Drogheda United are eager to improve their points total at their own arena in this fixture hosting Shelbourne.
- Drogheda United have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) 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.
Drogheda United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier Division, Drogheda United have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games. When Drogheda United hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Drogheda United, Finn Harps and UCD), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
Drogheda faced defeat in their previous match, away at Finn Harps (0-3).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus UCD.Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 10 league games, 8 have contained zero, one or two goals.
On the other hand, Drogheda United have conceded 16 goals.
Shelbourne form and stats
Playing away, Shelbourne have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier Division this season.
Two away games in a row for Shelbourne, whose coach Duff could celebrate last time after the FAI Cup win against Bray Wanderers.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus UCD at their stadium, the result 2-0.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Shelbourne has managed 12 goals and let in 12 from 12 matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent fixtures featuring these two teams have all ended as Shelbourne victories. More of the same or streak broken?The duelists have played earlier this season: Shelbourne - Drogheda United 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Boyd 7 goals |  D. Williams 6 goals |  R. Brennan 4 goals |
Drogheda United missing players
Shelbourne missing players
| Drogheda United | Shelbourne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 25 | 13 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 41 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 91% |
| 77% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 70% |
| 38% | 31% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 27% | 23% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 13% |
| 12% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 50% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 43% |
| 19% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 30% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 35% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 6.2 | 5.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.3 | 10.2 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 29% | 25% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 31% |
| 12.4 | 12.8 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 9.1 | 8.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- Drogheda United have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) 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 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 52 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Derry City | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 44 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -16 | 27 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -23 | 15 |
| 10 | UCD | 25 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31 | -34 | 13 |
