In this week 23 match on May 9th, Derry City hosts St Patrick’s at Brandywell Stadium 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 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Derry City recorded a 4-0 shutout win against St Patrick’s. Matthew Smith struck first for Derry City in the 5th minute, then McGonigle added another in the 30th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed St Patrick’s couldn’t manage to score, and Derry City took the shutout win. Derry City looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, St Patrick’s recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Drogheda United. Burns struck first for St Patrick’s in the 4th minute, then Eoin Doyle added another in the 35th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Drogheda United couldn’t manage to score, and St Patrick’s took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches St Patrick’s should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 29th of April, Derry City took the match by a score of 4 to 0. Matthew Smith scored the first goal for Derry City in the 5th minute, then Jamie McGonigle added another in the 30th minute In the end, St Patrick’s was frustrated by Derry City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Derry City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Eoin Doyle has been the most prolific scorer on St Patrick’s in the last 5 matches with three goals. Derry City is fortunate enough to have Jamie McGonigle in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.