Drogheda United vs Shamrock Rovers

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🕒 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Drogheda United 6 · Shamrock Rovers 1
Referee Stats
14 matches · 4.43 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.43
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.21
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 43%
Draws 29%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-11).
  • Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (70%).
  • Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 17
Avg: 1.22 / 0.94

Points

30
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Shamrock Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-6-5

Goals For / Against

23 / 21
Avg: 1.28 / 1.17

Points

27
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

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
GF
1.28
0.94
GA
1.17
39%
O2.5
56%
50%
BTTS
72%
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
3
7
Total Shots
11
11
Shots off Goal
3
2
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
6
8
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
30%
70%
Corner Kicks
4
6
Fouls
17
8
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
6
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
199
476
Passes Accurate
114
390
Passes %
57%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
6
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
4'
4' Goal · 1-0
G. Cooper
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Farrell
40'
40' A. Quinn
42'
42' Goal · 1-1
G. Burke
Normal Goal
46'
46' D. Nugent
1st substitution · For: D. Mândroiu
54'
54' M. Healy
56'
56' D. Markey
1st substitution · For: R. Brennan
57'
57' K. Cruise
62'
62' J. Honohan
63'
63' C. Keeley
66'
66' D. James-Taylor
2nd substitution · For: W. Davis
66'
66' C. O'Sullivan
2nd substitution · For: J. Byrne
66'
66' D. Watts
3rd substitution · For: M. Noonan
72'
72' G. Cooper
3rd substitution · For: A. Haper-Bailey
74'
74' Goal · 1-2
A. Greene
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Mândroiu
76'
76' T. Clarke
4th substitution · For: D. Grant
79'
79' G. Burke
5th substitution · For: D. Cleary
90'
90' S. Farrell
90+3'
90+3' L. Heeney
90+6'
90+6' T. Oluwa

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

Shamrock Rovers beat Drogheda United 2-1 on Monday, 16 June 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle.

First half: Drogheda United took an early lead at 4' when G. Cooper scored, with the assist credited to S. Farrell, making the score 1-0. A. Quinn received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 40'. Shamrock Rovers leveled the score at 42' when G. Burke scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Nugent replacing D. Mândroiu. M. Healy received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 54'. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 56', with D. Markey replacing R. Brennan. K. Cruise received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 57'. J. Honohan received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 62'. C. Keeley received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 63'. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 66', with D. James-Taylor replacing W. Davis. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 66', with C. O'Sullivan replacing J. Byrne. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 66', with D. Watts replacing M. Noonan. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 72', with G. Cooper replacing A. Haper-Bailey. Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 74' when A. Greene scored, with the assist credited to D. Mândroiu, making the score 1-2. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 76', with T. Clarke replacing D. Grant. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 79', with G. Burke replacing D. Cleary. S. Farrell received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 90'. L. Heeney received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 90+3'. T. Oluwa received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 90+6'.

Drogheda United used 3 substitutions while Shamrock Rovers used 5 substitutions. Drogheda United got 6 yellow cards, while Shamrock Rovers got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-11).
  • Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (70%).
  • Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (3-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins2
Draws5
Away Wins13
Over 2.5 Goals10 (50.0%)
BTTS11 (55.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals2 (22.2%)
BTTS3 (33.3%)

Drogheda United vs Shamrock Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season