📏 Form Guide

St. Patrick's Athletic

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St. Patrick's Athletic go into this match after a 0-0 Premier Division drawn match against Dundalk.

In that match, St. Patrick's Athletic had 56% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Dundalk had 9 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

Their more recent scorelines shine a light on the fact that much respect should be given to the St. Patrick's Athletic defence. St. Patrick's Athletic have given the opposition little, with the tally of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their past 6 outings standing at 3.

Waterford

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Last time out, Waterford drew 0-0 in the Premier Division tie with Galway United.

In that game, Waterford had 65% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. On the other side, Galway United had 13 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

The strike force from Waterford have made hard work of scoring goals over their previous six encounters, netting the unsatisfactory return of just 2. In those fixtures, The Blues have also seen the collective goal tally against them equal 6. We will find out if that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Their prior results show that Waterford:

• have not registered a win against St. Patrick's Athletic when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 20/04/2021, there has been little to separate the clubs with St. Patrick's Athletic winning 2 of those games, Waterford 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

In all, 15 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for Saints and 8 netted by The Blues. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.

ℹ️ Team News: St. Patrick's Athletic

There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the St. Patrick's Athletic manager Jon Daly to contend with from a near full-strength group. Tom Grivosti (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.

It looks as if Saints could kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system for this one, beginning the first half with Daniel Rogers, Luke Turner, Joe Redmond, Conor Keeley, Anto Breslin, Jamie Lennon, Aaron Bolger, Alex Nolan, Kian Leavy, Brandon Kavanagh and Mason Melia.

📰 Team News: Waterford

With a completely injury-free squad available to choose from, the Waterford manager Keith Long doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this game.

We reckon that The Blues appear most likely to play in a 5-4-1 lineup using Sam Sargeant, Darragh Power, Grant Horton, Darragh Leahy, Robert McCourt, Harvey Macadam, Connor Parsons, Maleace Asamoah, Rowan McDonald, Ben McCormack and Padraig Amond.

🔮 Prediction

Our assessment is that Waterford have it in them to score a goal against this St. Patrick's Athletic lineup, however it might not quite be as many as they will have scored against them.

We are anticipating a close game with a 2-1 advantage for St. Patrick's Athletic after 90 minutes. Definitely a tough call.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 18:05 19/04/2024