On Fri Jul 1st, Finn Harps will play host to Shamrock Rovers in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 9th placed Finn Harps is fresh off their 2-2 draw against St Patrick’s. Billy King scored the first goal for St Patrick’s in the 6th minute, then Billy King added another in the 64th minute . Finn Harps looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while shamrock Rovers sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against St Patrick’s. Andy Lyons struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the 61st minute, then Greene added another in the 71st minute. Shamrock Rovers is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
On Fri May 6th, Shamrock Rovers hosted Finn Harps at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre in their last match together. Shamrock Rovers won by a score of 3 to 1. Roberto Lopes scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 17th minute, then Daniel Mandroiu added another in the 20th minute.
Rory Gaffney has been the most prolific scorer on Shamrock Rovers in the last five matches with two goals. Conor Tourish and Eric McWoods are the top scorers for Finn Harps in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.