July 1st features a match where St Patrick’s hosts Drogheda United at Richmond Park in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 4th placed St Patrick’s is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Shamrock Rovers. Andy Lyons scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 61st minute, then Greene added another in the 71st minute. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Drogheda United is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Sligo Rovers. Neither Drogheda United nor Sligo Rovers could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 7 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Hunky Dorys Park, St Patrick’s won by a score of 4 to 0. Darragh Burns scored the first goal for St Patrick’s in the 4th minute, then Eoin Doyle added another in the 35th minute In the end, Drogheda United couldn’t muster any offence and St Patrick’s ran away with the shutout win.
Dean Williams has been the most prolific scorer on Drogheda United in the last five matches with 2 goals. For St Patrick’s, their top scorers are Tunde Owolabi and Eoin Doyle, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.