St Patricks vs Dundalk Predictions

• St Patrick’s have won nine of their 12 home league games
• The Pat’s have won six of their last seven at home
• Dundalk have scored in nine straight games

St Patrick’s can strengthen top three hold

St Patrick’s sit third in the Premier Division ahead of the visit of Dundalk in the solitary fixture from Ireland’s top tier on Friday evening.

The visitors sit one place and seven points below their hosts and need to win to boost their European hopes, but the Pat’s home record suggests the points will be staying at Richmond Park.

The Saints have won nine of their 12 home league games and have six wins in their last seven at this venue, they should be able to overcome a Dundalk side who have lost their last three in the league.

The visitors can at least strike in defeat, however, as they have scored in each of their last nine games and have hit a very respectable 17 goals across their 12 Premier Division trips.

Each of the Lilywhites’ last three losses have come by one-goal margins and they can keep things close in Dublin. The Pat’s have scored exactly two goals in three of their last four home games so a 2-1 win for Stephen Kenny’s side is the correct score pick.

St Pat’s forward Aidan Keena has scored in back-to-back games and has had an impressive 14 attempts in total across those two games. Keena can extend his scoring streak against Dundalk on Friday.