St Patrick's Athl. – Drogheda United

St Patrick’s Athletic secured a comfortable 2‑0 victory over Drogheda United at home, extending their impressive run at the top of the table. The win lifted the Dublin side to second place with 53 points from 30 games, a record that includes 15 wins, eight draws and seven defeats while boasting a 47‑25 goal difference. Drogheda United remain down in ninth, stuck on 31 points after 30 matches, having managed only seven wins and ten draws and suffering a -13 goal deficit. The result also continued the season’s head‑to‑head trend, with St Patrick’s having won all four meetings between the clubs so far.