St. Patricks vs Shamrock RoversPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Richmond Park brings the top two in the Premier Division together on matchday thirty-one. Shamrock Rovers lead with 55 points from 28 games: 16 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats, 46 goals scored and 27 conceded. At home they have won 10, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their 13 matches, with 25 goals for and 11 against, while on the road the record reads 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. St Patrick's Athl. are second on 50 points, with one game more behind them, 29 in total: 14 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats, 45 goals scored and 25 conceded. Their home return is 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from 15 matches, with 29 goals scored and 10 conceded; away from Dublin it reads 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats. The league is averaging 2.77 goals a game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.