In this week 5 match on the 10th of March, Derry City hosts Dundalk at Brandywell Stadium in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 1st placed Derry City, recorded a 4-0 shutout win against UCD. McEneff scored the first goal for Derry City in the 15th minute, then Jordan McEneff added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Brandon Kavanagh In the end, UCD couldn’t muster any offence and Derry City ran away with the shutout win. Derry City is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Dundalk recorded a 2-1 win against Shelbourne. John Wilson scored the first goal for Shelbourne in the 15th minute, then in the 47th minute, Darragh Leahy sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Rayhaan Tulloch But luckily in the 68th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Boyle. Dundalk is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Dundalk won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 2 draws.
Both Ryan O’Kane and Rayhaan Tulloch have been the hottest scorers for Dundalk in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Derry City is fortunate enough to have McEneff in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.