Here's another intriguing game in the Premier Division. Drogheda United is in the 8th position from playing three matches. They greet Sligo Rovers who are placed 6th from three games.
- Drogheda United have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier Division
Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their last competitive action. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face fixture!
Drogheda United form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Drogheda United's two home games in the Premier Division so far this season, having collected 3 points.
Drogheda's last game was hosting UCD (placed 10th) and winning 4-2.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Shamrock Rovers.Drogheda United are traveling soon after this match as the Premier Division match at Derry City awaits in three days.
Early season league goal statistics from Drogheda United's 2 home games: 4 goals, 4 conceded.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
Four points from two away games for Sligo Rovers, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier Division so far.
The attacking players of Sligo Rovers have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 192 minutes. The Rovers goalkeeper Edward McGinty is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 188 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Sligo Rovers delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Dundalk (placed 2nd) in their previous game.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Derry City that ended 0-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Finn Harps in just three days.
2 goals so far away for Sligo Rovers, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Drogheda-Sligo Rovers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Drogheda United two wins, Sligo Rovers three wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Drogheda United missing players
Sligo Rovers missing players
| Drogheda United | Sligo Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 5.7 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 4.3 | 1.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 9.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 8.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 45% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 20% |
| 8.3 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7 | 5 |
- Drogheda United have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier Division
- Drogheda United have the most conceded goals in the second half (5) in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier Division
| Drogheda United | Last season | Sligo Rovers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 19 | 43 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 69% | 56% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 61% | 67% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 31% | ||
| 19% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 11% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 3% | ||
| 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 42% | ||
| 22% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 42% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Derry City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Shamrock Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 10 | UCD | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| Last season | 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 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 31 | 78 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 62 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 57 |
| 4 | Derry City | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 49 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 54 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 60 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -2 | 48 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -8 | 44 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 56 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 27 | -20 | 42 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 36 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 71 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 39 | -49 | 15 |
