Week 2 features a match on Friday Feb 24th, where Bohemians hosts Dundalk at Dalymount Park in a Premier Division match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Bohemians recorded a 2-1 win against Cork City. Grant Horton struck first for Bohemians in the 19th minute on a feed from Alistair Coote, then Jordan Flores added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Patrick Kirk. Bohemians is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Dundalk is fresh off their 1-1 draw against UCD. John Martin struck first for Dundalk in the 34th minute, but Behan got the equalizer for UCD in the 78th minute earning them at least the one point. Dundalk looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Dundalk won the head to head battle with 3 wins and 1 draw.
Both Cameron Elliott and Ryan O’Kane have been the hottest scorers for Dundalk in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Bohemians’s top weapon lately has been Jordan Flores, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.