The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a thumping 7-0 win over rock bottom side UC Dublin last Friday, while the Rebels played out a 1-1 draw against Drogheda United.
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St Patrick’s Athletic will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to four games in the League of Ireland Premier Division when they host a struggling Cork City at Richmond Park on Friday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a thumping 7-0 win over rock bottom side UC Dublin last Friday, while the Rebels played out a 1-1 draw against Drogheda United. The victory helped Saints to move to the second spot in the Irish top flight standings, having collected 42 points from 24 games, four adrift of leaders Shamrock Rovers and just two clear of third placed side Derry City. The visitors, meanwhile, have two games in hand over the Supersaints, and are languishing at the ninth position in the ten-team table, with 22 points to their name, only two behind the safe zone.
𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪: 𝗦𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸’𝘀 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗩𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝟬𝟳/𝟬𝟳/𝟮𝟯)
The Saints will be looking to get a sixth home win in a row as Liam Buckley’s Cork City make the trip up to Inchicore this eveninghttps://t.co/k9orcXxMqE#StPatsFC pic.twitter.com/LVKaUlYCFG
— St Patrick’s Athletic FC (@stpatsfc) July 7, 2023
St Patrick’s put seven goals past UCD last time out thanks to Chris Forrester’s 13th-minute opener, Michael Gallagher’s own goal on the stroke of half-time, Sum Curtis’ effort two minutes into the second half and a brace each from Thomas Lonergan and Jason McClelland. It was their 13th league-win of the season, while Saints have lost only two of their last ten outings, recording seven wins and scoring an impressive 25 goals in the period. Meanwhile, Supersaints have won five home league matches in succession and they have the best home-record in the Irish top flight, taking 25 points from a possible 36 at Richmond Park this term.
Cork City, on the other hand, have won only one league match away from home this season and that lone success came against Drogheda United at the on June 2. Three days later, Rebel Army got the better of Bohemians 2-1 to make it four wins in a row. However, Liam Buckley’s men couldn’t keep up the impressive run, recording two wins and a draw from their last three outings. After back-to-back defeats to Dundalk and Derry City, the Leesiders came-from-behind to earn a point against Drogheda last time out thanks to Joseph O’Brien-Whitmarsh’s equaliser nine minutes from time.
St Patrick’s Athletic probable starting lineup: Lyness, Curtis, McGrath, Lewis, Breslin, McCormack, Lennon, Forrester, Mulraney, Carty, Doyle
Cork City probable starting lineup: Corcoran, Custovic, Gilchrist, Coleman, Walker, O’Brien-Whitmarsh, Bolger, Healy, O’Donovan, Keating, Owolabi
St Patrick’s Athletic
| Opponents | Score |
| UC Dublin | 7-0 (W) |
| Dundalk | 1-1 (D) |
| Shelbourne | 1-0 (W) |
| Drogheda | 2-1 (L) |
| Derry City | 4-1 (W) |
Cork City
| Opponents | Score |
| Drogheda | 1-1 (D) |
| Derry City | 2-0 (L) |
| Dundalk | 1-2 (L) |
| Bohemians | 2-1 (W) |
| Drogheda | 0-1 (W) |
The League of Ireland Premier division fixture between St Patrick’s and Cork City will take place at Richmond Park on Saturday at 12:15 am IST.
| St Patrick’s Athletic vs Cork City | Key details |
| Date | July 7 (UK) |
| Venue | Richmond Park |
| Kickoff time in UK | 7:45 pm (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Saturday) |
Football fans in UK can live stream the match through LOITV.
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