Week 15 brings us a match on May 13th where Drogheda United and Shelbourne will play a match in Dublin in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Shelbourne recorded a 2-1 win against Sligo Rovers. Jack Moylan struck first for Shelbourne in the 20th minute, then Sean Boyd added another in the 43rd minute. Shelbourne is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Drogheda United recorded a 0-4 loss against St Patrick’s. Darragh Burns struck first for St Patrick’s in the 4th minute, then Eoin Doyle added another in the 35th minute In the end, Drogheda United couldn’t muster any offence and St Patrick’s ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Feb 25th, Drogheda United hosted Shelbourne at the Hunky Dorys Park in their last match together. Shelbourne won by a score of 2 to 0. Hawkins struck first for Shelbourne in the 49th minute, then Michael Coyle added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Drogheda United couldn’t manage to score, and Shelbourne took the shutout win.
Ryan Brennan has been the most effective weapon for Drogheda United lately. The Irish midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. For Shelbourne, their top scorers are Farrell and Sean Boyd, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.