Drogheda United vs St Patrick's Athl.

Drogheda United

1 - 3

St Patrick's Athl.

🕒 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ L. Keating 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

Drogheda United 8 · St Patrick's Athl. 3

Referee Stats

L. Keating

6 matches · 4.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	33%
Draws	17%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-10).
St Patrick's Athl. controlled possession (56%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-3

Goals For / Against

12 / 12

Avg: 1.20 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

St Patrick's Athl. (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-3

Goals For / Against

11 / 11

Avg: 1.10 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.30

PPG

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.20

1.10

40%

O2.5

30%

50%

BTTS

40%

50%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank8th

St Patrick's Athl. rank3rd

Drogheda United points21

St Patrick's Athl. points32

Drogheda United: #8 · 21 pts · GD -7

13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.

St Patrick's Athl.: #3 · 32 pts · GD +14

2 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Drogheda United last 5 home

D D W W L

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals7-7

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

St Patrick's Athl. last 5 away

L D D D W

Points6/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-5

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 20%

St Patrick's Athl. trend breakdown

Over 2.530%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 10%

Scoring reliability

Drogheda United score at home80%

Drogheda United clean sheet at home50%

St Patrick's Athl. score away50%

St Patrick's Athl. clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first50%

Drogheda United win after scoring first60%

St Patrick's Athl. score first50%

St Patrick's Athl. win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 50% · St Patrick's Athl. 0%

Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 16.0' · St Patrick's Athl. 20.8'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.20 vs 1.46

Drogheda United concede at home1.20 vs 1.23

St Patrick's Athl. score away1.10 vs 1.23

St Patrick's Athl. concede away1.10 vs 1.46

Drogheda United score 18% below league average, while St Patrick's Athl. score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Drogheda United are 2% below league average at home, and St Patrick's Athl. are 25% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Drogheda United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 70% 2H scored: 30% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 0

St Patrick's Athl. goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

286

358

Passes Accurate

191

248

Passes %

67%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Keena

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Redmond

26'

26' S. Farrell

33'

33' J. Lennon

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

C. Keeley

Own Goal

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

K. Leavy

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Lennon

45'

45' C. Kane

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Farrell

1st substitution · For: D. Kareem

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Bolger

2nd substitution · For: R. Brennan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Leavy

1st substitution · For: D. Nugent

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Bolger

3rd substitution · For: R. Brennan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Kane

4th substitution · For: K. Cruise

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. Farrell

5th substitution · For: D. Kareem

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Z. Elbouzedi

2nd substitution · For: C. Forrester

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Keena

3rd substitution · For: A. Breslin

62'

62' J. Redmond

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

B. Kavanagh

Normal Goal

65'

65' D. Nugent

81'

81' R. Brennan

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ R. Edmondson

4th substitution · For: G. Nzingo

Drogheda United vs St Patrick's Athl. 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

St Patrick's Athl. beat Drogheda United 3-1 on Friday, 17 April 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by L. Keating.

First half: St Patrick's Athl. took an early lead at 1' when A. Keena scored, with the assist credited to J. Redmond, making the score 0-1. S. Farrell received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 26'. J. Lennon received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 33'. St Patrick's Athl. extended the lead at 34' when C. Keeley scored (Own Goal), making the score 0-2. St Patrick's Athl. extended the lead at 37' when K. Leavy scored, with the assist credited to J. Lennon, making the score 0-3. C. Kane received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 45'.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Farrell replacing D. Kareem. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with J. Bolger replacing R. Brennan. St Patrick's Athl. made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Leavy replacing D. Nugent. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 46', with J. Bolger replacing R. Brennan. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 46', with C. Kane replacing K. Cruise. Drogheda United made their 5th substitution at 46', with S. Farrell replacing D. Kareem. St Patrick's Athl. made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Z. Elbouzedi replacing C. Forrester. St Patrick's Athl. made their 3rd substitution at 62', with A. Keena replacing A. Breslin. J. Redmond received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 62'. Drogheda United reduced the deficit at 64' when B. Kavanagh scored, making the score 1-3. D. Nugent received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 65'. R. Brennan received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 81'. St Patrick's Athl. made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with R. Edmondson replacing G. Nzingo.

Drogheda United used 5 substitutions while St Patrick's Athl. used 4 substitutions. Drogheda United got 3 yellow cards, while St Patrick's Athl. got 3 yellow cards.