February 24th features a match where UCD hosts Sligo Rovers in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 2nd placed UCD, recorded a 1-1 draw against Dundalk. John Martin scored the first goal for Dundalk in the 34th minute, then Behan tied it up for UCD in the 78th minute earning them at least the one point. UCD looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Sligo Rovers is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Shamrock Rovers. Graham Burke scored the first goal for Shamrock Rovers in the 17th minute, but Lukas Browning got the equalizer for Sligo Rovers in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Sligo Rovers. They’re hoping 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, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Cawley and Kailin Barlow are the top scorers for Sligo Rovers in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. UCD is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Tom Lonergan and Dignam each having 2 goals in their last 5.