St Patricks vs Drogheda United Predictions

St Patricks vs Drogheda United predictions ahead of Friday’s fixture in the Ireland Premier Division. St Patrick’s Athletic host Drogheda United at Richmond Park on Friday, with both teams battling to gain ground in the League of Ireland Premier Division title race. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.

St Patricks vs Drogheda United Predictions

League of Ireland Premier  | June 13 2025 at 7:45 pm UK at Richmond Park

Can Richmond Park Remain a Fortress in This Crucial Top-Four Duel?

• St Pat’s home struggles against the elite
  • The Five Stripes have scored just four goals away from home all season, failing to score before half-time in any of those games.
• Drogheda resilient but underwhelming on the road
  • The visitors are without a win in their last five away matches, having drawn three and lost two, despite scoring in three of those.
• Draw kings in disguise?
  • Between them, the sides have drawn six of their last ten league games, including their previous head-to-head this season.

Best Bet for St Patricks vs Drogheda United

As the League of Ireland Premier Division season creeps into its critical mid-season stretch, Friday’s fixture at Richmond Park throws up a tantalising clash between two contenders clinging to the coattails of Shamrock Rovers. St Patrick’s Athletic, still searching for fluency under Stephen Kenny’s second reign, welcome Drogheda United, a side perched just above them in second place. While it’s not quite a title decider, it’s undoubtedly a momentum maker—or breaker.

For the Saints, the word ‘inconsistency’ has been getting a good workout. After picking up just three wins in May and scraping past basement-dwellers Sligo Rovers with a solitary penalty, it’s fair to say they’re walking a fine line between promise and frustration. Despite their shaky form, St Patrick’s have that ever-so-precious aura at home. They haven’t been beaten at Richmond Park in over a year, which sounds great until you realise they’ve only managed two wins in their last five there. Call it a glass half full… of flat beer.

Drogheda United, meanwhile, arrive with the subtle swagger of a team who know how to grind. Four games unbeaten and just a single defeat in five might not scream invincibility, but it does whisper something St Pat’s fans should heed. Their draw against Waterford was a case of resilience over quality, as they clawed back from behind twice, which is either encouraging or worrying depending on whether you’re a glass-half-empty type.

And let’s not forget their travel sickness. Drogheda have been meandering away from home of late, failing to win in any of their last five trips. That doesn’t bode well, but then again, neither does their hosts’ sketchy record against top-half opposition. It’s all perfectly set up for chaos.

Best Bet for This Match: Draw

At BettingTips4You.com, we don’t dish out ten options and leave you confused. We believe in one clear, focused prediction per game, chosen through deep analysis and confidence—not guesswork. For this hotly-contested battle in Inchicore, the Best Bet is to back the draw.

Let’s be honest, neither of these teams are exactly screaming dominance right now. St Patrick’s are unbeaten at home but haven’t been racking up wins against strong opponents, especially those in the top five. In fact, they’ve only managed to get the better of one such rival at Richmond Park this season. Add to that the limp attacking display against Sligo, where a penalty was their only saving grace, and it becomes hard to trust them to convert control into goals.

On the flip side, Drogheda have proven difficult to beat, but they’re not setting fire to scoreboards either. The absence of Elicha Ahui weakens their already wobbly backline, and the midfield looks light without the injured Shane Farrell. Yet they’ve managed to squeeze results against sides they should beat, and importantly, they’ve already held St Pat’s once this season.

“When you’ve got two sides with shaky form, solid defences, and a shared knack for dropping points late on, backing the draw becomes the smart play—it’s the most honest result here.”
— BettingTips4You.com expert quote – Herrin Kendrick

This feels like one of those encounters where both teams cautiously dance around the idea of winning but ultimately settle for something in between. A score draw—say 1-1—wouldn’t be a shock.

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