National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Drogheda United or Sligo Rovers that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had sufficient rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic match!
Drogheda United form and stats
Drogheda participated in FAI Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier Division this season. Drogheda United have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at United Park.
Happy days for Drogheda United in their previous game, a fixture away at UCD that ended with a 3-1 victory.
In the match before that, Drogheda United hosted Shamrock Rovers and drew the Premier Division game 0-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Drogheda have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 2 and lost 2.
Drogheda United aren't scoring a lot here at United Park in the league, with only {10 goals} from 12 games. 14 goals have been conceded.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
Rovers's mission in FAI Cup last season failed in the 1st round.Sligo Rovers have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Premier Division, after 3-2-7 (12 played).
The club members enjoyed Sligo Rovers's previous fixture versus Cork City, a 3-0 win played at home.
Before that, Sligo Rovers secured a home win against Bohemians with the score 3-1.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sligo Rovers playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 2 Sligo Rovers wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Rovers have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Drogheda United victories, four draws and four Sligo Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Mata 11 goals |  A. Foley 5 goals |
Drogheda United missing players
Sligo Rovers missing players
| Drogheda United | Sligo Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 17 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 12.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.1 | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 36% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Derry City | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | Cork City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -17 | 23 |
| 10 | UCD | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 39 | -50 | 9 |
