In a mid week match in week 3, on Monday Feb 28th, Dundalk will host Finn Harps at Oriel Park in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Dundalk sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Derry City. Steven Bradley struck first for Dundalk in the 31st minute, then Joseph Thomson got the equalizer for Derry City in the 40th minute on a feed from Cameron Dummigan . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while finn Harps has not played yet this season.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Finn Harps’s most prolific scorer has been Sean Boyd. The Irish attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Murray has been the most effective weapon for Dundalk lately. The Irish midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.