St Pat’s
- Two sides with European ambitions will meet in a key early-season game at Richmond Park on Friday when St Patrick’s Athletic entertain Drogheda United.
- St Pat’s have had the better early-season form of the two, with narrow home wins and draws, and new signing Ryan Edmondson already making an impact up front since joining in January.
Drogheda United
- Kevin Doherty’s Drogheda United have sat back and been solid defensively in the majority of their games, but they can counter-attack quickly when they win the ball back.
- Drogheda have had a mixed start to the campaign with some good results - such as a 1-0 away win at Galway and a 2-0 victory over Waterford - but also bad - like the 2-1 home loss to Shelbourne, which has left them several points behind St Pat’s in the table.
Head-to-Head
St Patrick's Athletic have won two of the last five head-to-heads, with three draws in the last five.
Key Players
- Edmondson provides a physical presence and goal threat in the forward line while captain Joe Redmond holds the defense together at the back with a solid structure and calmness on the ball from the backline.
- Dare Kareem, who has scored early in the 2026 campaign, leads Drogheda’s attack.
- Conor Keeley provides defensive leadership and set-piece danger from the back line.
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Players to watch:
- Ryan Edmondson
- Joe Redmond
- Dare Kareem
- Conor Keeley
Betting Insights
- St Patrick's Athletic are 1.69 favorites to beat Drogheda United on Friday in the Premier Division 2026, while the Drogs are 5.09 and the draw is 3.6.
- Backing under 2.5 goals at 1.66 looks like the way to go here given the recent run of low-scoring head-to-head games.
Prediction
But St Pat’s have the home field advantage and the deeper squad to win this battle, so we’re going with the favorites to just squeeze out a victory.
