Week 32 brings us a match on Oct 9th, where Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers will play a match in Dublin in a clash of the Premier Division in the ever popular Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Shamrock Rovers is fresh off their 3-1 win against Sligo Rovers. Daniel Cleary struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the 15th minute, then Dylan Watts added another in the 37th minute. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Shamrock Rovers should be reasonably happy with their performance, while shelbourne is fresh off their 4-4 draw against St Patrick’s. Sean Boyd struck first for Shelbourne in the 13th minute on a feed from Farrell, then Cotter tied it up for St Patrick’s in the 20th minute . Shelbourne is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 22nd, Shelbourne hosted Shamrock Rovers in their last match together. Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Shelbourne nor Shamrock Rovers could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Shelbourne’s most prolific scorer has been Sean Boyd. The Irish attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Neil Farrugia has been the most prolific scorer on Shamrock Rovers in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.