About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — St Patrick's 2nd with 50 points, Derry City 6th with 34, 16 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Derry City 1.41 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, St Patrick's 1.55 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.38. Victory would move Derry City to 37 points and up to 5th, with other results unchanged.
Across 19 recorded meetings, Derry City have 12 wins to St Patrick's's 3, with 4 draws, at 1.89 goals per meeting.
The match takes place at Brandywell Stadium in Londonderry (capacity 2,000).