St Patrick's have layed the groundwork for another match following their 3-2 result against Bohemians, a game that made them wiser. What will happen against Shamrock Rovers?
- St Patrick's is in the best form (4-1-1) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals (20) in Premier Division
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
St Patrick's and Shamrock Rovers 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.
St Patrick's form and stats
The story so far in the Premier Division for St Patrick's at their home stadium (Richmond Park) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, St Patrick's are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
St Patrick's are returning here after visiting Bohemians and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Drogheda United and winning 3-1.Goals are plenty in this club's league fixtures, with 5 in a row seeing at least three goals (over 2.5).
A decent goal production from St Patrick's in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches. Patrick's have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
2-3-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Shamrock Rovers in their Premier Division matches away. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Shamrock Rovers, as they have won on their previous two travels.
There were no winners in Shamrock Rovers's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Shelbourne (placed 5th). An inspired comeback made the scores level in Shamrock's duel with Shelbourne. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Lopes found the equalizer.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against UCD.Shamrock Rovers are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. The Shamrock defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average ({2 goals} in 5 games).
Head 2 Head
Shamrock Rovers have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when facing St Patrick's.The most recent reported scoreline involving both these contenders is the Shamrock Rovers - Patrick's 2-2 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Forrester 6 goals |   G. Burke 6 goals |  E. Doyle 3 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Shamrock Rovers missing players
| St Patrick's | Shamrock Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 90% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 70% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 60% |
| 50% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 50% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 60% |
| 30% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.2 | 7.4 |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.6 | 3.8 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 12.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 15.2 | 18.4 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 39% | 36% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 53% | 56% |
| 12.2 | 10 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13.8 | 10.9 |
| 4.1 | 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3.2 |
- Shamrock Rovers have not yet lost a game away.
- Shamrock Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Shamrock Rovers have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals (20) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the the best goal difference (+8) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- St Patrick's have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) 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 (10) at home in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Premier Division
- St Patrick's haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St Patrick's is in the best form (4-1-1) 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 | Bohemians | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Derry City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Shelbourne | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Dundalk | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Cork City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | UCD | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -16 | 5 |
