European Qualification on the Line as Dundalk Meet St. Patrick's Athletic
Dundalk FC vs St Patricks Dublin - 27/05/2022
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We have a full round of fixtures to look forward to in the Ireland Premier League on Friday the 27th of May including the meeting between Dundalk and St. Patrick's Athletic.
The game will take place at Oriel Park and the hosts begin this round of fixtures in third place on 31 points while the visitors are in fourth place on 28 points.
Dundalk come into the match on the back of a 1-0 victory at Finn Harps on Monday. With Finn Harps near the foot of the table, Dundalk were favourites to take maximum points and they scored the only goal of the game in the 53rd minute to seal the win.
That result means Dundalk are undefeated in each of their 6 most recent fixtures, all of which have been in the Ireland Premier League.
There have been wins over Shelbourne, Drogheda United, and Bohemians at home plus victories at Derry City and Finn Harps. The only dropped points came in a 2-2 draw at UCD.
Home form in the league shows Dundalk have won each of their last 5 fixtures and they are undefeated in their last 8 at Oriel Park.
Trends show Dundalk have been scoring plenty of goals at home and they have scored at least 2 goals in each of their last 5 home league matches. Both teams have scored in Dundalk’s 4 most recent home Ireland Premier League games.
St. Patrick's Athletic make the trip to Oriel Park having beat Bohemians 3-0 at home on Monday night. Tunde Owolabi scored a hattrick and the match was over with over 20 minutes remaining on the clock.
It was an important win for St. Patrick's Athletic who have been losing ground on the teams above them following a run of 3 games without a win prior to the match against Bohemians.
St. Patrick's Athletic were held to draws at Derry City and Sligo Rovers and they lost 2-1 at home against Shelbourne.
Away form in the Ireland Premier League shows St. Patrick's Athletic are undefeated in their last 4 fixtures. In addition to the draws at Derry City and Sligo Rovers, there have been wins at UCD and Drogheda United.
Trends show St. Patrick's Athletic have scored in 3 of their last 4 away league games.
Team news and Dundalk will be looking to experienced striker Pat Hoban for goals. He has 8 to his name this season, with young Scottish midfielder Steve Bradley contributing from midfield.
St. Patrick's Athletic have shared their goals around the forwards but following his hattrick on Monday, Tunde Owolabi is sure to get the nod in attack for this match.
A victory for Dundalk will see them move clear of St. Patrick's Athletic in the race to finish in the top three. However, St. Patrick's Athletic should find the back of the net in this game and could take a point in a low scoring draw.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Ie1
363827
X
1 - 1
2.48
14°
3.25
2.30
3.25
2.88
no
no
no
1 - 0(1 - 0)
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