Week 28 features a match on Friday Aug 19th, where UCD hosts St Patrick’s in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams in the anticipated Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, UCD recorded a 2-1 win against Finn Harps. Filip Mihaljević scored the first goal for Finn Harps in the 18th minute from the penalty spot, but Donal Higgins got the equalizer for UCD in the 21st minute from the penalty spot Finally they completed the comback in the 58th minute on a goal by Caffrey to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 4th placed St Patrick’s, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sligo Rovers. Serge Atakayi struck first for St Patrick’s in the 31st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sligo Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and St Patrick’s ran away with the shutout win. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
St Patrick’s and UCD last played eachother at the Richmond Park on Friday Jun 17th. St Patrick’s was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Eoin Doyle scored the first goal for St Patrick’s in the 50th minute, then Eoin Doyle added another in the 72nd minute on a penalty.
Both Billy King and Eoin Doyle have been the hottest scorers for St Patrick’s in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. UCD is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Tom Lonergan and Donal Higgins each having 2 goals in their last 5.