Match Report
10 points and 2 places separated them: St Patrick's 2nd with 50, Dundalk 4th with 40. Per game in the league, St Patrick's were scoring 1.55 and conceding 0.86, Dundalk 1.59 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
11 meetings are on record — 5 won by St Patrick's, 5 by Dundalk, 1 drawn, at 2.91 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 36% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 64% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 55%.
Richmond Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,340. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dundalk led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
St Patrick's: Sean Hoare (57') · Dundalk: Daryl Horgan (36')
Key stats
Possession: St Patrick's 52% · Dundalk 48% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 7-3