In this week 29 match on Sep 2nd, St Patrick’s will host Finn Harps in a clash of the Premier Division. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 4th placed St Patrick’s is fresh off their 3-1 win against Bohemians. Cotter struck first for St Patrick’s in the 9th minute on a feed from Chris Forrester, then Chris Forrester added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Serge Atakayi. With 20 points in their last 10 matches St Patrick’s should be reasonably happy with their performance, while finn Harps is fresh off their 3-2 win against Sligo Rovers. Barry McNamee struck first for Finn Harps in the 17th minute, then Ryan Rainey added another in the 35th minute. Finn Harps looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
St Patrick’s and Finn Harps last played eachother at the Finn Park on Jun 24th. Finn Harps and St Patrick’s battled to a 2-2 draw. Billy King struck first for St Patrick’s in the 6th minute, then Billy King added another in the 64th minute .
Both Eric McWoods and Filip Mihaljević have been the hottest scorers for Finn Harps in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. For St Patrick’s, their top scorers are Eoin Doyle and Serge Atakayi, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.