St Patricks vs Derry City Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 16 Mar 2026

League of Ireland Betting Preview: St Patricks vs Derry City

St Patricks square off against Derry City at Richmond Park, with kick-off set for 14:45 on Monday 16 March.

St Patrick's could land the money against Derry and we’ll take this pick on the Full-Time Result market. There are appealing odds of +125 and we can’t pass up the chance to back the favourites.

St Patrick's Athletic secured their fourth consecutive league win in their latest League of Ireland game, defeating Drogheda United 4-1 at home at Richmond Park. Stephen Kenny's team enjoyed 66% possession and had seven shots on target, with Ryan Edmondson, Aidan Keena, Kian Leavy and Romal Palmer scoring one goal each.

Derry City suffered a second straight league defeat when losing 2-1 in their previous League of Ireland game. This was at home to Shelbourne at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. The Candystripes enjoyed 57% possession and had four shots on goal, while Henry Rylah was on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Derry have not lost any of the past three matches against Pats, with the last encounter seeing a 2-2 draw played out at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. The 10 past H2H meetings have involved six Derry victories, one draw and three Pats wins.

League of Ireland		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	St Patrick's	9	6	2	1	18	6	12	18:6	20
8	Derry City	9	2	3	4	12	13	-1	12:13	9

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Pats have 5 wins, 1 loss and 4 draws, averaging 1.4 goals from 15.5 attempts and 4.6 shots on goal. The Dublin outfit have averaged 44.8% possession and 3.3 corners per game, conceding 0.6 goals and 4.3 corners from 10.2 attempts and 3.6 shots on goal.

Top scorer is Ryan Edmondson on 3 goals, while Kian Leavy and Romal Palmer have both racked up 2. James Brown and Jason McClelland have racked up the most assists with 2 each.

City have won 6, lost 3 and drawn 1, averaging 14.2 attempts, 5.5 shots on goal and 1.5 goals. Tiernan Lynch's side average 53.9% possession, 5.8 corners in their favour and 3.8 corners against, while 1.1 goals have been conceded from 4.7 shots on goal and 9.4 attempts.

Michael Duffy is top of the team’s scoring charts with 7, while Henry Rylah, Dipo Akinyemi, Patrick McClean and Alex Bannon have 1. The top assistors in the last 10 games are James McClean, Gavin Whyte and Michael Duffy who have all made 2.

Confirmed Lineups

St Patrick's confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Joseph Anang (GK), James Brown, Joe Redmond, Sean Hoare, Luke Turner, Aidan Keena, Darragh Nugent, Barry Baggley, Jason McClelland, Ryan Edmondson, Romal Palmer.

Derry City confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Eddie Beach (GK), Alex Bannon, Jamie Stott, Patrick McClean, Barry Cotter, Darragh Markey, James Olayinka, Brandon Fleming, James McClean, Michael Duffy, Dipo Akinyemi.

St Patricks vs Derry City Prediction & Betting Tips

We cover the essential St Patricks vs Derry City betting angles, featuring our main match prediction, correct score pick, corners recommendation and a carefully crafted bet builder.

Match Prediction

There are several reasons to back St Patrick's, especially considering that you can get value odds of +125. We think that the favourites will have too much in hand for this League of Ireland encounter.

We’re always aware of the injuries and suspensions for each team before we decide which way to go with our football picks. The form and data also help the League of Ireland experts at Sportsgambler.com when it comes to a betting view on the action.

Key St Patrick's vs Derry City league stats:

• St Patrick's have won 4 consecutive games.
• St Patrick's have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
• St Patrick's have won 11 of their last 20 games at home.
• Derry have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
• Derry have lost their last 2 games.

The latest odds imply that our pick has a 44.4% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 50%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

If you’re looking for bigger odds, check out Pats on the Asian Handicap. You can potentially back them at -1 or even -1.5 if you’re expecting a comfortable win.

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Our Match Prediction

St Patrick's To Win @ +125 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

St Patrick's 1 - 0 Derry

St Patrick's are available at +450 when it comes to them winning 1-0. We like a correct score play and the chance to bag a nice return if our prediction is right.

Corners Prediction

St Patrick's Over 4.5 Corners -133

It’s been an average of 5.60 St Patrick's corners in the past ten home matches, with Derry conceding a corner average of 7.00 in their last five away games. The Pats Team Corners line looks too low and we’re happy to go over this number at odds of -133.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

St Patrick's

Total

7.60 3.30 4.30

Home

9.70 5.60 4.10

Away

9.40 4.90 4.50

Derry

Total

9.60 5.80 3.80

Home

9.10 6.40 2.70

Away

9.40 3.80 5.60

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-115

Under 9.5

-125

St Patrick's Corners

Over 4.5

-133

Under 4.5

-106

Derry Corners

Over 4.5

-102

Under 4.5

-141

Most Corners

1

-123

X

+575

2

+115

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St Patricks vs Derry City Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

The St Patrick's Athletic betting odds are +125 which means that they’re favourites to land victory in this League of Ireland encounter. It’s also suggested by the bookies that this team have a 44% chance of winning. Derry City are seen as the most unlikely winner at +215.

There are various ways to back Pats and one option is the Asian Handicap -0.25. There’s -114 currently available that they beat Derry and there’s half a stake refund if the scoreline ends level.

The Total Goals market is a great option and Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds right now. Both Teams to Score betting is highly popular and the No pick on the BTTS market is chalked up at -133.

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Full-Time Result

1

+125

X

+210

2

+215

Half-Time Result

1

+188

X

+102

2

+275

Double Chance

1X

-333

12

-333

X2

-182

Draw No Bet

1

-179

2

+117

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.25

-114

2 Hcp +0.25

-127

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-179

Over 2.5

+123

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-112

No

-133

St Patrick's are unbeaten in the last ten games at Richmond Park. Stephen Kenny's team have secured eight victories and two draws in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 2.10 goals per game and conceding 0.30.

Derry have clocked up six wins, three defeats and one draw in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 1.10.

Derry enjoyed a 1-0 winning scoreline when last meeting Pats at Richmond Park. In the past 10 H2H matches at Richmond Park, we have seen five Pats wins, four Derry victories and one draw.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
St Patricks Home Stats		8-2-0	2.40	2.10	0.30	4	6	3	7
Derry City Away Stats		6-1-3	2.30	1.20	1.10	3	7	4	6

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

St Patricks vs Derry City Lineups & Team News

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