In this week 4 match on the 6th of March, Dundalk and Shelbourne will play a match in Dundalk in a clash of the Premier Division. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Dundalk sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against St Patrick’s. Hoban struck first for Dundalk in the 5th minute, then Louie John Annesley added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Hayden Muller At the end of 90 a dissapointed St Patrick’s couldn’t manage to score, and Dundalk took the shutout win. Dundalk is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while shelbourne sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bohemians. Kian Leavy struck first for Shelbourne in the 78th 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 Shelbourne ran away with the shutout win. Shelbourne is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Dundalk won the head to head battle with 1 win and 3 draws. Ryan O’Kane has been the most prolific scorer on Dundalk in his last five matches with 2 goals.