In this week 36 match on the 6th of November, St Patrick’s plays host to Shelbourne in a clash of the Premier Division in the ever popular Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 4th placed St Patrick’s, recorded a 0-1 loss against Sligo Rovers. Aidan Keena struck first for Sligo Rovers in the 54th minute from the penalty spot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed St Patrick’s couldn’t manage to score, and Sligo Rovers took the shutout win. St Patrick’s should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while shelbourne sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 6-0 blowout win against Drogheda United. Jack Moylan struck first for Shelbourne in the 8th minute on a feed from Negru, then John Wilson added another in the 16th minute on a feed from Jack Moylan In the end, Drogheda United couldn’t muster any offence and Shelbourne ran away with the shutout win. Shelbourne looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 3rd of October, Shelbourne hosted St Patrick’s at the Tolka Park in their last match together. Shelbourne and St Patrick’s battled to a 4-4 draw. Sean Boyd struck first for Shelbourne in the 13th minute, then Cotter got the equalizer for St Patrick’s in the 20th minute on a feed from Joseph Redmond .
Sean Boyd has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Shelbourne. Both Eoin Doyle and Serge Atakayi have been the hottest scorers for St Patrick’s in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.