The lights are on for Premier Division and St Patrick's - Shelbourne. In this preview and news article you'll get numbers, results, data, trends and stories!
- St Patrick's have the most clean sheets (8) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Premier Division
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
St Patrick's and Shelbourne 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
3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what St Patrick's have to build on here at Richmond Park in the Premier Division.
St Patrick's shared the glory with Sligo Rovers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Before that, Patrick's played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Derry City.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier St Patrick's matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat (from 5 games).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bohemians are coming to town in three days.
At Richmond Park, St Patrick's has the goal stats of 7-7 (for/against) from 7 league fixtures.
Shelbourne form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Premier Division, are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Division. Shelbourne has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Boyd scored in Shelbourne's previous match, the home game against Drogheda United that ended 1-0.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Sligo Rovers.A new game in only three days for Shelbourne, the Premier Division home match versus UCD. Busy days.
Shelbourne are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
St Patrick's and Shelbourne have duelled already this season: Shelbourne - St Patrick's 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (St Patrick's wins - draws - Shelbourne wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Doyle 6 goals |  S. Boyd 5 goals | D. Burns 4 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Shelbourne missing players
| St Patrick's | Shelbourne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 67% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 47% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 31% | 29% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 50% | 57% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 27% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 5.8 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.6 | 10 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 39% | 26% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | 31% |
| 9.1 | 8.1 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.9 | 4 |
- Shelbourne have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have the most clean sheets (8) 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Derry City | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -7 | 18 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 13 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 10 |
| 10 | UCD | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | -22 | 8 |
