On the 23rd of April, in this week 12 match, Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers will play a match in Sligo in a clash of these two closely matched Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. 4th placed Sligo Rovers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Finn Harps. Karl O’Sullivan struck first for Sligo Rovers in the 25th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Finn Harps couldn’t muster any offence and Sligo Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Sligo Rovers is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Drogheda United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Derry City. Joseph Thomson scored the first goal for Derry City in the 31st minute, then Ryan Brennan tied it up for Drogheda United in the 40th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Drogheda United. Drogheda United is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers last played eachother at the Hunky Dorys Park on Mar 11th. Sligo Rovers was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Lewis Banks struck first for Sligo Rovers in the 7th minute, then Jordan Patrick Dear Hamilton added another in the 19th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Drogheda United couldn’t manage to score, and Sligo Rovers took the shutout win.
Drogheda United’s most prolific scorer has been Ryan Brennan. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Max Mata has been the most prolific scorer on Sligo Rovers in his last 5 matches with three goals.