Drogheda United vs Sligo Rovers

7 - 0
🕒 Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 19514 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Harvey 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Drogheda United 9 · Sligo Rovers 6
Referee Stats
21 matches · 5.43 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.43
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 71%
Home wins 43%
Draws 19%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (22-9).
  • Sligo Rovers controlled possession (61%).
  • Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (14-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

26
Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6
Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

21 / 36
Avg: 1.17 / 2.00

Points

18
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.44
PPG
1.00
1.56
GF
1.17
1.17
GA
2.00
56%
O2.5
67%
56%
BTTS
44%
44%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank9th
Sligo Rovers rank6th
Drogheda United points34
Sligo Rovers points49
Drogheda United: #9 · 34 pts · GD -17
27 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts from safety.
Sligo Rovers: #6 · 49 pts · GD -11
12 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Drogheda United last 5 home

D L W D W
Points8/15
Weighted index42
Goals9-2
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

D D D L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals3-14
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS56%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 33%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Drogheda United score at home67%
Drogheda United clean sheet at home33%
Sligo Rovers score away61%
Sligo Rovers clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first44%
Drogheda United win after scoring first50%
Sligo Rovers score first50%
Sligo Rovers win after scoring first44%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 50% · Sligo Rovers 14%
Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 22.8' · Sligo Rovers 25.6'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.56 vs 1.27
Drogheda United concede at home1.17 vs 0.99
Sligo Rovers score away1.17 vs 0.99
Sligo Rovers concede away2.00 vs 1.27
Drogheda United score 22% above league average, while Sligo Rovers score 17% above league average.
Defensive side: Drogheda United are 17% above league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 57% above 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
61-75 6
16-30 4
46-60 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
31-45 1

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
16-30 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 7
61-75 6
0-15 4
16-30 4
31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
14
2
Total Shots
22
9
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
4
5
Shots Inside Box
16
7
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
9
10
Offsides
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
7
Total Passes
252
409
Passes Accurate
140
296
Passes %
56%
72%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
4'
4' Goal · 1-0
D. James-Taylor
Normal Goal
11'
11' Goal · 2-0
A. Quinn
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Farrell
28'
28' C. Malley
37'
37' Goal · 3-0
F. Pierrot
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Kane
41'
41' S. Farrell
1st substitution · For: D. Markey
45+4'
45+4' D. Markey
58'
58' Goal · 4-0
F. Pierrot
Normal Goal
61'
61' Goal · 5-0
C. Kane
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Pierrot
62'
62' Charlie John Wiggett
1st substitution · For: Jack Henry-Francis
63'
63' K. Barlow
2nd substitution · For: S. Power
63'
63' W. Fitzgerald
3rd substitution · For: O. Elding
63'
63' C. Malley
4th substitution · For: L. Pearce
72'
72' E. Chapman
5th substitution · For: D. Patton
75'
75' D. James-Taylor
2nd substitution · For: A. Foley
75'
75' D. Webster
3rd substitution · For: J. Keaney
75'
75' R. Brennan
4th substitution · For: G. Deegan
76'
76' Goal · 6-0
E. Ahui
Normal Goal
85'
85' E. Ahui
5th substitution · For: A. McNally
87'
87' O. Elding
90+1'
90+1' Goal · 7-0
A. Foley
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Kane

Drogheda United vs Sligo Rovers 7-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Drogheda United beat Sligo Rovers 7-0 on Friday, 23 August 2024 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Harvey. It was played at Unknown Venue 19514.

First half: Drogheda United took an early lead at 4' when D. James-Taylor scored, making the score 1-0. Drogheda United extended the lead at 11' when A. Quinn scored, with the assist credited to S. Farrell, making the score 2-0. C. Malley received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 28'. Drogheda United extended the lead at 37' when F. Pierrot scored, with the assist credited to C. Kane, making the score 3-0. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 41', with S. Farrell replacing D. Markey. D. Markey received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 45+4'.

Second half: Drogheda United extended the lead at 58' when F. Pierrot scored, making the score 4-0. Drogheda United extended the lead at 61' when C. Kane scored, with the assist credited to F. Pierrot, making the score 5-0. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 62', with Charlie John Wiggett replacing Jack Henry-Francis. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 63', with K. Barlow replacing S. Power. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 63', with W. Fitzgerald replacing O. Elding. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 63', with C. Malley replacing L. Pearce. Sligo Rovers made their 5th substitution at 72', with E. Chapman replacing D. Patton. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 75', with D. James-Taylor replacing A. Foley. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 75', with D. Webster replacing J. Keaney. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 75', with R. Brennan replacing G. Deegan. Drogheda United extended the lead at 76' when E. Ahui scored, making the score 6-0. Drogheda United made their 5th substitution at 85', with E. Ahui replacing A. McNally. O. Elding received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 87'. Drogheda United added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+1' when A. Foley scored, with the assist credited to C. Kane, making the score 7-0.

Drogheda United used 5 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 5 substitutions. Drogheda United got 1 yellow card, while Sligo Rovers got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (22-9).
  • Sligo Rovers controlled possession (61%).
  • Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (14-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins6
Draws7
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals10 (50.0%)
BTTS10 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (44.4%)
BTTS2 (22.2%)

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