Dundalk take on St Patricks Athletic at Oriel Park on Monday evening in the latest round of Ireland Premier League fixtures. The home team are fifth in the league table, having acquired 35 points from 22 games. Meanwhile, the visitors are up in third place with 38 points, three points ahead of Dunadalk, after having played same number of games as their opponents. Dundalk ran out 2-1 winners away at rivals Drogheda in their last outing to continue their winning streak. Patrick Hoban scored a quick-fire brace in the second half to secure all three points for the Lilywhites, and they could climb into the top three if they pick up another victory on Monday, although they would have to win by a three-goal margin. While, St Patricks defeated Shelbourne FC 1-0 at home in their last time out, courtesy of a second-half Jake Mulraney effort. The latest encounter between these two teams ended in a 2-1 win for St. Patrick’s. However, I am expecting a win or a draw for Dundalk for the following reasons:

Firstly. Dundalk have struggled with consistency so far this season, but they head into this game in very good form. They have won their last three games, scoring a total of eight goals and conceding only three. Stephen O'Donnell's side should head into the upcoming game full of confidence after emerging victorious in the Louth Derby, but they do not have the best of recent records against their current opponents, winning just two of the last 11 matches between the two sides. They did however dominate most part of the game, but were unable to score, falling to 1-0 loss in the end. With better end result from their attacking game, which they have proved recently, they should be getting something from this game.

Secondly. St Patrick's also head into Monday's game in fantastic form, having won seven of their last nine league matches. Their latest loss came against Drogheda, who were beaten by Dundalk on Friday, before they recovered from that and recorded a victory against Shelbourne in their last outing. The Saints are still in a very good position to compete for the title, considering they are just five points behind league-leaders. So, they will likely be fighting for that as well.

Dundalk's form has improved considerably in recent weeks, but St Patrick's have been very impressive under the helm of Daly; this shows that it is going to be a very close-fought game. The game may most likely end in a draw. But considering that Dundalk have a very good home form, especially recently, and that St Patrick's have one of the worst defences in the league, having conceded the second most goals in the division, Dundalk may come away with a win in the end. So, a win or a draw for the home team are most likely.

在爱尔兰超级联赛的最后一轮比赛中，邓多克将于周一晚上在奥里尔公园球场迎战圣帕特里克竞技。主队在22场比赛中得到35分，排名联赛第五。与此同时，客队以38分排名第三，领先杜纳达克3分，他们与对手踢了同样多的比赛。邓多克在上一场客场2-1战胜对手德罗海达，延续了他们的连胜纪录。帕特里克·霍班在下半场快速进球，为百合白队确保了全部三分，如果他们在周一再赢一场比赛，他们可能会进入前三，尽管他们必须以三球的优势获胜。而圣帕特里克队在最后一轮比赛中在主场1-0击败谢尔本队，这要归功于下半场杰克·穆拉尼的进球。这两支球队最近的交锋以圣帕特里克队2-1获胜告终。然而，我预计邓多克会赢或平局，原因如下:

首先。本赛季到目前为止，敦多克一直在努力保持稳定，但他们以非常好的状态进入这场比赛。他们在最近三场比赛中取得了胜利，总共进了8球，只丢了3球。在劳斯德比中取得胜利后，斯蒂芬·奥唐纳的球队应该充满信心地迎接即将到来的比赛，但他们最近对对手的战绩并不好，两队在过去11场比赛中只赢了两场。然而，他们确实在比赛的大部分时间里占据了主导地位，但却无法得分，最终以0比1输掉了比赛。他们最近已经证明了他们在进攻中取得了更好的结果，他们应该从这场比赛中有所收获。

其次。圣帕特里克队也将以梦幻般的状态进入周一的比赛，他们在过去的9场联赛中赢了7场。他们最近的一次失利是对阵德罗海达，德罗海达在周五被邓多克击败，之后他们从这场失利中恢复过来，并在上一场比赛中战胜谢尔本。考虑到他们只落后联盟领先者5分，圣徒队在争夺冠军的竞争中仍然处于非常有利的地位。所以，他们很可能也会为此而战。

邓多克队的状态在最近几周有了很大的改善，但圣帕特里克队在戴利的带领下表现得非常出色;这表明这将是一场非常激烈的比赛。这场比赛很可能以平局告终。但是考虑到邓多克的主场状态非常好，尤其是最近，而圣帕特里克的防守是联赛中最差的之一，丢的球在联赛中排名第二，邓多克最终可能会赢得一场胜利。所以，主队最有可能赢或平。