Comments and predictions for St Patrick's Athletic vs Drogheda: Falling away

Latest St Patrick's Athletic vs Drogheda team information

St Patrick's struggled in attack against Sligo Rovers, and striker Aidan Keena, who scored the only goal from the penalty spot in that game, will be hoping to continue leading the team to a vital three points on Friday.

Supporting the strikers will be wingers Zachary Elbouzedi and Simon Power, with full-backs Ryan McLaughlin and Anthony Breslin providing support on the ball.

As for Drogheda, they will be without right-back Elicha Ahui due to his dismissal against Waterford, and will likely be without James Bolger as well.

Therefore, George Cooper is expected to join Conor Keeley and Andrew Quinn in a back three, with Owen Lambe and Conor Kane playing as wing-backs.

Elsewhere, midfielder Shane Farrell picked up an injury in the previous game, and Doherty may have to deploy Darragh Markey deeper than usual alongside Luke Heeney, while Ryan Brennan and Paul Doyle are likely to miss out.

St Patrick's Athletic vs Drogheda latest predicted lineup

St Patrick's Athletic:

Anang; McLaughlin, Redmond, Hoare, Breslin; Leavy, Lennon, McLelland; Elbouzedi, Keena, Power

Drogheda United:

Dennison; Cooper, Keeley, Quinn; Lambe, Markey, Heeney, Kane; Davis, Aluwa; James Taylor

Latest football prediction St Patrick's Athletic vs Drogheda

Kenny's St Patrick's have fallen behind their Premier Division rivals after winning just three of their seven May games, losing three and drawing one, making this week's crucial fixture all the more crucial.

Saints closed out last month with a 1-0 win over bottom side Sligo Rovers, and despite taking all three points, the former Ireland boss was undoubtedly concerned as his side only scored from the penalty spot against the league's weakest defence.

Still, that win moved Kenny's side up to fourth place on 29 points, just one behind Bohemians and Drogheda, and seven behind leaders Shamrock Rovers.

As they look to close the gap, the hosts will take confidence from their impressive form at Richmond Park, where they are unbeaten in over a year in all competitions, although with just two wins in their last five games there, it remains to be seen whether they can capitalise on this advantage again.

A ninth win of the season could see St Patrick's climb to second place, however a loss could see them overtaken by Shelbourne and Derry City and drop to sixth in the worst case scenario.

Meanwhile, Kevin Doherty's Drogheda are on a four-game unbeaten run, but with just one win, three draws and one loss in their last five games, their form is arguably not too stable.

Before the international break, United won 1-0 at Bohemians but then drew 2-2 with eighth-placed Waterford, although team spirit was boosted as they twice came from behind to earn a point.

That result moved Doherty's side up to second place on 30 points ahead of this week's games, while also allowing the Hoops to extend their lead at the top of the table to six points.

To make matters worse, the visitors have been poor on the road in May, drawing three and losing two of their last five trips, giving fans reason to doubt their chances against St Patrick's.

A first away win since April 11 could give Drogheda a mental boost in the title race if the gap is closed to three points, but further defeats would put them in danger of missing out on a Conference League play-off spot.

St Patrick's Athletic vs Drogheda latest score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.St Patrick's Athletic vs Droghedaas follows:

• Sportsmole:St Patrick's Athletic 2-1 Drogheda

• WhoScore:St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 Drogheda
• Our newspaper predicts:St Patrick's Athletic 2-1 Drogheda

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To watch the St Patrick's Athletic vs Drogheda match live in the Irish National Championship taking place at 1:45 am on June 14, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing viewers happy football watching moments.