Week 23 features a match on Fri Jul 8th, where Drogheda United and Dundalk will play a match in Drogheda in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams. In their last match, 8th placed Drogheda United, recorded a 0-3 loss against St Patrick’s. Billy King struck first for St Patrick’s in the 41st minute on a feed from Chris Forrester, then Eoin Doyle added another in the 86th minute In the end, Drogheda United was frustrated by St Patrick’s’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. St Patrick’s ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while dundalk is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against UCD. David McMillan struck first for Dundalk in the 51st minute on a feed from Joe Adams, then Joe Adams added another in the 57th minute In the end, UCD was frustrated by Dundalk’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dundalk ended the match with the shutout victory. Dundalk is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
On Apr 29th, Dundalk hosted Drogheda United in their last match together. Dundalk won by a score of 4 to 1. Darragh Leahy scored the first goal for Dundalk in the 40th minute, then Darragh Leahy added another in the 51st minute.
Dundalk’s most prolific scorer has been Daniel Kelly. The Irish midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Dean Williams has been the most prolific scorer on Drogheda United in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.