In this week 8 match on Apr 1st, Drogheda United and St Patrick’s will play a match in Dublin in a clash of the Premier Division. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 3rd placed St Patrick’s is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Derry City. William Patching struck first for Derry City in the 4th minute, then Tom Grivosti tied it up for St Patrick’s in the 47th minute. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Drogheda United is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Dundalk. Dean Williams scored the first goal for Drogheda United in the 49th minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dundalk couldn’t manage to score, and Drogheda United took the shutout win. Drogheda United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season St Patrick’s won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
For Drogheda United, their top scorers are Lyons and Dean Williams, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. St Patrick’s’s most prolific scorer has been Eoin Doyle. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.