In a weekend match in week 2, on Friday Feb 24th, St Patrick’s will play host to Shelbourne in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams in the ever popular Dublin derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. St Patrick’s is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Derry City. Jordan McEneff scored the first goal for Derry City in the 32nd minute, but Joseph Redmond got the equalizer for St Patrick’s in the 89th minute earning St Patrick’s a comeback draw. St Patrick’s looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while shelbourne sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Drogheda United. Neither Shelbourne nor Drogheda United could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Shelbourne looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season St Patrick’s won the head to head battle with 2 wins. For St Patrick’s, their top scorers are Jake Mulraney and Eoin Doyle, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.