In this 27th week match, on Sunday Aug 14th, St Patrick’s plays host to Sligo Rovers in a clash of the Premier Division. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, a perfect day for football. St Patrick’s sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Dundalk. Eoin Doyle scored the first goal for St Patrick’s in the 15th minute, then Kelly tied it up for Dundalk in the 77th minute earning Dundalk a comeback draw. St Patrick’s is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sligo Rovers recorded a 2-1 win against Bohemians. John O’Sullivan struck first for Bohemians in the 54th minute, then in the 64th minute, Aidan Keena sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Max Mata Finally they completed the comback in the 67th minute on a goal by Max Mata to cap off a wild match. Sligo Rovers is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
St Patrick’s and Sligo Rovers last played eachother at the The Showgrounds on Saturday May 14th. Sligo Rovers and St Patrick’s battled to a 1-1 draw. Aidan Keena struck first for Sligo Rovers in the 36th minute, then Darragh Burns tied it up for St Patrick’s in the 51st minute squeezing out at least the one point for St Patrick’s.
Aidan Keena has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Sligo Rovers. St Patrick’s is glad to have Eoin Doyle in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.