Week 10 features a match on Friday Apr 15th, where Sligo Rovers and Dundalk will play a match in Dundalk in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed Dundalk is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against St Patrick’s. St Patrick’s had 7 on net, and Dundalk had 6, 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, while in their last match, 4th placed Sligo Rovers, recorded a 2-2 draw against UCD. Max Mata struck first for Sligo Rovers in the 22nd minute, but Colm Whelan got the equalizer for UCD in the 57th minute . Sligo Rovers is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Dundalk and Sligo Rovers last played eachother at the The Showgrounds on Sat Mar 5th. Sligo Rovers and Dundalk battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Sligo Rovers nor Dundalk could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Sligo Rovers is glad to have Aidan Keena in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Hoban has been the most prolific scorer on Dundalk in the last five matches with 2 goals.