Shelbourne arrive at Sullivan and Lambe Park on Friday for the Premier Division showdown with home side Drogheda United.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for Drogheda United v Shelbourne, scroll down including the latest game odds.
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Drogheda United
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Drogheda United will be looking for an improved result here after a 2-0 Premier Division loss in their previous game against St. Patrick's Athletic.
In that match, Drogheda United managed 36% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, St Patrick's Athletic got 22 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Kian Leavy (34') and Zachary Elbouzedi (61') scored for St. Patrick's Athletic.
It has been seldom in recent times that Drogheda United have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Drogheda United have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 10 goals along the way. That trend might not be sustained into this next game, of course.
Their past results show that Drogheda United:
- are unbeaten in their last 4 league matches at home.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league games.
Shelbourne
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Shelbourne come into this game following a 2-1 Premier Division win with the downing of Shamrock Rovers in their last outing.
In that game, Shelbourne managed 25% possession and 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. For Shelbourne, the goals were scored by Evan Caffrey (31') and Mipo Odubeko (65'). Shamrock Rovers got 15 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Adam Brennan (55') was the scorer for Shamrock Rovers.
A sequence of reliable displays from the Shelbourne defence has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 3 from their last 6 clashes in total. In that time, their forwards have scored 6.
Ahead of this clash, Shelbourne are unbeaten in their last 4 away league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 07/03/2025 shows that Drogheda United have won 3 of these & Shelbourne 1, with the tally of drawn games being 2.
A total of 18 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 10 of them for The Drogs and 8 created by The Shels. That’s an average goals per game of 3.
The last league contest between these clubs was Premier Division match day 13 on 24/04/2026 when it ended Shelbourne 3-4 Drogheda United.
On that occasion, Shelbourne managed 57% possession and 18 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorers were Seán Boyd (19'), Paddy Barrett (41') and Harry Wood (80').
Drogheda United had 10 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Edwin Agbaje (51'), Warren Davis (62', 66') and Conor Keeley (85') scored.
The match was refereed by Marc Lynch.
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Team News: Drogheda United
It seems likely that The Drogs will probably kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system this time with Fynn Talley, Edwin Agbaje, Conor Keeley, Leo Burney, Kieran Cruise, Ethan O'Brien, Ryan Brennan, Shane Farrell, Brandon Kavanagh, Jago Godden and Mark Doyle.
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Team News: Shelbourne
We reckon that The Shels appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system, choosing Wessel Speel, Milan Mbeng, Kameron Ledwidge, Sam Bone, Patrick Barrett, Jonathan Lunney, Ellis Chapman, Harry Wood, Evan Caffrey, Daniel Kelly and Ademipo Odubeko.
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Prediction
We think that Drogheda United will have to perform well to find the net against this Shelbourne side who we think will likely gain the upper hand.
We’ve gone for a highly competitive game with a 0-1 winning score for Shelbourne after 90 minutes.
A close call.
Renata Leite,
02:01 15/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Drogheda United
Formed: 1919
Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park (3,500)
Captain: Ryan Brennan
Chairman: Joanna Byrne & Ben Boycott
Manager: Kevin Doherty
Competitions: Premier Division position 8, FAI Cup (Second Round)
🔑 Star Man: Ryan Brennan
Normally taking up the Centre Midfield position, Ryan Brennan was born in Drogheda, Rep. Ireland. Having made a first senior appearance for Drogheda United in the 2010 season, the talented Midfielder has contributed 2 league goals in this Premier Division 2026 season to date coming from a total of 14 appearances.