📏 Form Guide

Drogheda United

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Drogheda United head into this game after a 0-0 Premier Division tied result vs St. Patrick's Athletic.

In that match, Drogheda United had 36% possession and 8 shots on goal with 2 on target. St. Patrick's Athletic had 19 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

Drogheda United have found it difficult to unlock defences of late. Their goals record stands at just 4 versus opposition teams during the course of their last 6 outings. In those meetings, Drogheda United have also seen the number of goals against them total 6. That trend might not be carried forward into this match, though.

Taking a look at their past results, Drogheda United:

• have not won against Shamrock Rovers in their previous 8 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 6 league matches at home.

Shamrock Rovers

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Shamrock Rovers will go into the meeting following a 1-2 Premier Division win as they beat Shelbourne in their most recent match.

In that game, Shamrock Rovers had 50% possession and 16 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Shamrock Rovers, goals were scored by Dan Cleary (12') and Josh Honohan (32' Own goal, 83'). At the other end, Shelbourne got 8 shots on goal with 0 on target.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games involving Shamrock Rovers, a minimum of three goals have gone in. The average number of goals per match in that spell is 2.83, with the number of goals averaged by Shamrock Rovers coming out as 2.33.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Shamrock Rovers:

• are undefeated by Drogheda United when having played them away from home in the previous 6 league matches. An impressive run.
• are undefeated in their previous 7 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

An inspection of past results between these clubs going back to 29/04/2024 shows that these encounters have not been kind to Drogheda United. They’ve not been able to get themselves any victories at all whereas Shamrock Rovers have managed to find a way, finishing as winners in 83% of those ties.

An aggregate of 15 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 2 of them from The Drogs and 13 for The Hoops. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.

The last league clash featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 15 on 09/05/2025 which ended up with the score at Shamrock Rovers 3-0 Drogheda United.

That day, Shamrock Rovers had 74% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The scorers were Aaron Greene (50'), Lee Grace (53') and Rory Gaffney (93').

For their opponents, Drogheda United got 5 attempts on goal with 0 on target.

The match was refereed by Robert Harvey.

📰 Team News: Drogheda United

It looks as if The Drogs look set to use the 3-4-2-1 formation for this game, beginning the first half with Luke Dennison, George Cooper, Conor Keeley, Andrew Quinn, Owen Lambe, Luke Heeney, Ryan Brennan, Conor Kane, Darragh Markey, Douglas James-Taylor and Warren Davis.

🗞️ Team News: Shamrock Rovers

We’re of the thinking that The Hoops might utilise a 5-3-2 formation, starting the game with Edward McGinty, Danny Grant, Daniel Cleary, Roberto Lopes, Cory O'Sullivan, Josh Honohan, Jack Byrne, Aaron McEneff, Matthew Healy, Daniel Mandroiu and Rory Gaffney.

💭 Prediction

When taking everything into account, Drogheda United might well have a job on their hands to be putting a goal past this Shamrock Rovers team who will likely score at least once to gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore anticipating a good tussle with a 0-1 advantage for Shamrock Rovers at the conclusion of the game.

Let’s see what happens.

Renata Leite, 18:02 16/06/2025