On the 15th of July, in this week 24 match, St Patrick’s will host Dundalk at Richmond Park in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. 4th placed St Patrick’s is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Drogheda United. Billy King struck first for St Patrick’s in the 41st minute, then Eoin Doyle added another in the 86th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Drogheda United couldn’t manage to score, and St Patrick’s took the shutout win. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Dundalk recorded a 0-1 loss against Drogheda United. Dean Williams struck first for Drogheda United in the 1st minute on a feed from E. Weir, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Dundalk was frustrated by Drogheda United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Drogheda United ended the match with the shutout victory. Dundalk is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Dundalk was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Daniel Kelly struck first for Dundalk in the 24th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed St Patrick’s couldn’t manage to score, and Dundalk took the shutout win.
Kelly and Robbie Benson are the top scorers for Dundalk in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Eoin Doyle has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for St Patrick’s.