In a mid week match on Monday Sep 26th, in week 26, Shamrock Rovers will play host to UCD in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams in the ever popular Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Shamrock Rovers is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Shelbourne. Neither Shelbourne nor Shamrock Rovers could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Shamrock Rovers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while uCD is fresh off their 3-2 win against Dundalk. Keith Ward scored the first goal for Dundalk in the 39th minute, then Tom Lonergan tied it up for UCD in the 51st minute But luckily in the 87th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Tom Lonergan. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Shamrock Rovers and UCD last played eachother at the Ucd Bowl on May 19th. Shamrock Rovers won by a score of 3 to 0. Cotter struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the 5th minute, then Daniel Mandroiu added another in the 17th minute In the end, UCD was frustrated by Shamrock Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shamrock Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Tom Lonergan has been the most effective weapon for UCD lately. The Irish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Shamrock Rovers is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andy Lyons and Rory Gaffney each having 2 goals in their last five.