About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — St Patrick's 2nd with 47 points, Drogheda United 9th with 28, 19 apart. Victory would move Drogheda United to 31 points and up to 7th, with other results unchanged.
Drogheda United have not lost in 6 games. Defeat has not touched St Patrick's in 5 games, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
18 meetings are on record — 1 won by Drogheda United, 9 by St Patrick's, 8 drawn, at 1.72 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 39% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 22% of the meetings went beyond two goals. The recent trend is more open — 2.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 1.72 all-time.