Premier Division: What this fixture might lack in glitz it should make up for in tempo and attitude. Get ready for St Patrick's - Shelbourne!
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Premier Division
St Patrick's is in the 4th league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season. Shelbourne have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 7th place no matter what happens.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
It's no vacation for neither St Patrick's nor Shelbourne as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
St Patrick's form and stats
The complete Premier Division stats playing at home this season for St Patrick's are 10-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Richmond Park.
Patrick's's previous game was also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Shelbourne (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, St Patrick's "killed" Shelbourne in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Sligo Rovers.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how St Patrick's have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 5.
The Patrick's fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 18 league matches. St Patrick's have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Shelbourne form and stats
Playing away, Shelbourne have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 8 defeats in the Premier Division this season.
Shelbourne lost away at St Patrick's (0-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against St Patrick's was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Prior to that match, a home win 6-0 against Drogheda United.We have checked recent matches where Shelbourne have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The attacking power of Shelbourne when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 24 goals have been conceded by Shelbourne in these games.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other already this season, with the match result Patrick's - Shelbourne 4-0 registered in the official records. St Patrick's-Shelbourne H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: St Patrick's six wins, Shelbourne two wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  E. Doyle 15 goals |  S. Boyd 11 goals | J. Moylan 7 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Shelbourne missing players
| St Patrick's | Shelbourne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 18 | 10 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 57 | 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 40 |
| 37 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 49 |
| 94% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 75% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 72% | 72% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 39% | 42% |
| 22% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 11% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 36% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | 28% |
| 22% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 36% |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.4 | 10.4 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 41% | 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 38% | 35% |
| 9.3 | 8.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.7 | 8.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (32) 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 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 39 | 79 |
| 2 | Derry City | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 26 | 66 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 36 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 57 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 61 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 49 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -1 | 46 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -9 | 41 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 58 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | -24 | 38 |
| 9 | UCD | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 67 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 38 | -39 | 26 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 71 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 43 | -38 | 20 |
