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

Fri 12th Jun, 19:45 BST, Richmond Park, Dublin

Friday evening sees Stephen Kenny’s St Patrick's Athletic and Kevin Doherty’s Drogheda United FC go up against one another in a Premier Division clash at the Richmond Park. Analysing both teams' last 20 Premier Division matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: St Patrick's to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this match, and it's St Patrick's. Their recent form stats show they're capable at home, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat Drogheda too. The odds point towards Stephen Kenny's side winning in the win / draw / win market, and that's our strong prediction for Friday evening too.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think St Patrick's are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 66% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.30.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
St Patrick's
66%
3/10
4%
-
Draw
19%
7/2-
Drogheda
15%
17/2
27%
-
St Patrick's 2-0
11%
5/1
14%
-
St Patrick's 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
-
St Patrick's 1-0
9%
11/2
13%
-
Draw 1-1
9%
8/1
6%
-
St Patrick's 3-0
8%
7/1
20%
-
St Patrick's 3-1
7%
11/1
9%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
22/1
35%
-
St Patrick's 4-0
4%
12/1
24%
-
Draw 0-0
4%
10/1
27%
-
Drogheda 2-1
4%
28/1
38%
-
St Patrick's 4-1
4%
20/1-
Drogheda 1-0
4%
20/1
11%
-
St Patrick's 3-2
3%
28/1
26%
-
St Patrick's 5-0
2%
28/1
15%
-
St Patrick's 4-2
2%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
4/5
8%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
39%
1/1
7%
-
Home 1st Goal
58%
1/3
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
39%
13/5
20%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1
27%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
6/5
15%
-
BTTS - No
46%
8/13
15%
-
BTTS - Home Win
31%
12/5
10%
-
BTTS - Draw
15%
11/2
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
8%
20/1
75%
-
Home/draw
85%
1/16
4%
-
Away/draw
34%
9/4
8%
-
Home/away
81%
1/6
1%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
2/9
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
3/1
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
39%
2/1
14%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
61%
4/11
6%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
9/2
10%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
1/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
12/1
30%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/25
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/20
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
10/1
27%
-
Home DNB
80%
1/12
5%
-
Away DNB
28%
7/1
45%
-
St Patrick's win to nil
35%
1/1
16%
-
Drogheda win to nil
7%
14/1
15%
-
St Patrick's / St Patrick's
43%
10/11
9%
-
St Patrick's / Drogheda
2%
50/1
24%
-
St Patrick's / Draw
4%
18/1
27%
-
Draw / St Patrick's
22%
11/4
13%
-
Draw / Drogheda
4%
18/1
27%
-
Draw / Draw
12%
6/1-
Drogheda / St Patrick's
4%
20/1-
Drogheda / Drogheda
5%
16/1
42%
-
Drogheda / Draw
4%
20/1
11%
-
Win / draw / win Premier Division table

St Patrick's have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 4 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. St Patrick's have outscored their opponents by 31 goals to 25 goals.

Home League Performance

St Patrick's have played 9 games at home winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Drogheda are in 8th position in the Premier Division on 21 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 20 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 13 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Drogheda have conceded 25 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
St Patrick's
Drogheda
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock201440 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
Sep 11
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-1A
Jul 31
Oct 9
2
Bohemians201034 
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 30
Jun 26
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
Jul 3
Sep 18
3
St Patrick's191432 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1F
Aug 21
Jun 12
4
Dundalk19329 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-0A
Jul 24
Sep 4
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Aug 28
Jul 10
5
Shelbourne19126 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3F
Oct 16
Aug 7
l
 
1-2F
w
 
3-4A
Jun 19
Sep 4
6
Derry20-122 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Jul 31
Oct 9
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
Oct 16
Jun 26
7
Galway18-321 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
Jul 3
Oct 23
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
8
Drogheda19-721 
w
 
4-1A
w
 
1-3F
Jun 12
Aug 21
-
-
-
-
9
Sligo19-1219 
w
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jun 19
Sep 19
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 11
Jul 25
10
Waterford19-1911 
w
 
4-1A
w
 
0-2F
Aug 28
Jul 10
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
Oct 23
Win / draw / win form
3
Drogheda have lost 3 consecutive away league games
3
St Patrick's have failed to score in 3 consecutive league games
St Patrick's 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Drogheda 8TH
20 league games
Away
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
3
Draw
8
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
St Patrick's have beaten Drogheda in 3 consecutive league meetings
10
St Patrick's have not lost to Drogheda in 10 consecutive league meetings
League games at St Patrick's since 2021
St Patrick's
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
21
6
Games: Scored
9 / 11
5 / 11
Clean sheets
6 / 11
2 / 11
STP
7
D
3
DRO
1
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
7
16
Games: Scored
4 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
7 / 11
STP
6
D
3
DRO
2
Goal Statistics
St Patrick's 3rd Drogheda 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
24%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
18%
There is a 65% probability that St Patrick's will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Drogheda scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
St Patrick's’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Drogheda’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
St Patrick's
PG (predicted goals)
Drogheda
2.2
0.9
Attack rating
STP
DRO
14%
better
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Games scored11
17
Failed to score8
2
Scored first7
8
Goals scored31
25
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.3
Avg. shots per game12
7
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
18
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
18%
better
STP
DRO
view stats
Games conceded13
13
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded17
32
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded7
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against13%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+18%

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

St Patrick's Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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