Week 31 features a match on Fri Sep 30th, where St Patrick’s will play host to Derry City in a clash of the Premier Division. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. St Patrick’s is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Drogheda United. Mark Doyle struck first for St Patrick’s in the 70th minute on a feed from Joseph Redmond, then Forrester added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty At the end of 90 a dissapointed Drogheda United couldn’t manage to score, and St Patrick’s took the shutout win. St Patrick’s looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 2nd placed Derry City, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sligo Rovers. William Patching scored the first goal for Derry City in the 15th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sligo Rovers couldn’t manage to score, and Derry City took the shutout win. Derry City is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 9th of May, Derry City and St Patrick’s battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Derry City nor St Patrick’s could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 1 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Both Ryan Graydon and Michael Duffy have been the hottest scorers for Derry City in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. St Patrick’s’s most prolific scorer has been Forrester. The Irish midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.