Drogheda United vs Shamrock Rovers

Drogheda United

1 - 2

Shamrock Rovers

🕒 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ D. Dunne 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Drogheda United 6 · Shamrock Rovers 1

Referee Stats

D. Dunne

3 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	67%
Draws	0%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Shamrock Rovers outshot their opponent (12-19).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (70%).
Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 17

Avg: 1.22 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Shamrock Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-5

Goals For / Against

23 / 21

Avg: 1.28 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.67

PPG

1.50

1.22

1.28

0.94

1.17

39%

O2.5

56%

50%

BTTS

72%

Score 1st

28%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank6th

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Drogheda United points51

Shamrock Rovers points66

Drogheda United: #6 · 51 pts · GD +0

12 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 66 pts · GD +23

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Drogheda United last 5 home

L W D W L

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-7

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 away

L L W D D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-5

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 28%

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 39%

Scoring reliability

Drogheda United score at home83%

Drogheda United clean sheet at home44%

Shamrock Rovers score away78%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first72%

Drogheda United win after scoring first54%

Shamrock Rovers score first28%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 33% · Shamrock Rovers 58%

Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 34.5' · Shamrock Rovers 34.8'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.22 vs 1.38

Drogheda United concede at home0.94 vs 1.05

Shamrock Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05

Shamrock Rovers concede away1.17 vs 1.38

Drogheda United score 11% below league average, while Shamrock Rovers score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Drogheda United are 10% below league average at home, and Shamrock Rovers are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Drogheda United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 65% 2H scored: 35% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

30%

70%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

224

529

Passes Accurate

107

416

Passes %

48%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Keeley

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Markey

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Greene

Normal Goal

44'

44' D. Cleary

56'

56' J. Honohan

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

G. Burke

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Grant

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Greene

1st substitution · For: J. Byrne

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. McEneff

2nd substitution · For: M. Noonan

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ D. Grant

3rd substitution · For: V. Ozhianvuna

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. Kane

1st substitution · For: K. Cruise

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ G. Burke

4th substitution · For: R. Gaffney

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Brennan

2nd substitution · For: L. Heeney

82'

82' M. Healy

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ O. Lambe

3rd substitution · For: D. Kareem

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ D. Cleary

5th substitution · For: S. Robertson

88'

88' S. Robertson

89'

89' W. Davis

90+5'

90+5' R. Gaffney

Drogheda United vs Shamrock Rovers 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Drogheda United 2-1 on Friday, 14 March 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by D. Dunne.

First half: Drogheda United took the lead at 33' when C. Keeley scored, with the assist credited to D. Markey, making the score 1-0. Shamrock Rovers leveled the score at 41' when A. Greene scored, making the score 1-1. D. Cleary received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 44'.

Second half: J. Honohan received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 56'. Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 70' when G. Burke scored, with the assist credited to D. Grant, making the score 1-2. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 72', with A. Greene replacing J. Byrne. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 72', with A. McEneff replacing M. Noonan. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 72', with D. Grant replacing V. Ozhianvuna. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 76', with C. Kane replacing K. Cruise. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 76', with G. Burke replacing R. Gaffney. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 77', with R. Brennan replacing L. Heeney. M. Healy received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 82'. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 82', with O. Lambe replacing D. Kareem. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 82', with D. Cleary replacing S. Robertson. S. Robertson received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 88'. W. Davis received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 89'. R. Gaffney received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 90+5'.

Drogheda United used 3 substitutions while Shamrock Rovers used 5 substitutions. Drogheda United got 1 yellow card, while Shamrock Rovers got 5 yellow cards.