The Premier Division league table tells a story about these teams so far, with St Patrick's in front of Finn Harps by 20 points. Match preview to follow:
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Premier Division
St Patrick's and Finn Harps should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Harps are struggling to avoid relegation.
St Patrick's form and stats
St Patrick's are steadily winning Premier Division games and points here at Richmond Park. 12 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats is the summary from 17 games.
The Patrick's fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier Division game also here at Richmond Park: A 0-3 defeat against Sligo Rovers (placed 3rd).
In the match before that, Patrick's hosted Bohemians and drew the game 2-2.The St Patrick's fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home 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 16 from 17 matches.
Finn Harps form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Harps have lost on their last two travels.
Harps's last game was the home draw against Derry City (1-1).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Drogheda United.The visiting Harps have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 17 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Harps have conceded 28 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the final score Finn Harps - St Patrick's 3-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between these teams: St Patrick's won six, Finn Harps were winners in three and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  M. Smith 11 goals |  T. Owolabi 9 goals |  C. Forrester 8 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Finn Harps missing players
| St Patrick's | Finn Harps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 18 | 12 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 54 | 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 37 |
| 40 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 28 | 50 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 79% | 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 76% | 76% |
| 50% | 53% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 65% | 56% |
| 32% | 18% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 15% | 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 56% | 41% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 59% | 62% |
| 29% | 41% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 15% |
| 15% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 5.4 | 5 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9.1 | 9.6 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.8 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 44% | 45% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 43% | 42% |
| 6.5 | 6 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9.2 | 8 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
- Finn Harps have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Finn Harps have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St Patrick's have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (35) 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 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 32 | 75 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 60 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 56 |
| 4 | Derry City | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 48 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -3 | 45 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -13 | 40 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -20 | 40 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 33 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -42 | 14 |