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Sligo Rovers vs Drogheda United Live Stream, Predictions
Sligo Rovers host visiting side Drogheda United at The Showgrounds in the Premier Division game on Saturday.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Sligo Rovers v Drogheda United - along with the latest match odds.
๐ Form Guide
Sligo Rovers
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Sligo Rovers head into this game following a 0-0 Premier Division drawn game versus Shamrock Rovers.
In that match, Sligo Rovers had 39% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Shamrock Rovers had 17 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.
Over their past six games, John Russell's Sligo Rovers have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 9 times, an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.5.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Sligo Rovers:
- haven't been beaten in the league by Drogheda United in their previous 3 games.
- are winless against Drogheda United in their last 4 league matches.
- are without a home win in the past 5 league games. Their fans aren't happy.
Drogheda United
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In their previous fixture, Drogheda United drew 0-0 in the Premier Division tie with Galway United.
In that match, Drogheda United had 46% possession and 5 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. For their opponents, Galway United got 14 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.
During their 6 latest matches, Kevin Doherty's Drogheda United have slotted home 6 times - earning them a goals per game average of 1.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Drogheda United:
- have not registered a win against Sligo Rovers when having played them away from home in the previous 5 league matches. Not good at all.
- haven't been defeated by Sligo Rovers when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head to head clashes going back to 03/09/2022 shows us that Sligo Rovers have won 1 of them & Drogheda United 2, with the number of draws being 3.
A combined sum of 12 goals were produced between them in this period, with 6 of them from The Bit o' Red and 6 for The Drogs. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 2.
The last league game featuring the two was Premier Division match day 35 on 28/10/2023 when it ended Sligo Rovers 0-0 Drogheda United.
In that game, Sligo Rovers had 54% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target.
Drogheda United had 13 shots at goal with 5 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Alan Patchell.
๐๏ธ Team News: Sligo Rovers
There arenโt many selection issues, with just the sole fitness concern for the Sligo Rovers boss John Russell to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed group. John Mahon (Achilles tendon problems) will miss out.
โน๏ธ Team News: Drogheda United
Thanks to a fully injury-free squad ready to go, the Drogheda United boss Kevin Doherty has no fitness concerns to speak of before this game.
๐ง Prediction
We think that Drogheda United may well find it hard to score against this Sligo Rovers side who we reckon will be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
Our tip is therefore for a narrow 1-0 advantage for Sligo Rovers at full-time.
Should be an interesting one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 19:05 16/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Sligo Rovers
Formed: 1928
Stadium: The Showgrounds (4,500)
Captain: Niall Morahan
Chairman: Tommy Higgins
Manager: John Russell
Competitions: Premier Division position 5
โญ Key Player: Fabrice Hartmann
Mostly played in the Right Wing position, Fabrice Hartmann was born in Germany. After having played his first senior match for SC Paderborn 07 in the 2021 - 2022 season, the talented Forward has bagged 2 league goals in the Premier Division 2024 campaign so far in 5 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | WWWWW |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | DWDWL |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | WLWLD |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | WWLDL |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 | DWLLW |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | DDLWD |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | DLDDW |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 6 | LLLWL |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | LLLWD |
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5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 2 | DLLLD |
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Goals scored | 0 |
Goals conceded | 0.3 |
Time first goal scored | null |
Time first goal conceded | 12 |
Yellow cards | 3.3 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.3 |
Biggest victory | null |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Max Mata | 4 |
Ellis Chapman | 2 |
Fabrice Hartmann | 2 |
Reece Hutchinson | 1 |
Wilson Waweru | 1 |
Evan Weir | 2 |
Zishim Bawa | 1 |
Andrew Quinn | 1 |
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Dundalk |
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Waterford |
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