Week 5 features a match on Fri Mar 11th, where Dundalk will travel to Dublin to battle Shelbourne in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Shelbourne sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Derry City. Patrick McEleney scored the first goal for Derry City in the 73rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shelbourne couldn’t manage to score, and Derry City took the shutout win. Shelbourne looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Dundalk recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Sligo Rovers. Sligo Rovers had 10 on net, and Dundalk had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Dundalk is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Dundalk is glad to have Steven Bradley in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. Coyle and Hawkins are the top scorers for Shelbourne in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.