Possible nail-biting contest in Finn Harps - Drogheda United game

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Competition: Fri 18.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Finn Park (7500 seats)

Finn Harps prepare to clash heads with Drogheda United in this Premier Division fixture. Everything you need to learn about the game can be found right here!

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Finn Harps form and stats

In the previous season, Finn Harps's league stats were 11 wins, 11 draws and 14 losses, resulting in 8th position in the Premier Division. From these 36 matches they scored 44 goals and conceded 52. Performing at home in the previous season Finn Harps produced 5-6-7 (win-draw-lost) with 23 goals and 22 conceded.

This is expected to be a close game, with Finn Harps perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Finn Harps as a small favourite), we find five games. Finn Harps has won three of these, drawn two and lost zero.

Finn Harps have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 1 victories, 2 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Finn Harps have scored 4 goals and conceded 3 times.

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Drogheda United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Drogheda United performed last season in the Premier Division: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 8 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 45 and conceded 43 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 9 with 23/26 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Drogheda United playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were one Drogheda United win, one draw and four defeats.

Just as the home team, Drogheda United have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 3 Drogheda wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings between these squads: Finn Harps won four, Drogheda United were winners in three and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Finn Harps missing players

Drogheda United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Finn Harps Drogheda United
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Finn Harps Last season Drogheda United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
11 5   Won W   5 12
11 6   Drew D   4 8
14 7   Lost L   9 16
44 23   Scored S   23 45
52 22   Conceded C   26 43
94% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
78% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 69%
58% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 44%
28% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 19%
8% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
61% 61%   BTTS BTTS   50% 50%
17% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 22%
28% 28%   Failed to Score F T   33% 33%
 
4.9 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   3.3 3.6
4.7 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   6.1 5.4
2.6 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.5
6 3   Red cards R C   3 4
 
7.7 8.1   Shots (avg) S (   5.4 7
2.7 2.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 2.9
45% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   53% 42%
 
7.9 6.5   Shots against (avg) S A   9.9 9.7
3.6 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.5 3.5

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

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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.