The Ireland Premier League season continues on Friday the 16th of July and we have an exciting game to look forward to between St Patrick’s Athletic and Drogheda United.
The match will take place at Richmond Park and the hosts begin the week in 3rd place on 38 points, level with the leaders, while the visitors are in fourth place on 30 points and have the opportunity to close the gap.
📸 𝙋𝙃𝙊𝙏𝙊𝙎 📸We had another great win at Richmond Park on Friday night!@Inphosports were there to capture all of the action in our 1-0 victory against Derry City More pics on our Facebook page#StPatsFC | #Saints2021 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/4IbIX9bpYT— St Patrick's Athletic FC (@stpatsfc) July 13, 2021
📸 𝙋𝙃𝙊𝙏𝙊𝙎 📸We had another great win at Richmond Park on Friday night!@Inphosports were there to capture all of the action in our 1-0 victory against Derry City More pics on our Facebook page#StPatsFC | #Saints2021 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/4IbIX9bpYT
St Patrick’s Athletic come into the game on the back of a 1-0 home win over Derry City. St Patrick’s Athletic took the lead after 24 minutes but were reduced to 10 men early in the second half, meaning they were happy to take the 1-0 victory come the final whistle. It was an important win for St Patrick’s Athletic who had failed to win any of their previous 2 league fixtures.
There was a 1-1 draw at Waterford and that was followed by a 3-2 loss at Bohemians. St Patrick’s Athletic also suffered disciplinary problems in the defeat at Bohemians, with two players being sent off in the second half.
However, there is no doubting St Patrick’s Athletic are difficult to beat when playing at home and trends show they have not lost in 13 of their last 16 home matches in the Premier League. St Patrick’s Athletic have scored 2 or more goals in 3 of their last 5 league fixtures at Richmond Park.
Drogheda United come into the game having picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at Longford Town. Drogheda United took the lead after only 14 minutes but just as it looked as though they were going to hold on to take 3 points, Longford Town equalised with 14 minutes remaining on the clock. It was a disappointing result against the team sitting bottom of the table.
However, the draw means Drogheda United are undefeated in their last 3 matches, beating Finn Harps 3-1 at home and getting a point in a 1-1 draw at top of the table Shamrock Rovers.
Away form shows Drogheda United have been difficult to beat and they are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 away Premier League games.
They have conceded in each of their last 4 away matches and trends show Drogheda Utd have conceded 1 or more goals in all of their last 8 Premier League games.
Team news and St Patrick’s Athletic are without Jamie Lennon who is suspended following his sending off last week. Shane Griffin is struggling with an ankle injury but Lee Desmond and Ian Bermingham return from suspension.
Drogheda United should be at full strength for this match, with no major injury or suspension concerns.
We expect this to be a close game, with both teams finding the back of the net. This is a must-win game for Drogheda United if they want to remain within touching distance of St Patrick’s Athletic but the home team could come out on top and win 2-1.