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The Premier Division meeting at Weavers Park on Friday will see home side Drogheda United play against Shelbourne.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Drogheda United v Shelbourne game (including the best match odds).
๐ Form Guide
Drogheda United
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Drogheda United enter this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 Premier Division drawn result versus Dundalk.
In that game, Drogheda United managed 42% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. At the other end, Dundalk had 6 shots at goal with 1 on target.
Drogheda United have struggled with their forward play of late. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 against opposition teams during their last 6 fixtures. In those meetings, Drogheda United have also seen the number of goals against them come to 8.
Their previous form shows that Drogheda United:
- have not beaten Shelbourne in their last 5 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches at home.
Shelbourne
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Last time out, Shelbourne drew 0-0 in the Premier Division tie with Derry City.
In that game, Shelbourne had 43% possession and 3 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. Derry City got 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.
A sequence of very capable showings from the Shelbourne defensive unit has seen their โgoals againstโ tally amounting to 2 from their previous 6 clashes combined. Over that same period, their own attack force has managed to score 8. Letโs find out whether or not that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Pre-game facts show that Shelbourne:
- remain undefeated by Drogheda United when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
- are undefeated in their previous 6 league matches away from home.
๐ฅ Head to head
A look at their most recent head to head clashes going back to 12/08/2022 tells us that Drogheda United have won 1 of them and Shelbourne 3, with the tally of drawn games being 2.
There were also goals galore in those games, with 23 in all which averages out at 3.83 goals per meeting.
The last league match between these clubs was Premier Division match day 36 on 03/11/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Drogheda United 2-4 Shelbourne.
That time, Drogheda United had 35% possession and 3 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Goals were scored by Dayle Rooney (31') and Adam Foley (35').
On the other side, Shelbourne got 21 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Jack Moylan (48', 63'), Will Jarvis (54') and Paddy Barrett (74') scored.
The referee was Eoghan O'Shea.
โน๏ธ Team News: Drogheda United
The Drogheda United manager Kevin Doherty has no fitness concerns at all ahead of this match with a completely injury-free group available to choose from. Luke Heeney will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.
We think that The Drogs look set to kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, beginning the first half with Andrew Wogan, Aaron McNally, Jack Keaney, Hayden Cann, Evan Weir, Gary Deegan, Oisin Gallagher, Adam Foley, Darragh Markey, Warren Davis and Zishim Bawa.
๐ฐ Team News: Shelbourne
Out of a mainly full-strength group of players, there is only the lone fitness issue for the Shelbourne boss Damien Duff to be concerned about. Dรกithรญ Folan (Leg injury) wonโt be playing here.
We are inclined to think that The Shels appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation using Conor Kearns, Sean Gannon, Patrick Barrett, Gavin Molloy, Tyreke Wilson, Jonathan Lunney, Mark Coyle, Liam Burt, John O'Sullivan, Will Jarvis and Matthew Smith.
โก Prediction
Our thinking is that Drogheda United could find themselves struggling to score goals against this Shelbourne team who we think should win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
Weโre therefore seeing a hard-fought 0-1 winning score for Shelbourne when all is said and done.
Should be interesting.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira, 18:04 05/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Drogheda United
Formed: 1919
Stadium: Weavers Park (3,500)
Captain: Gary Deegan
Chairman: Joanna Byrne
Manager: Kevin Doherty
Competitions: Premier Division position 9
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | WWWWD |
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | WDWWL |
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8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | DWLLD |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | DDWWW |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | LWLDW |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 10 | LLWLW |
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 10 | LDLWL |
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 8 | WLDLL |
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7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 6 | WDLDD |
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7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 3 | LLDLD |
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Goals scored | 1 |
Goals conceded | 1.7 |
Time first goal scored | 29 |
Time first goal conceded | 39 |
Yellow cards | 2.7 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 2.7 |
Biggest victory | 2-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 0.5 |
Time first goal scored | 55 |
Time first goal conceded | 37 |
Yellow cards | 4.5 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | null |
Evan Weir | 3 |
Zishim Bawa | 1 |
Warren Davis | 1 |
Oisin Gallagher | 1 |
Frantz Pierrot | 1 |
Will Jarvis | 5 |
Seรกn Boyd | 2 |
Mark Coyle | 2 |
Liam Burt | 1 |
John Martin | 1 |
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