In a weekend match in week 30, on Sun Sep 11th, Shamrock Rovers will play host to Finn Harps 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 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Shamrock Rovers, recorded a 0-1 loss against Bohemians. Liam Burt struck first for Bohemians in the 72nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Shamrock Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Bohemians ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Shamrock Rovers should be reasonably happy with their performance, while finn Harps is fresh off their 1-2 loss against St Patrick’s. Chris Forrester struck first for St Patrick’s in the 15th minute, then Anthony Breslin added another in the 18th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match on the 1st of July, Shamrock Rovers was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Rory Gaffney struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the 45th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Finn Harps was frustrated by Shamrock Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shamrock Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Eric McWoods and Filip Mihaljević have been the hottest scorers for Finn Harps in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Shamrock Rovers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rory Gaffney and Richie Towell each only have 1 goal in their last 5.