St Patricks v UCD

St Patrick’s Athletic vs UCD Preview

Third-placed St Patrick's Athletic will be keen to extend their promising run of results in the Irish Premier Division when they take on the bottom of the table outfit, UCD, at their Richmond Park ground on Friday night as the hosts look to claim second place in the division.

St Patrick's have slipped to just one defeat out of their last seven matches overall which came in the shape of a 2-1 loss away from home at Drogheda United but otherwise, the hosts have produced some encouraging results of late, picking up five wins during this period which includes victories on home soil over Dundalk, Derry City and Shelbourne respectively.

In addition, St Patrick's have won each of their last four home games on the trot which includes an earlier comprehensive 3-0 victory over Drogheda United, while the bigger picture shows St Pat's have lost just three of their previous 13 games on home soil at Richmond Park.

UCD find themselves stranded at the base of the Irish Premier Division table as the visitors have managed to amass a meagre total of just nine points throughout the whole of this season's campaign and having managed to register just two wins to date this term, UCD look to have a mountain to climb against high-flying St Patrick's Athletic.

Both of UCD's wins have been recorded on home soil at the UCD Bowl but these victories were separated by a winless sequence of 10 matches in the Irish top flight which consisted of nine defeats and one draw, with six of these nine losses being inflicted upon UCD away from home.

UCD's seemingly hopeless situation has been further compounded by the fact that the visitors have lost each of their last 10 away matches on the trot and to make matters worse, UCD have conceded a total of 32 goals on their travels to date which is the worst defensive record on the road in the division.

The visitors have also conceded 2 goals or more in nine of these last 10 away games as well which certainly does not bode well for this upcoming trip to Richmond Park, especially as UCD possess a wretched record against their hosts, St Patrick's Athletic.

St Patrick's Athletic v UCD Verdict

St Patrick's have absolutely dominated UCD in previous exchanges as the hosts have won each of the last seven meetings on the trot against their hapless opponents and another convincing win for the home side looks to be on the cards at Richmond Park on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Both Teams To Score No @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 3.5 goals @ 1.90

Correct score: St Patrick's Athletic 3-0 @ 7.00