On the 2nd of September, in this week 29 match, Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians will play a match in Dublin in a Premier Division match in the ever popular Dublin derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Bohemians recorded a 1-3 loss against St Patrick’s. Cotter struck first for St Patrick’s in the 9th minute, then Forrester added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Serge Atakayi. Bohemians is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while shamrock Rovers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Ferencváros. Andy Lyons scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 89th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Ferencváros couldn’t muster any offence and Shamrock Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Shamrock Rovers is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Jun 24th, Shamrock Rovers hosted Bohemians in their last match together. Shamrock Rovers won by a score of 1 to 0. Rory Gaffney scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 46th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Bohemians couldn’t muster any offence and Shamrock Rovers ran away with the shutout win.
Shamrock Rovers’s most prolific scorer has been Rory Gaffney. The Irish attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Liam Burt and John O’Sullivan are the top scorers for Bohemians in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.