland participating. The season runs from February to October with ten teams playing 36 matches each.