Drogheda United vs Sligo Rovers

Drogheda United

1 - 0

Sligo Rovers

🕒 Fri, 01 May 2026 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Drogheda United 8 · Sligo Rovers 9

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-12).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (68%).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-3

Goals For / Against

12 / 12

Avg: 1.20 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-5

Goals For / Against

6 / 11

Avg: 0.67 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 0.89

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

1.30

PPG

0.89

1.20

0.67

1.20

1.22

40%

O2.5

44%

50%

BTTS

44%

50%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank8th

Sligo Rovers rank9th

Drogheda United points21

Sligo Rovers points19

Drogheda United: #8 · 21 pts · GD -7

13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.

Sligo Rovers: #9 · 19 pts · GD -12

15 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

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

Drogheda United last 5 home

D D W W L

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals7-7

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

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.

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 20%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 44% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Drogheda United score at home80%

Drogheda United clean sheet at home50%

Sligo Rovers score away44%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first50%

Drogheda United win after scoring first60%

Sligo Rovers score first22%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 50% · Sligo Rovers 0%

Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 16.0' · Sligo Rovers 20.5'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.20 vs 1.47

Drogheda United concede at home1.20 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers score away0.67 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers concede away1.22 vs 1.47

Drogheda United score 18% below league average, while Sligo Rovers score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Drogheda United are 3% below league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Drogheda United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 70% 2H scored: 30% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 0

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

32%

68%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

241

498

Passes Accurate

114

373

Passes %

47%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Doyle

Normal Goal

44'

44' R. Brennan

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ B. Kavanagh

1st substitution · For: J. Godden

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Doyle

2nd substitution · For: K. Cruise

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Sean Stewart

1st substitution · For: A. Nolan

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ W. Davis

3rd substitution · For: J. Bucknor

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ D. Patton

2nd substitution · For: M. Traoré

85'

85' S. Farrell

Drogheda United vs Sligo Rovers 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Drogheda United beat Sligo Rovers 1-0 on Friday, 01 May 2026 in Premier Division.

First half: Drogheda United took the lead at 14' when M. Doyle scored, making the score 1-0. R. Brennan received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 44'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 61', with B. Kavanagh replacing J. Godden. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 71', with M. Doyle replacing K. Cruise. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 75', with Sean Stewart replacing A. Nolan. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 81', with W. Davis replacing J. Bucknor. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 82', with D. Patton replacing M. Traoré. S. Farrell received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 85'.

Drogheda United used 3 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 2 substitutions. Drogheda United got 2 yellow cards.