St Patrick’s Athletic vs University College Dublin Match Analysis and Prediction

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University College Dublin will continue their fight for survival in the Ireland Premier on Friday when the travel to take on St Patrick’s Athletic.

While the hosts are pushing to break into the top three, the visitors are currently sitting bottom of the league table at the moment.

St Patrick’s Athletic currently find themselves just five points adrift of the top three, giving them plenty to play for as league action returns.

Tim Clancy’s side were defeated during their most recent game, but he will be hoping to see an improved performance this time round.

The Saints were beaten 1-0 by Dundalk where Daniel Kelly scored the only gaol of the game, which helped they creat some distance between the two sides.

They have dealt with a mixed bag of form at home so far, with four victories, two draws and three defeat, with consistency being the focus for them.

St Patrick’s Athletic defeated their opponents 2-1 earlier this season, but they left things until late with two goals in the final 15 minutes to secure the result.

University College Dublin have found life in the top flight difficult this season, having won just one of their 18 matches to this point of their campaign.

They will take some confidence from the fact that the one victory did come away from home, which they will be hoping to add to on Friday.

Despite their poor results this season, the Students do find themselves in a position where a victory would allow them climb above Finn Harps as they can continue to fight for their survival.

The most recent performance saw UCD pick up a point against Sligo Rovers, despite the fact that Karl O’Sullivan gave their opponents the lead. Dylan Duffy managed to equalise in that contest to earn his team a crucial result.

St Patrick’s Athletic vs University College Dublin head to head

The two teams have previously met on 69 occasions across all competitions, where St Patrick’s have claimed 30 victories while UCD have won 11, and they have drawn in 28. UCD have scored 53 goals and conceded 96. In their last five meetings, UCD have won one, St Patrick’s three with one draw.

UCD 3-1 St Patrick’s Athletic 23/08/19

St Patrick’s Athletic 0-0 UCD 13/09/19

UCD 0-2 St Patrick’s Athletic 13/03/21

St Patrick’s Athletic 2-0 UCD 14/03/22

UCD 1-2 St Patrick’s Athletic 18/04/22

St Patrick’s Athletic latest home form

St Patrick’s have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just two of their six most recent matches. They managed defeat Bohemians 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded six.

St Patrick’s Athletic 0-0 Dundalk 08/04/22

St Patrick’s Athletic 2-0 Finn Harps 22/04/22

St Patrick’s Athletic 0-4 Derry City 29/04/22

St Patrick’s Athletic 1-2 Shelbourne 20/05/22

St Patrick’s Athletic 3-0 Bohemians 23/05/22

St Patrick’s Athletic latest away form

St Patrick’s lost their last away game 1-0 to Dundalk in the league. However, they have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous four matches. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded just three.

UCD 1-2 St Patrick’s Athletic 18/04/22

Drogheda United 0-4 St Patrick’s Athletic 06/05/22

Derry City 0-0 St Patrick’s Athletic 09/05/22

Sligo Rovers 1-1 St Patrick’s Athletic 14/05/22

Dundalk 1-0 St Patrick’s Athletic 27/05/22

University College Dublin latest home form

UCD have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their nine most recent matches. They played out a 1-1 draw with Sligo Rovers in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 10.

UCD 0-2 Drogheda United 15/04/22

UCD 1-2 St Patrick’s Athletic 18/04/22

UCD 2-2 Dundalk 06/05/22

UCD 0-3 Shamrock Rovers 19/05/22

UCD 1-1 Sligo Rovers 27/05/22

University College Dublin latest away form

UCD have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Shelbourne in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 14.

Sligo Rovers 2-2 UCD 09/04/22

Derry City 7-1 UCD 22/04/22

Bohemians 3-0 UCD 29/04/22

Finn Harps 0-1 UCD 13/05/22

Shelbourne 2-0 UCD 23/05/22

St Patrick’s Athletic news

St Patrick’s Athletic hope that Jamie Lennon will be available for this game, although after a period of absence through injury he might feature on the bench.

James Abankwah and Paddy Barrett have also been pushing to make their return, but Adam Murphy recently had surgery on his hamstring problem and will miss out.

University College Dublin news

Dylan Duffy will be sure to lead the line on Friday following his recent performance, and he will likely be working as a lone striker in this contest.

We expect the same starting XI due to the point from their last game, as they aim to continue adding to their tally.

Prediction and Odds

With the home advantage and the fact that they are in a far stronger league position, St Patrick’s Athletic are heading into this contest as the favourites.

While the visitors will no doubt provide a fight due to their desperate need for points, we are expecting a home win here.

Odds: 1 1.89 X 2.00 2 2.26