In this week 12 match, on Friday Apr 22nd, Dundalk will play host to Shelbourne in a clash of these two closely matched Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Dundalk recorded a 0-1 loss against Shamrock Rovers. Daniel Mandroiu scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 66th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dundalk couldn’t manage to score, and Shamrock Rovers took the shutout win. Dundalk is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while shelbourne is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Bohemians. Burt scored the first goal for Bohemians in the 13th minute, then Sean Boyd tied it up for Shelbourne in the 21st minute. Shelbourne is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Shelbourne and Dundalk battled to a 1-1 draw. Patrick Hoban struck first for Dundalk in the 70th minute, but Sean Boyd got the equalizer for Shelbourne in the 85th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Shelbourne.
Farrell has been the most prolific scorer on Shelbourne in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Dundalk is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Daniel Kelly and Hoban each having 2 goals in their last five.