Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — St Patrick's 2nd with 50 points, Galway United 7th with 34, 16 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: St Patrick's 1.55 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Galway United 1.29 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.38.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 6 for St Patrick's, 2 for Galway United and 3 drawn, at 2.64 goals per meeting. 64% of these meetings ended in a home win. In 73% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
The match was played at Richmond Park (capacity 5,340). St Patrick's led 3-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-0.
Goal scorers
St Patrick's: Ryan Edmondson (8'), Kian Leavy (17'), Aidan Keena (23')
Key stats
Possession: St Patrick's 64% · Galway United 36% · Total shots: 24-9 · On target: 11-0 · Corners: 8-3