On the 28th of February, Drogheda United will travel to Dublin to battle Shamrock Rovers in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 1st placed Shamrock Rovers is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against UCD. Sean Hoare struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the 39th minute, then Daniel Mandroiu added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jack Byrne At the end of 90 a dissapointed UCD couldn’t manage to score, and Shamrock Rovers took the shutout win. Shamrock Rovers is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while drogheda United has not played yet this season.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Shamrock Rovers won the head to head battle with 3 wins and 1 draw.
Drogheda United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Dinny Corcoran and Mark Doyle, and they each have 1 goal. Daniel Mandroiu has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 6 goals for Shamrock Rovers.