Both teams are placed in the middle of the table. The hosts, after an unexpected draw with Drogheda, where they conceded a goal in the 84 minute, will want to return to the winning path today. Hosts cannot count on mail player Wilson; the guest squad will play without McSweeney, Boyd. The previous game the guests lost to Shamrock 2: 0 in terrible style, with such a game they have nothing to look for today.
Waterford started the league competition with a 5-2 win over Athlone. Their opponents today in a different mood, a major 6-0 defeat to Bray shows their present form. The coach changes the squad looking for the optimum, he replaced the goalkeeper and defenders: McGuinness, Callan, Massey. This is not a good sign for the second game after the restart of games.
A difficult task today is facing the host team to at least draw with the strong leader of the Irish league – Shamrock. The guests from 4 games have not lost and are currently in great shape. The hosts, are currently hurt with staffing problems, 2 players will not play: Prince Mutswungum, Darragh Power, 5 with health problems are monitored and may also not appear: Ronaldo Green, Junior Quitirna, Matthew Connor, Eddie Nolan, Greg Halford.
Longford lost 2 players by red cards after the last victory against Dundalk. Two more have joined the long list of injured players, which means that the team cannot count on 6 main players: Manley, Kirk, Dobbs, Chambers, Stecey, Robbins. City, located on 3rd place and fighting for the cup positions, cannot miss such an opportunity.
Bohemians have a chance to jump in the scoreboard today. They will host weakened guests without any problems. From the opponent side 3 basic defensive players will miss the squad due to cards: Joe Thomson, Danny Lafferty, Cameron McJannet. The trainer mentioned valuable young substitutes, but their quality is incomparable.
3rd into league table Sligo is playing really well recently. Today without any weaknesses. Opponents are struggling, also a lot of injured and suspended players cannot play: Patrick McEleney, David McMillan, Brian Gartland, Wilfried Zahibo, Darragh Leahy, Cameron Yates, suspended Han Jeongwoo, Daniel Cleary.
Despite on last won game 3:0 against red lantern Longford, Todays hosts on the paper looks good. But looking on that, previous game they were similar level like opponent – Longford. what is not so good sign for Today’s match. Last games caused them a lot of injured players; out are Mark Timlin, Sean Boyd, under checking is Karl O’Sullivan, Shane McEleney, Ethan Boyle, Will Seymore. Coach has limited option to choose right replacements. Guests are highflying in good shape and quality, they have no new injured players. From 2 games without lost.
Into second Irish league, 3rd team will meet with 6th – Galway. Hosts without any injures on the winning path for 2 games, guests from the other hand looks to go into opposite directions after last lost with Cobh 0:1. Today will not play into Galway: Joshua Smith, Conor Melody, Kevin Horgan, red card suspended Mikey Place. Questionable: Timmy Molloy, Maurice Nugent, Enda Curran.
Hosts are in front of coming back to 1s place into second division Irish league. Today without any injured or suspended players they will fight against weakened Galway. To sidelined Joshua Smith, Michael Schlingermann, Conor Melody, Cian Murphy probably will join Donal Higgins, Conor Barry. Series of 4 won matches should be stopped Today by Cabinteely, who is on the progressing winning path (last won 2:0 with Shamrock2).
Bray is currently in the good shape won last 2 games. Today probably will not play into match Joe Doyle but midfielder Paul Keegan is coming back after suspension. From the opposite site hosts in really bad situation, lost all previous games into league, there is no light on the horizon to change Today anything. Also probably will not play Conor English. Playing on the same level like lost last games, they cannot take even one point from Today’s meeting.
