Carlisle Grounds: Bray Wanderers vs Drogheda United First Division preview

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Competition: Republic of Ireland First Division
Date: Sat 21.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Carlisle Grounds (3500 seats)

Bray Wanderers will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 8 points behind Drogheda United.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Bray Wanderers form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Carlisle Grounds as Bray Wanderers have scored 21 goals to get 26 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the First Division are 8-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

A good away victory last time out for Bray Wanderers, who won 2-1 against Longford Town (placed 3rd). A 0-0 draw away before that, with Shelbourne the opponent.

Bray Wanderers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Carlisle Grounds with 21 goals in 12 league matches. From these home matches, Bray Wanderers have conceded only 11 goals.

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Drogheda United form and stats

8 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Drogheda United, who have the most scored goals (58) in First Division, playing as the away team in the First Division this season.

The manager T. Clancy was unhappy after their last game, a First Division match played at their home ground Carlisle Grounds. Drogheda United suffered a 1-3 loss to Shelbourne (placed 1st). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Athlone Town.

Drogheda United have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 29 goals from 13 away matches. Drogheda United have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Drogheda United - Bray Wanderers 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Bray Wanderers, 2 draws and 3 wins for Drogheda United. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.

Top Goalscorers

C. Lyons
12 goals
M. Doyle
11 goals
S. Meaney
10 goals

Bray Wanderers missing players

Drogheda United missing players

Bray Wanderers Drogheda United
Total Home Home vs top Statistics Away vs mid Away Total
26 12 2 Played 3 13 26
13 8 1 Won 2 8 16
4 2 0 Drew 1 1 3
9 2 1 Lost 0 4 7
40 21 3 Scored 9 29 58
25 11 3 Conceded 1 17 32
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 67% 92% 88%
62% 67% 50% Over 1.5 67% 85% 77%
46% 50% 50% Over 2.5 67% 77% 73%
23% 25% 50% Over 3.5 67% 46% 50%
15% 17% 50% Over 4.5 67% 31% 35%
38% 50% 50% BTTS 33% 62% 54%
31% 33% 0% Clean Sheets 67% 31% 38%
35% 17% 50% Failed to Score 33% 15% 19%
 
5.2 6.2 4.5 Corners For (avg) 7 5.8 5.8
3.7 4.4 6 Corners Against (avg) 5 3.7 4.2
1.8 2.1 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.7 1.5 1.5
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • Bray Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bray Wanderers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Bray Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Drogheda United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Bray Wanderers
All Premier Division First Division League Cup Club Friendlies Leinster Senior Cup FAI Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
05-07-19 FD Cabinteely 2 - 1 Bray Wanderers
12-07-19 FD Bray Wanderers 1 - 0 Limerick
19-07-19 FD Galway United 2 - 2 Bray Wanderers
26-07-19 FD Bray Wanderers 3 - 0 Athlone Town
02-08-19 FD Wexford Youths 1 - 5 Bray Wanderers
09-08-19 FAI St Patrick's 2 - 1 Bray Wanderers
16-08-19 FD Bray Wanderers 3 - 3 Cobh Ramblers
30-08-19 FD Shelbourne 0 - 0 Bray Wanderers
14-09-19 FD Longford Town 1 - 2 Bray Wanderers
21-09-19 FD Bray Wanderers 18:45 Drogheda United
Drogheda United
All Premier Division First Division League Cup Club Friendlies Leinster Senior Cup FAI Cup
All Home Away
19-07-19 FD Limerick 1 - 4 Drogheda United
26-07-19 FD Drogheda United 0 - 0 Cabinteely
02-08-19 FD Galway United 1 - 3 Drogheda United
09-08-19 FAI Drogheda United 2 - 1 Avondale United
16-08-19 FD Drogheda United 6 - 0 Wexford Youths
21-08-19 LSC Sheriff YC 1 - 1 Drogheda United
23-08-19 FAI Shamrock Rovers 4 - 0 Drogheda United
30-08-19 FD Athlone Town 0 - 2 Drogheda United
13-09-19 FD Drogheda United 1 - 3 Shelbourne
21-09-19 FD Bray Wanderers 18:45 Drogheda United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shelbourne 26 18 3 5 43 19 12 9 2 1 23 8 14 9 1 4 20 11 24 57
2 Drogheda United 26 16 3 7 58 32 13 8 2 3 29 15 13 8 1 4 29 17 26 51
3 Longford Town 26 15 3 8 38 22 13 10 0 3 22 8 13 5 3 5 16 14 16 48
4 Cabinteely 26 13 8 5 37 27 14 8 2 4 21 18 12 5 6 1 16 9 10 47
5 Bray Wanderers 26 13 4 9 40 25 12 8 2 2 21 11 14 5 2 7 19 14 15 43
6 Limerick 25 10 6 9 31 31 14 7 4 3 22 15 11 3 2 6 9 16 0 36
7 Cobh Ramblers 26 8 7 11 37 48 13 6 3 4 19 15 13 2 4 7 18 33 -11 31
8 Galway United 25 6 4 15 31 38 13 3 3 7 18 19 12 3 1 8 13 19 -7 22
9 Athlone Town 26 4 5 17 28 59 13 2 3 8 16 33 13 2 2 9 12 26 -31 17
10 Wexford Youths 26 2 5 19 21 63 12 2 3 7 10 21 14 0 2 12 11 42 -42 11

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