Week 4 brings us a match on Mar 5th, where Sligo Rovers will host Dundalk in a clash of the Premier Division. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 5th placed Sligo Rovers is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Derry City. Derry City had 11 on net, and Sligo Rovers had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Sligo Rovers is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Dundalk recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Finn Harps. Steven Bradley scored the first goal for Dundalk in the 44th minute, then Sam Bone added another in the 46th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Finn Harps couldn’t manage to score, and Dundalk took the shutout win. Dundalk is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sligo Rovers won the head to head battle with 1 draw and 1 losss.
Steven Bradley has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Dundalk. Kenny has been the most prolific scorer on Sligo Rovers in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.