📏 Form Guide

Drogheda United

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Drogheda United will be hoping to bounce back here following the 1-2 Premier Division losing effort in their last game against Shamrock Rovers.

In that match, Drogheda United had 30% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Drogheda United was George Cooper (4'). Shamrock Rovers got 10 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Graham Burke (42') and Aaron Greene (74') scored for Shamrock Rovers.

Fewer than three goals per match were scored during 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Drogheda United have taken part. Regarding the goal weighting during this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 4 while Drogheda United totted up 5. While that may be of interest, we’ll just have to find out whether that pattern shall persist in this next match.

Ahead of this clash, Drogheda United are unbeaten in the league by Sligo Rovers in their previous 3 games.

Sligo Rovers

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Sligo Rovers will go into this meeting following on from a 1-0 Premier Division win to beat Waterford in their last game.

In that game, Sligo Rovers had 41% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sligo Rovers was Wilson Waweru (20'). For their opponents, Waterford had 15 shots on goal with 4 on target.

It is worth noting that Sligo Rovers have failed to get amongst the goals over their previous 6 clashes, contributing the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those fixtures, The Bit o' Red have also seen the collective goal aggregate against them equal 7.

Ahead of this clash, Sligo Rovers have not emerged victorious against Drogheda United when they have played them away from home in the previous 6 matches in the league. Not good at all.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 16/03/2024 tells us that Drogheda United have won 3 of these & Sligo Rovers 2, with the number of draws standing at 1.

There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 25 in total which averages out at 4.17 goals per meeting.

The previous league match featuring these sides was Premier Division match day 13 on 02/05/2025 when it ended Sligo Rovers 2-2 Drogheda United.

That time, Sligo Rovers had 62% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Owen Elding (67').

Drogheda United had 14 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Conor Keeley (28'), Thomas Oluwa (63') and James Bolger (72' Own goal) scored.

The match was refereed by Paul Norton.

🗞️ Team News: Drogheda United

We think that The Drogs should kick off with a 3-4-2-1 formation in the match, beginning the first half with Luke Dennison, George Cooper, Conor Keeley, Andrew Quinn, Owen Lambe, Luke Heeney, Shane Farrell, Conor Kane, Darragh Markey, Douglas James-Taylor and Thomas Oluwa.

📋 Team News: Sligo Rovers

Thanks to a mainly healthy squad, there’s just the lone fitness problem for the Sligo Rovers gaffer John Russell to be concerned about. Ollie Denham (unknown injury) won’t be in action.

From our viewpoint, The Bit o' Red might begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup by sending out Sam Sargeant, Conor Reynolds, Gareth McElroy, John Mahon, Reece Hutchinson, Jad Hakiki, Jake Doyle-Hayes, William Fitzgerald, Owen Elding, Ronan Manning and Wilson Waweru.

⚡ Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Sligo Rovers will likely be able to break down this Drogheda United outfit, although it possibly won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re tipping a close game with a 2-1 winning score for Drogheda United at the end of the 90 minutes. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

Renata Leite, 18:01 20/06/2025