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Dundalk v St Patrick's Athletic : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 4th Sep, 19:45 BST, Oriel Park, Dundalk

Home advantage can be vital in the Premier Division, and Ciarán Kilduff’s Dundalk will have the joy of it on Friday evening. Stephen Kenny’s St Patrick's Athletic are their visitors to the Oriel Park. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've sifted through our 20+ year database and dug out the statistics that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds are there to make sure you get the best return.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dundalk
36%
--
Draw
27%
--
St Patrick's
37%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
St Patrick's 1-0
10%
--
Dundalk 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
St Patrick's 2-1
8%
--
Dundalk 2-1
8%
--
St Patrick's 2-0
7%
--
Dundalk 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
St Patrick's 3-1
3%
--
Dundalk 3-1
3%
--
St Patrick's 3-0
3%
--
Dundalk 3-0
3%
--
St Patrick's 3-2
2%
--
Dundalk 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
--
Home/draw
63%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
55%
--
Away DNB
56%
--
Dundalk win to nil
20%
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St Patrick's win to nil
21%
--
Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Dundalk have played 27 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Dundalk have conceded 14 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 1 match and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Dundalk have played 13 games at home, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

St Patrick's lay in 2nd place on 47 points in the Premier Division league table having played 27 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 8 and losing 3 games. They have scored 43 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. St Patrick's have conceded 19 goals and have failed to score in 6 matches.

Away league performance

St Patrick's have played 13 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Dundalk
St Patrick's
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock271954 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Oct 30
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
Sep 11
l
 
1-0A
2
St Patrick's272047 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-0A
Sep 4
d
 
1-1F
-
-
-
-
3
Bohemians271144 
l
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1A
Oct 9
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 30
l
 
2-0A
4
Dundalk27137 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
Sep 4
5
Shelbourne26-234 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3F
Sep 18
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3F
Oct 16
w
 
1-2F
6
Derry27333 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
Oct 23
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Oct 9
7
Galway26-730 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
Aug 21
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
3-0F
Oct 23
8
Waterford27-1128 
w
 
5-0F
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-3F
Sep 11
w
 
4-1A
w
 
0-2F
Aug 28
d
 
1-1A
9
Drogheda27-1228 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-2F
Aug 28
w
 
4-1A
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-0F
Aug 21
10
Sligo27-2222 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
Oct 17
w
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
Sep 19
Win / draw / win form
Dundalk 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
St Patrick's 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Dundalk since 2019
Dundalk
St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
19
11
Games: Scored
11 / 12
6 / 12
Clean sheets
6 / 12
1 / 12
DLK
5
D
4
STP
3
League games at St Patrick's since 2019
St Patrick's
Dundalk
Goals: Scored
17
11
Games: Scored
10 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
3 / 13
DLK
3
D
4
STP
6
Goal Statistics

St Patrick's Athletic's defensive record is very strong, S. Kenny's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Premier Division outings. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Dundalk makes sense in this context.

Dundalk 4th St Patrick's 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Dundalk will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that St Patrick's will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Dundalk’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-24
St Patrick's have scored 24% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Dundalk
PG (predicted goals)
St Patrick's
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
DLK
STP
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
DLK
STP
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Dundalk v St Patrick's Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Dundalk Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26998
D HorganD HorganD HorganB Burns
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Burns DEF272
8
-
K Buckley MID261
7
-
D Horgan MID2699
3
1
D McDaid MID2631
3
1
T Wilson DEF2542
2
-
H. Groome MID2512
2
-
A Dervin MID2412
7
1
E Minogue GLK21
-
R. Teahan MID2121
3
-
J Wilson DEF2011
4
1
M Animasahun DEF17
5
-
R Cornwall DEF171
5
1
S. Tracey MID161
3
-
H. Warren DEF14
3
-
D Mullen FWD123
1
-
C Kearns GLK6
-
C. O'Keefe DEF61
1
-
L. Gaxha FWD6
-
T Clarke DEF5
1
-
S. Spaight DEF5
-
C. Dillon FWD3
1
-
E. Vassenin DEF2
-
P Cherrie GLK1
-
A. Keogh MID1
-
St Patrick's Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27937
J RedmondR EdmondsonL TurnerS Hoare
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Redmond DEF2712
5
-
R Edmondson FWD2791
4
-
L Turner DEF2623
3
-
J Brown DEF2513
5
-
K Leavy MID2563
2
-
D Nugent MID251
1
-
J Anang GLK23
1
-
J Lennon MID2312
6
-
A Breslin DEF221
1
-
A Keena FWD2263
-
S Hoare DEF2121
6
1
J McClelland MID202
1
-
C Forrester MID1931
1
-
R Palmer MID1931
3
-
M Mata FWD141
1
-
Z Elbouzedi FWD1443
-
T Grivosti DEF10
1
-
S. Rooney FWD61
-
R Boyce DEF5
1
-
D Rogers GLK4
-
R. Sheridan MID3
1
-
B. Canny DEF1
-
S Power MID1
-