In this week 7 match on Mar 18th, Derry City will play host to St Patrick’s in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 3rd placed Derry City is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Shelbourne. Patrick McEleney struck first for Derry City in the 73rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Shelbourne couldn’t manage to score, and Derry City took the shutout win. Derry City is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed St Patrick’s is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against UCD. Eoin Doyle struck first for St Patrick’s in the 34th minute, then Mark Doyle added another in the 58th minute In the end, UCD couldn’t muster any offence and St Patrick’s ran away with the shutout win. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season St Patrick’s won the head to head battle with 2 wins, 1 losss and 1 draw.
Eoin Doyle has been the most prolific scorer on St Patrick’s in the last five matches with 2 goals. Derry City’s top weapon lately has been Jamie McGonigle, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.