In this week 29 match on the 2nd of September, Shelbourne will travel to Dundalk to battle Dundalk 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 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Dundalk sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Sligo Rovers. William Fitzgerald scored the first goal for Sligo Rovers in the 57th minute, then Frank Liivak added another in the 83rd minute on a feed from Aidan Keena In the end, Dundalk couldn’t muster any offence and Sligo Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Dundalk is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Shelbourne, recorded a 1-1 draw against Bohemians. Tyreke Wilson scored the first goal for Bohemians in the 5th minute, but Shane Farrell got the equalizer for Shelbourne in the 55th minute earning them at least the one point. Shelbourne is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Jun 24th, Shelbourne and Dundalk battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Shelbourne nor Dundalk could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Both Molloy and Jack Moylan have been the hottest scorers for Shelbourne in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Dundalk is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Steven Bradley and Keith Ward each only have 1 goal in their last five.