St Patrick’s Athletic look to continue their winning streak on Friday night when the host Drogheda United.
St Patrick’s Athletic sit second at the moment after a remarkable 3-2 win last Friday against Shelbourne. They sit only 3 points behind leaders Bohemians. Pats have only lost once this season in a poor 2-0 loss to Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght Stadium in their second game of the season. Since then they have been won 3 games in a row. Starting with a comfortable 4-0 win against Dundalk, a late winner from Kian Leavy in a 1-0 win against Galway United and the 3-2 win against Shelbourne last Friday.
Drogheda United come into fixture after a narrow 2-1 defeat to Sligo Rovers. While sitting 5th, level on points with 4th place Derry City, Kevin Doherty will want to get back to winning ways. Their last win came in their second game of the season versus Waterford, where they won 2-0.
Key Information
Kick Off: 19:45, Friday 13/03/2026
Where to Watch: LOItv
Betting Odds: St Pats @ 13/20. Draw @ 12/5. Drogheda @ 9/2
Referee: Robert Hennessy
Team News
St Pats have Aiden Keena and Max Mata back at full fitness and ready to go. Zach Elbouzedi and Simon Power are still out with injuries.
Drogheda United are without Owen Lambe and Warren Davis. Davis is looking closer to recovery, we havent seen him since the opening fixture against Galway.
Key Statistics
Brandon Kavanagh and Mark Doyle make their return to Richmond Park to face their former club. Doyle, a fan favourite from his time with the Saints, scored in Pats’ 2023 cup final win versus Bohemians.
Last season, 1 goal was scored in the 4 fixtures played.
Key Players
For St Pats, Ryan Edmondson was influential in their 3-2 win versus Shelbourne last time out, scoring a wonderful volley to put the saints 1-0 up, then shortly after headed a second home to send the away end into a frenzy.
The away end has ERUPTED!
Ryan Edmondson smashes St Pats in front. pic.twitter.com/9URG2FillH
— League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) March 6, 2026
For Drogheda United, Mark Doyle has been impactful on his return to Louth scoring 2 goals in 4 games. He is very direct when attacking. It will be interesting face up against up Pats’ James Brown on the wing.
Previous Meetings:
22/08/2025 Drogheda United 0-1 St Pats
13/06/2025 St Pats 0-0 Drogheda United
21/04/2025 Drogheda United 0-0 St Pats
14/02/2025 St Pats 0-0 Drogheda United