On the 28th of February, Bohemians hosts St Patrick’s in a Premier Division match in the anticipated Dublin derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Bohemians has not played yet this season, while 2nd placed St Patrick’s is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Shelbourne. Burns scored the first goal for St Patrick’s in the 19th minute, then Eoin Doyle added another in the 57th minute In the end, Shelbourne was frustrated by St Patrick’s’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. St Patrick’s ended the match with the shutout victory. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season St Patrick’s won the head to head battle with 1 draw and 1 losss.
Both Billy King and Jason McClelland have been the hottest scorers for St Patrick’s in the last five each having scored 2 goals. For Bohemians, their top scorers are Tierney and Omochere, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.