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Poisson model favours St Patrick's Athl. (57%) — form and H2H data both point in the same direction as St Patrick's Athl. face Drogheda United.

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Match Analysis

St Patrick's Athl. host Drogheda United at Richmond Park in Premier Division, Regular Season - 6. Kick-off is scheduled for Friday 13 March 2026 at 19:45 UTC.

Form Analysis

Looking at all fixtures this season, St Patrick's Athl. stand at 4W 5D 1L from 10 Premier Division matches — 1.70 PPG. Last five: L W D D D. They are averaging 1.30 goals per game and conceding 0.50 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. Defensively, conceding just 0.50 per game is an exceptional defensive record — one of the tightest in the division. 6 clean sheets from 10 games (60%) is a standout defensive return — they are keeping their net clean in more than half their matches. Both teams have scored in just 30% of their matches, indicating a tendency toward clean sheets or low-scoring outcomes.

In front of their own supporters this season, St Patrick's Athl. have posted 3W 5D 2L at Richmond Park — 1.40 PPG. At home they are averaging 1.20 goals scored and 0.60 conceded per game. 5 clean sheets from 10 home games (50%) — they are an exceptionally hard side to score against at Richmond Park. At home, both teams have scored in only 30% of games — reinforcing BTTS No as the home-venue-backed angle.

Across all Premier Division games this season, Drogheda United have recorded 2W 4D 4L from 10 outings — 1.00 PPG. Last five: D L W D L. Their scoring rate of 0.80 per game is modest, conceding 1.30 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. 2 clean sheets from 10 outings suggests some defensive organisation. Both teams have scored in 60% of their games — a noteworthy BTTS rate that supports the Yes market.

Drogheda United's away record: 1W 6D 3L from 10 road trips in Premier Division this season (0.90 PPG). Away from home they average 0.70 goals scored and 1.20 conceded per game.

St Patrick's Athl. are in the better shape of the two on current Premier Division data — 0.70 PPG ahead (1.70 vs 1.00). That form margin is the baseline of a sensible selection even before other signals are layered in.

H2H Record

St Patrick's Athl. hold a clear advantage in this fixture, picking up 3 wins from 7 previous encounters compared to 0 for Drogheda United, with 4 draws in between.

These sides have historically produced few goals — 1.0 per contest from 7 previous meetings. The Under 2.5 market has a well-supported historical case here. The most recent clash, on 22 Aug 2025, ended 1–0 with St Patrick's Athl. winning.

The historical record gives St Patrick's Athl. a meaningful edge here — 3 wins from 7 meetings is the kind of ledger that should not be discounted when the form picture is inconclusive. Even away from home, the visitors have struggled to impose themselves in this fixture.

Key Season Stats

On the season-wide numbers, St Patrick's Athl. show 13W 13D 10L from 36 outings in Premier Division. Attacking returns: 1.2 goals per game; defensive: 0.9 conceded per outing. Biggest win: 4-0 (H) / 0-2 (A). Heaviest defeat: 0-1 (H) / 4-0 (A). Their best winning run this season has been 3 consecutive games. Longest draw run: 2 games. Worst losing run: 3 consecutive games. They have failed to score in 14 games this season. 18 clean sheets this season (10 at home, 8 away). Scored 2+ goals in 5 of 36 games (14%). Penalties this season: 4 scored / 0 missed from 4 awarded. Most used formation: 4-3-3. Discipline: 2.2 yellow cards per game, 0.08 reds per game.

The visitors have accumulated 12W 15D 9L from their 36 Premier Division appearances this term. Their scoring output is 1.1 per match with 1.1 conceded on average. Biggest win: 3-0 (H) / 1-3 (A). Heaviest defeat: 1-4 (H) / 3-0 (A). Their best winning run this season has been 2 consecutive games. Longest draw run: 2 games. Worst losing run: 2 consecutive games. They have failed to score in 9 games this season. 14 clean sheets this season (8 at home, 6 away). Scored 2+ goals in 3 of 36 games (8%). Penalties this season: 3 scored / 0 missed from 3 awarded. Most used formation: 3-4-1-2. Discipline: 2.0 yellow cards per game.

St Patrick's Athl. lead on clean sheets this season (18 vs 14). Penalty activity: St Patrick's Athl. 4/4 vs Drogheda United 3/3 this season.

In-Play Data

St Patrick's Athl. trading profile (72 games, 36 at home): they score before half-time in 72% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 48% of the time; BTTS occurs in 44% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 50% of games (home games); they keep a clean sheet 42% of the time; they fail to score in 32% of games.

Drogheda United trading profile (72 games, 36 at away): they score before half-time in 69% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 50% of the time; BTTS occurs in 53% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 47% of games (away games); they fail to score in 31% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — St Patrick's Athl. 43% versus Drogheda United 53%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (St Patrick's Athl. 47% | Drogheda United 47%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects St Patrick's Athl. 1.57 xG and Drogheda United 0.71 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: St Patrick's Athl. attack 1.213 / defence 0.715 | Drogheda United attack 0.905 / defence 0.967. League average goals — home 1.342 / away 1.098. St Patrick's Athl.'s defence rating of 0.715 is below average — the home backline is amplifying the visitor's projected output. Data: 41 St Patrick's Athl. games / 41 Drogheda United games used (Blended). A blend of current and prior-season data is applied to stabilise estimates early in the campaign.

Result probabilities: St Patrick's Athl. 57% | Draw 27% | Drogheda United 16%. Fair-value odds: St Patrick's Athl. 1.75 | Draw 3.70 | Drogheda United 6.25. The model has a clear lean to St Patrick's Athl. (57%) — a 41pp gap over the next-most-likely outcome reflects a meaningful statistical advantage.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 40% | BTTS probability 41% | Total xG 2.28. Under 2.5 has a narrow probability edge at 60% — total xG of 2.28 is below the line but not decisively so. BTTS probability of 41% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Analysis Verdict

On the Poisson output, St Patrick's Athl. are the pick at 57% — clear model lean. Current-season form corroborates the Poisson lean — partial multi-source support. Draw No Bet is worth pricing alongside the outright: 27% draw probability makes the stalemate a live outcome even at this conviction level.

Poisson projects 2.28 total expected goals, pointing to Under 2.5 at 40% probability — strong conviction, supported by form averaging 1.9 goals per game and H2H averaging 1.0 goals per meeting.

The Poisson model's BTTS call is No at 41%. Form rates corroborate: St Patrick's Athl. 30% | Drogheda United 50% BTTS from recent games.

The Poisson model is drawing on Blended data (41 games minimum) — early-season projections carry additional uncertainty. Weight the live form and odds signals accordingly.

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