Three points is the only outcome that will satisfy the Shamrock Rovers club members in this Tallaght Stadium battle with Drogheda United, as they have a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier Division table.
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals (34) in Premier Division
- Drogheda United have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier Division
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Shamrock Rovers have to build on here at Tallaght Stadium in the Premier Division.
The Shamrock Rovers regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Tallaght Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Drogheda United (placed 8th). This club enjoyed a 13 league fixtures long consecutive run without a loss before that game!
Before that, Shamrock had a home game versus St Patrick's which ended with a victory 3-2.Shamrock Rovers are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 8 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 6, drew 1 and lost 1.
Shamrock Rovers can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 19 times. Shamrock Rovers have conceded 13 from these games.
Drogheda United form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Division.
Drogheda are looking to quickly end their 221 minutes long goal drought in the Premier Division.
It's the second away game in a row for Drogheda United, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Shamrock Rovers (placed 1st) last time out. Yippee; their first win in the league after seven matches not winning.
Prior to that match, the Drogheda United manager Doherty faced defeat when travelling to St Patrick's and losing 0-3.You'll want to know how Drogheda managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 2 away wins, 2 draws and 0 home wins.
Few goals the story here? 12 of this side's most recent 16 league rounds have seen two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Drogheda United as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Drogheda United have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Shamrock have not lost in the last 4 matches (1-3-0) against Drogheda United.This was the end result when the squads played each other earlier this season; Drogheda United - Shamrock Rovers 1-1. The matches between these clubs have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Burke 6 goals |  R. Towell 4 goals |  R. Gaffney 4 goals |
Shamrock Rovers missing players
Drogheda United missing players
| Shamrock Rovers | Drogheda United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 34 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 17 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 53% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 29% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 19% |
| 12% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 47% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 47% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 31% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 31% |
| 7 | 7.7 | 10.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16.3 | 17.7 | 21.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.2 | 12.4 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 50% | 51% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 29% |
| 10.5 | 9.4 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.5 | 12.7 | 12 |
| 2.9 | 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
- All of Shamrock Rovers's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Drogheda United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Drogheda United have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Premier Division
- Drogheda United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shamrock Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shamrock Rovers have scored more than double the goals of Drogheda United.
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals (19) at home in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals (34) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the the best goal difference (+19) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Shamrock Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shamrock Rovers is in the best form (5-0-0) 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 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Derry City | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | Shelbourne | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 9 | Cork City | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 9 |
| 10 | UCD | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -24 | 6 |
