In this week 27 match on Aug 12th, Drogheda United will host Shelbourne at Hunky Dorys Park in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams. Drogheda United sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Finn Harps. Filip Mihaljević scored the first goal for Finn Harps in the 23rd minute on a penalty kick, then Eric McWoods added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Filip Mihaljević In the end, Drogheda United was frustrated by Finn Harps’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Finn Harps ended the match with the shutout victory. Drogheda United is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Shelbourne, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against UCD. Sean Boyd struck first for Shelbourne in the 55th minute on a penalty shot, then Daniel Carr added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, UCD couldn’t muster any offence and Shelbourne ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Shelbourne should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Tolka Park, Shelbourne won by a score of 1 to 0. 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.
Gavin Molloy has been the most prolific scorer on Shelbourne in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Drogheda United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dean Williams and E. Weir each only have 1 goal in their last five.