In this week 29 match on the 3rd of September, Sligo Rovers and Drogheda United 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 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Sligo Rovers is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Dundalk. William Fitzgerald scored the first goal for Sligo Rovers in the 57th minute, then Frank Liivak added another in the 83rd minute on a feed from Aidan Keena At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dundalk couldn’t manage to score, and Sligo Rovers took the shutout win. Sligo Rovers should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while drogheda United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Derry City. James Akintunde scored the first goal for Derry City in the 39th minute, then Dayle Rooney tied it up for Drogheda United in the 52nd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Drogheda United. Drogheda United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Drogheda United nor Sligo Rovers could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Both Ryan Brennan and Dayle Rooney have been the hottest scorers for Drogheda United in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Both Max Mata and Aidan Keena have been the hottest scorers for Sligo Rovers in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.