In this week 26 match, on Friday Aug 5th, Finn Harps hosts Drogheda United 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 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Finn Harps sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Dundalk. Darragh Leahy scored the first goal for Dundalk in the 4th minute, then Keith Ward added another in the 7th minute In the end, Finn Harps was frustrated by Dundalk’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dundalk ended the match with the shutout victory. Finn Harps looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches, while drogheda United sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against UCD. Adam Foley scored the first goal for Drogheda United in the 3rd minute, but Tom Lonergan got the equalizer for UCD in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for UCD. Drogheda United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Drogheda United and Finn Harps last played eachother at the Hunky Dorys Park on the 20th of May. Drogheda United won by a score of 3 to 1. Conor Tourish struck first for Finn Harps in the 47th minute, but E. Weir got the equalizer for Drogheda United in the 67th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 90th minute on a goal by Adam Foley.
Drogheda United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dean Williams and E. Weir each only have 1 goal in their last five. Ethan Boyle has been the most prolific scorer on Finn Harps in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.