The St Patrick's & Sligo Rovers head coaches S. O'Donnell and L. Buckley are both anxious about and feeling excited about this important fixture in the higher regions of the Premier Division league table.
- St Patrick's have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Premier Division
It's no vacation for neither Patrick's nor Sligo Rovers 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.
Rovers are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
St Patrick's form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Richmond Park as St Patrick's have scored 28 goals to get 37 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Premier Division are 12-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Patrick's drew their last game, also a home match. Bohemians (placed 5th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. A disappointing finish for Patrick's in their match versus Bohemians as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
Before that match, a win away at Longford Town.A decent goal production from Patrick's in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 16 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 have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
7-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sligo Rovers in their Premier Division matches away.
180 minutes! That's how long the Rovers goalkeeper Edward McGinty and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Rovers go into this game after a win, the home game against Longford Town that ended 1-0. Late drama in the previous game, when L. Banks scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Longford Town.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Drogheda United.The visiting Rovers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 16 games. Rovers have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H match ended Sligo Rovers - St Patrick's 2-0, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Patrick's victories, three draws and one Sligo Rovers win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Smith 11 goals |  J. Kenny 10 goals |  C. Forrester 8 goals |
St Patrick's missing players
Sligo Rovers missing players
| St Patrick's | Sligo Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 16 | 33 |
| 18 | 12 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 54 | 28 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 39 |
| 37 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 79% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 64% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 30% |
| 33% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 19% | 12% |
| 15% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 58% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 30% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 36% |
| 12% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 24% |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.2 | 9.9 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 46% | 48% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 6.6 | 6.1 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
- Sligo Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Premier Division
- St Patrick's have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St Patrick's have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 72 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 33 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 60 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 53 |
| 4 | Derry City | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 46 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Drogheda United | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 44 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -4 | 42 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 49 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -13 | 39 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -18 | 39 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 33 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -42 | 14 |