Dundalk head to Richmond Park on Friday for the Premier Division fixture with home side St. Patrick's Athletic.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for St. Patrick's Athletic v Dundalk, scroll down - along with the latest match odds.
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St. Patrick's Athletic
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St. Patrick's Athletic are hoping to win again following a 2-1 FAI Cup success against Wexford.
Their most recent results show that things are going according to plan in the St. Patrick's Athletic backline. St. Patrick's Athletic have kept it tight, with the tally of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last 6 games standing at 4. Regardless, we will just have to wait and see whether the trend will be replicated in this game.
Heading into this contest, St. Patrick's Athletic are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
Dundalk
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Dundalk come into this game following on from a 1-3 FAI Cup win versus St. Mochta's in their previous game.
In their last six clashes, Dundalk have amassed the sum of 10 goals. Dundalk have also scored in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, they’ve seen 9 goals go against them.
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Head to head
Checking on their prior head to head clashes dating back to 08/03/2024 tells us that St. Patrick's Athletic have won 3 of these & Dundalk 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.
A combined sum of 15 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 9 of them for Saints and 6 being from The Lilywhites. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.
The previous league encounter between these sides was Premier Division match day 10 on 06/04/2026 when it finished Dundalk 2-0 St. Patrick's Athletic.
That day, Dundalk had 35% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The goals were scored by Tyreke Wilson (7') and Shane Tracey (21').
For their opponents, St. Patrick's Athletic got 22 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
The match was refereed by Aaron O'Dowd.
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Team News: St. Patrick's Athletic
It seems likely that Saints look set to opt for a 4-4-2 system in the match, handing starts to Joseph Anang, James Brown, Sean Hoare, Joe Redmond, Luke Turner, Aidan Keena, Jamie Lennon, Romal Palmer, Zak Elbouzedi, Kian Leavy and Ryan Edmondson.
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Team News: Dundalk
We’re of the thinking that The Lilywhites might play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup, choosing Enda Minogue, John Ross Wilson, Rob Cornwall, Bobby Burns, Tyreke Wilson, Keith Buckley, Aodh Dervin, Mayowa Animasahun, Ronan Teahan, Daryl Horgan and Leonardo Gaxha.
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Prediction
We feel that Dundalk will likely create enough chances to put one past this St. Patrick's Athletic outfit, but that possibly won’t quite be enough to prevent defeat.
We reckon that it will be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for St. Patrick's Athletic at full-time. Let’s see what happens here.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Looking at the bookies’ prices on the full-time result market, staking on St. Patrick's Athletic can be had for 1.55, backing the draw is 3.9 and betting on a victory for Dundalk gets 5.25. Those are the best of the market prices offered as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
07:05 21/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
St. Patrick's Athletic
Formed: 1929
Stadium: Richmond Park (5,340)
Captain: Joe Redmond
Chairman: Garrett Kelleher
Manager: Stephen Kenny
Competitions: Premier Division position 3, FAI Cup (Third Round)
⭐ Key Player: Ryan Edmondson
Mostly deployed in the Striker position, Ryan Edmondson was born in Harrogate, England. After having made a senior debut playing for Leeds United in the 2017 - 2018 season, the dangerous Forward has scored 9 league goals in the Premier Division 2026 season to date in a total of 24 appearances.