Drogheda United and Bohemians club members eagerly anticipate Premier Division bout at United Park

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Competition: Fri 10.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: United Park

Drogheda United are up for a new task after their 0-0 against Sligo Rovers in the previous game. Bohemians are coming to town!

Insights:
  • Bohemians have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier Division

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Drogheda United form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier Division, Drogheda United have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games.

Drogheda United drew their last game, also a home match. Sligo Rovers (placed 3rd) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Dundalk.

Drogheda has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Drogheda United have conceded 13 goals.

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Bohemians form and stats

Playing away, Bohemians have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier Division this season. Bohemians has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Bohemians go into this game after a win, the home game against Shamrock Rovers that ended 2-1. Bohemians made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, G. Kelly receiving a red card in the 80th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Bohemians won the match 2-1!

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Bohemians have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bohemians - Drogheda 5-0 was the story when these contenders last played each other, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Drogheda victories, three draws and five Bohemians wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BohemiansG. Kelly
G. Kelly
12 goals
DroghedaM. Doyle
M. Doyle
10 goals
Drogheda UnitedC. Lyons
C. Lyons
9 goals

Drogheda United missing players

Bohemians missing players

Drogheda United Bohemians
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 1 Played P 1 10 22
9 4 0 Won W 0 3 10
7 4 0 Drew D 1 2 4
10 5 1 Lost L 0 5 8
37 16 1 Scored S 1 8 35
32 13 2 Conceded C 1 12 24
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 68%
50% 38% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 30% 50%
23% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 32%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
58% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 40% 45%
19% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 36%
27% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 30% 18%
 
3.9 4.3 8 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.1 4.7
5.6 5 1 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.4 3.6
1.6 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.7 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.2 9.1 8 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.2 10.7
3.1 3.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.1 4.7
46% 33% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 20% 34%
Key stats in Premier Division this season:
  • Bohemians have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier Division
  • Bohemians have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Premier Division
  • Bohemians haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 24 15 5 4 40 20 12 7 4 1 20 10 12 8 1 3 20 10 20 50
2 St Patrick's 26 15 5 6 46 30 13 11 0 2 25 10 13 4 5 4 21 20 16 50
3 Sligo Rovers 24 11 6 7 28 18 11 4 3 4 15 9 13 7 3 3 13 9 10 39
4 Derry City 25 10 7 8 31 29 13 3 6 4 17 17 12 7 1 4 14 12 2 37
5 Bohemians 22 10 4 8 35 24 12 7 2 3 27 12 10 3 2 5 8 12 11 34
6 Drogheda United 26 9 7 10 37 32 13 4 4 5 16 13 13 5 3 5 21 19 5 34
7 Finn Harps 25 9 5 11 26 33 12 4 2 6 12 15 13 5 3 5 14 18 -7 32
8 Waterford United 26 9 2 15 24 44 13 4 2 7 12 23 13 5 0 8 12 21 -20 29
9 Dundalk 24 7 7 10 28 35 12 4 2 6 13 18 12 3 5 4 15 17 -7 28
10 Longford Town 26 1 8 17 18 48 13 1 3 9 7 22 13 0 5 8 11 26 -30 11

Read more about Premier Division

The League of Ireland Premier Division, also known as the SSE Aitricity League Premier Division, is the highest level of football in the Republic of Ireland. It also has teams from Northern Ireland participating. The season runs from February to October with ten teams playing 36 matches each.