In this 33rd week match, on Monday Oct 24th, UCD and Shelbourne will play a match in Dublin 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 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Shelbourne sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Shamrock Rovers. Farrell scored the first goal for Shelbourne in the 14th minute, then Daniel Cleary got the equalizer for Shamrock Rovers in the 26th minute on a feed from Jack Byrne But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 95th minute on a goal by Rory Gaffney. Shelbourne looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while uCD sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Sligo Rovers. Adam McDonnell struck first for Sligo Rovers in the 19th minute, then Adam McDonnell added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Robbie Burton In the end, UCD was frustrated by Sligo Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sligo Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory. UCD looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
UCD and Shelbourne last played eachother at the Ucd Bowl on the 22nd of July. Shelbourne won by a score of 2 to 0. Sean Boyd scored the first goal for Shelbourne in the 55th minute on a penalty kick, then Daniel Carr added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Conor Kane At the end of 90 a dissapointed UCD couldn’t manage to score, and Shelbourne took the shutout win.
UCD’s most prolific scorer has been Tom Lonergan . The Irish attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. Shelbourne is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Sean Boyd and Farrell each having 2 goals in their last five.