In a weekend match on Friday Mar 18th, in week 7, Bohemians will travel to Dublin to battle UCD in a clash of these two closely matched Premier Division teams in the ever popular Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, UCD recorded a 0-2 loss against St Patrick’s. Eoin Doyle scored the first goal for St Patrick’s in the 34th minute, then Mark Doyle added another in the 58th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed UCD couldn’t manage to score, and St Patrick’s took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while bohemians sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Shamrock Rovers. Rory Gaffney struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the 25th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bohemians couldn’t muster any offence and Shamrock Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Bohemians is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Omochere has been the most effective weapon for Bohemians lately. The Irish midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Kerrigan and Sam Todd are the top scorers for UCD in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.