Drogheda United are yearning to increase their points at their own arena in this upcoming match hosting Finn Harps.
- Drogheda United have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Premier Division
Drogheda United and Finn Harps should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Drogheda United form and stats
The complete Premier Division stats playing at home this season for Drogheda United are 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Drogheda United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Drogheda United, UCD and Shelbourne), they have won 1 of 2 matches! It's trouble wherever Drogheda United are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Drogheda are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 183 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Brennan).
No payout for Drogheda United in their previous match, an away game at Shelbourne that ended in defeat 0-1.
Before that game, the home loss against St Patrick's with the scoreline 0-4.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 United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Drogheda, as the Premier Division home game vs Shamrock Rovers is only three days away.
Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Finn Harps form and stats
There's been little loot from Finn Harps's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Premier Division. Finn Harps only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Finn Harps has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Finn Harps's previous game was their home loss versus UCD (0-1).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Shamrock Rovers wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Harps in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Finn Harps, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
After this away game Finn Harps return home for a Premier Division game against Dundalk. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Harps struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the sides met previously this campaign; Finn Harps - Drogheda United 2-2. Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Drogheda won two, Finn Harps triumphed in four and we saw four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  C. Lyons 3 goals |  D. Williams 3 goals |  R. Brennan 3 goals |
Drogheda United missing players
Finn Harps missing players
| Drogheda United | Finn Harps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 93% |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 86% | 73% |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 53% |
| 40% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 27% |
| 20% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 29% | 20% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 5.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.4 | 7.8 |
| 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 33% | 23% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 27% |
| 11.5 | 11.6 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 9.6 | 7.9 |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
- Drogheda United have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Premier Division
- Drogheda United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Finn Harps have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Finn Harps have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Premier Division
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 36 |
| 2 | Derry City | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -7 | 18 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 13 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 10 |
| 10 | UCD | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | -22 | 8 |
