In this week 9 match on the 9th of April, Sligo Rovers will host UCD in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Sligo Rovers sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Shelbourne. Daniel Carr scored the first goal for Shelbourne in the 33rd minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sligo Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Shelbourne ran away with the shutout win. Sligo Rovers is looking for direction having 3 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while uCD sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Derry City. William Patching scored the first goal for Derry City in the 66th minute, then Ronan Boyce added another in the 78th minute In the end, UCD was frustrated by Derry City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Derry City ended the match with the shutout victory. UCD looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
UCD’s most prolific scorer has been Sam Todd. The Irish defender has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Aidan Keena has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Sligo Rovers.