In this week 4 match on Mar 4th, St Patrick’s will host Shamrock Rovers at Richmond Park in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams in the ever popular 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. In their last match, St Patrick’s recorded a 0-1 loss against Bohemians. Stephen Mallon scored the first goal for Bohemians in the 49th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed St Patrick’s couldn’t manage to score, and Bohemians took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while 1st placed Shamrock Rovers is fresh off their 3-1 win against Drogheda United. Sean Gannon scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 21st minute, then Jack Byrne added another in the 41st minute. Shamrock Rovers is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
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.
Graham Burke has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Shamrock Rovers. St Patrick’s’s top weapon lately has been Burns, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.