In a weekend match on Friday Mar 10th, in week 5, Shelbourne will host Shamrock Rovers at Tolka Park in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams in the anticipated Dublin derby. Weather on match day is looking like a snowy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Shelbourne sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Dundalk. John Wilson scored the first goal for Shelbourne in the 15th minute, then Rayhaan Tulloch tied it up for Dundalk in the 47th minute on a feed from Darragh Leahy But luckily in the 68th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Andrew Boyle. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while 9th placed Shamrock Rovers is fresh off their 4-4 draw against Cork City. Rory Gaffney struck first for Shamrock Rovers in the 14th minute, but Ruairi Keating got the equalizer for Cork City in the 34th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Shamrock Rovers won the head to head battle with 3 wins and 1 draw.
Shamrock Rovers’s top weapon lately has been Graham Burke, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Shelbourne hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Kian Leavy and John Wilson, and they each have 1 goal.