Drogheda Utd v St Patricks

Drogheda United vs St Patrick’s Preview

Drogheda United will be seeking to avoid a third league defeat on the trot at their Weavers Park ground when they play host to high-flying St Patrick's Athletic in the Irish Premier Division on Friday night and in turn lift themselves out of the relegation play-off spot that they currently occupy.

Recent defeats to Cork City and Shelbourne certainly haven't done Drogheda any favours though and having managed to capture just two wins out of their last 11 matches overall in the Irish top flight of late, Drogheda United look to have their work cut out if they're to gain a result of some sort here on Friday night.

Seven defeats within these last 11 games suggest Drogheda could be in for another long evening at Weavers Park especially as the hosts have won just once in their last seven games on home soil, along with losing each of their last five meetings against Friday night's visitors, St Patrick's Athletic as well.

Onto the visitors then and St Patrick's Athletic are enjoying a pretty solid campaign so far in this season's Irish Premier Division as they sit in third spot and just four points shy of the league leaders, Shamrock Rovers, heading into these Friday night fixtures.

St Patrick's will also be brimming with confidence as the visitors have won six out of their last seven games overall in the domestic top flight which includes victories gained on the road at Cork City, Shelbourne and UCD, and there is plenty of incentive for St Pat's to go for the three points at Weavers Park too as they look to secure a place in Europe at the start of next season.

The bigger picture shows St Patrick's have lost just four of their last 15 league matches in the Premier Division whilst also picking up no fewer than 10 wins in the process, so the visitors certainly look the more likely to come out on top here in this important Friday night fixture.

Drogheda United v St Patrick's Verdict

Drogheda United have managed to scrape together just two home wins in their nine matches played to date this season at Weavers Park and along with possessing the second-lowest goalscoring record at home in the Premier Division (with just seven goals under their belts), this does not bode well for Drogheda for this upcoming encounter.

By contrast, St Patrick's hold the joint-highest goalscoring record away from home in the Premier Division so far this season (tied with league leaders Shamrock Rovers), and the visitors' superior firepower may well be the difference between the two teams here on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be St Patrick's win @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Correct score: St Patrick's 2-1 @ 8.50