On Friday Aug 5th, Dundalk hosts Derry City in a meeting of these two evenly matched Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Dundalk is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Finn Harps. Darragh Leahy struck first for Dundalk in the 4th minute, then Keith Ward added another in the 7th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Finn Harps couldn’t manage to score, and Dundalk took the shutout win. Dundalk is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Derry City recorded a 2-1 win against Finn Harps. Rob Jones struck first for Finn Harps in the 31st minute, but Ryan Graydon got the equalizer for Derry City in the 80th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by James Akintunde to cap off a wild match. Derry City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Derry City and Dundalk last played eachother at the Brandywell Stadium on the 20th of May. Dundalk took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Robbie Benson struck first for Dundalk in the 10th minute, but James Akintunde got the equalizer for Derry City in the 75th minute.
For Derry City, their top scorers are William Patching and Matthew Smith, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Dundalk’s top weapon lately has been Keith Ward, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.