In this 16th week match, on Friday May 20th, St Patrick’s will host Shelbourne in a clash of these two closely matched Premier Division teams in the anticipated Dublin derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, St Patrick’s recorded a 1-1 draw against Sligo Rovers. Aidan Keena scored the first goal for Sligo Rovers in the 36th minute, then Burns tied it up for St Patrick’s in the 51st minute earning them at least the one point. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while shelbourne is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Drogheda United. Sean Boyd struck first for Shelbourne in the 51st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Drogheda United was frustrated by Shelbourne’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shelbourne ended the match with the shutout victory. Shelbourne is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 18th of February, Shelbourne hosted St Patrick’s in their last match together. St Patrick’s was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Darragh Burns struck first for St Patrick’s in the 19th minute, then Eoin Doyle added another in the 57th minute In the end, Shelbourne couldn’t muster any offence and St Patrick’s ran away with the shutout win.
Shelbourne’s top weapon lately has been Sean Boyd, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. St Patrick’s’s most prolific scorer has been Eoin Doyle. The Irish attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.