On the 8th of April, Shelbourne plays host to Shamrock Rovers in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier Division teams in the anticipated Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Shelbourne recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sligo Rovers. Daniel Carr struck first for Shelbourne in the 33rd minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sligo Rovers couldn’t manage to score, and Shelbourne took the shutout win. Shelbourne is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while shamrock Rovers sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Finn Harps. Andy Lyons struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Andy Lyons added another in the 79th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Finn Harps couldn’t manage to score, and Shamrock Rovers took the shutout win. Shamrock Rovers is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
For Shamrock Rovers, their top scorers are Graham Burke and Andy Lyons, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Shelbourne’s top weapon lately has been Sean Boyd, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.