Dundalk VS St. Patricks ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )™
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Dundalk vs St. Patricks
Dundalk and St Patricks Athletic play at Oriel Park in a match of the 15th round of the Premier League. In the final clash between these teams in this competition, on 12-03-2018, the final result was a draw for (0-0). The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last eight matches won 6 and drew 2. Indeed, in the last clash at this stadium, for the Premier League on 01-09-2017, Dundalk won by ( 6-0). Dundalk goals were scored by D. McMillan (45 ‘and 45’), S. Gannon (50 ‘), R. Benson (60’), D. Connolly (73 ‘) and T. Stewart (82’). In this match the house factor can play a decisive role, as St Patricks Athletic has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.
Dundalk Team News
After 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, the home team is in 2nd place, having won 28 points. In the last match, they lost with Cork City away by (1-0), after in the previous game to have drawn at home, in a game against Derry City, by (2-2). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside of its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss as a visitor; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium. For the championship, Dundalk won 17 points in 21 chances, after 5 wins and 2 draws in the last 7 games he played in his stadium.
In this competition, you do not lose in your stadium for 7 matches. Defensive solidity has been one of his strengths as he has conceded only goals in 3 of the last 10 games and his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition.
Dundalk vs St. Patricks Stats
Dundalk enter this unmotivated round after a 1-0 away away defeat at Cork. The main reference of attack of the club of the house is the Irish Hoban, being that its better quality is the finalization. The home team is expected to return to a 4-3-3 tactical system where the player responsible for making offensive plays is experienced midfielder Jamie McGrath. The center back is the central Irish defender, Dan Cleary.
St. Patricks Team News
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is in 6th place, having won 18 points. In the final match, they drew with the Bohemians home (2-2), after their previous match tied it out in a game against Sligo Rovers (0-0). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when playing with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses as a visitor, with a total of 13 goals scored and 19 conceded. Already inside the home, it won 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, with a total of 34 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the league, St Patricks Athletic won 7 points in 21 chances, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in their last 7 away games.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 4 games outside of your stadium. In 13 games in this competition, he has never managed to come back on the scoreboard in the five games in which he conceded the first goal.
St Patricks Athletic enter into this showdown after a 2-2 draw at home to the Bohemians: St Patricks Athletic were winning, but did not show the strength needed to maintain the advantage. The visiting club shows poor quality from an offensive point of view as the team’s best finishers are Conan Byrne and Dean Clarke, each with three goals scored. Nevertheless, the visiting team is expected to adopt a more defensive strategy in order to try to fill its defensive flaws.