About Match
The table reads 2nd (St Patrick's, 50 pts) against 5th (Shelbourne, 36 pts), 14 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.55/0.86 for St Patrick's and 1.32/1.39 for Shelbourne (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
Shelbourne have gone 6 games without a win. The five-game form split reads 10/15 points for St Patrick's against 3/15 for Shelbourne.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — St Patrick's 6, draws 2, Shelbourne 7, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue is Richmond Park in Dublin, with room for 5,340 spectators.