On the 16th of March, in this week 6 match, Dundalk and Drogheda United will play a match in Drogheda in a clash 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 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 5th placed Drogheda United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against UCD. Emmanuel Adegboyega struck first for Drogheda United in the 73rd minute on a feed from Dayle Rooney, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed UCD couldn’t manage to score, and Drogheda United took the shutout win. Drogheda United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Dundalk is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Derry City. Derry City had 19 on net, and Dundalk had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Dundalk is looking for direction having earned 13 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 these teams were evenly matched with 2 wins each.
Dundalk’s most prolific scorer has been Rayhaan Tulloch. The English midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. Drogheda United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Ryan Brennan and Adam Foley each only have 1 goal in their last five.