Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United

Shamrock Rovers

4 - 1

Drogheda United

🕒 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:00 Europe/London 📍 Tallaght Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Shamrock Rovers 1 · Drogheda United 8

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-10).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (72%).
Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shamrock Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-1-1

Goals For / Against

18 / 7

Avg: 1.80 / 0.70

Points

Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-5

Goals For / Against

13 / 20

Avg: 1.44 / 2.22

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

2.50

PPG

0.89

1.80

1.44

0.70

2.22

40%

O2.5

78%

50%

BTTS

89%

70%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Drogheda United rank8th

Shamrock Rovers points40

Drogheda United points21

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 40 pts · GD +14

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Drogheda United: #8 · 21 pts · GD -7

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

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

Shamrock Rovers last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Drogheda United last 5 away

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals9-13

Record1-1-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 10%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS89%

BTTS + O2.578%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Shamrock Rovers score at home100%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet at home50%

Drogheda United score away100%

Drogheda United clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Shamrock Rovers score first70%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first86%

Drogheda United score first22%

Drogheda United win after scoring first50%

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

Avg first goal minute: Shamrock Rovers 38.3' · Drogheda United 48.0'

Vs league average

Shamrock Rovers score at home1.80 vs 1.47

Shamrock Rovers concede at home0.70 vs 1.24

Drogheda United score away1.44 vs 1.24

Drogheda United concede away2.22 vs 1.47

Shamrock Rovers score 23% above league average, while Drogheda United score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Shamrock Rovers are 44% below league average at home, and Drogheda United are 51% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 14% 2H scored: 86% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

72%

28%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

632

242

Passes Accurate

562

174

Passes %

89%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. McGovern

Normal Goal

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Healy

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Byrne

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Doyle

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Godden

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. McGovern

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Ozhianvuna

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ A. Quinn

1st substitution · For: W. Davis

61'

61' A. Matthews

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

M. Asamoah

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McGovern

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Doyle

2nd substitution · For: T. Oluwa

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ K. Cruise

3rd substitution · For: D. Kareem

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ C. Keeley

4th substitution · For: L. Burney

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Healy

1st substitution · For: N. Razi

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Matthews

2nd substitution · For: E. Stevens

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Byrne

3rd substitution · For: J. O'Sullivan

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ D. Cleary

4th substitution · For: J. Mulraney

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ C. Keeley

5th substitution · For: L. Burney

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ D. Cleary

5th substitution · For: J. Mulraney

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Byrne

6th substitution · For: J. O'Sullivan

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Healy

7th substitution · For: N. Razi

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Matthews

8th substitution · For: E. Stevens

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ K. Cruise

6th substitution · For: D. Kareem

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Greene

9th substitution · For: B. Mahon

74'

74' B. Kavanagh

Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Drogheda United 4-1 on Monday, 04 May 2026 in Premier Division. It was played at Tallaght Stadium.

First half: Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 29' when J. McGovern scored, making the score 1-0. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 35' when M. Healy scored, with the assist credited to J. Byrne, making the score 2-0.

Second half: Drogheda United reduced the deficit at 48' when M. Doyle scored, with the assist credited to J. Godden, making the score 2-1. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 58' when J. McGovern scored, with the assist credited to V. Ozhianvuna, making the score 3-1. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 59', with A. Quinn replacing W. Davis. A. Matthews received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 61'. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 67' when M. Asamoah scored, with the assist credited to J. McGovern, making the score 4-1. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 67', with M. Doyle replacing T. Oluwa. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 72', with K. Cruise replacing D. Kareem. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 72', with C. Keeley replacing L. Burney. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 72', with M. Healy replacing N. Razi. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 72', with A. Matthews replacing E. Stevens. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 72', with J. Byrne replacing J. O'Sullivan. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 72', with D. Cleary replacing J. Mulraney. Drogheda United made their 5th substitution at 72', with C. Keeley replacing L. Burney. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 72', with D. Cleary replacing J. Mulraney. Shamrock Rovers made their 6th substitution at 72', with J. Byrne replacing J. O'Sullivan. Shamrock Rovers made their 7th substitution at 72', with M. Healy replacing N. Razi. Shamrock Rovers made their 8th substitution at 72', with A. Matthews replacing E. Stevens. Drogheda United made their 6th substitution at 72', with K. Cruise replacing D. Kareem. Shamrock Rovers made their 9th substitution at 73', with A. Greene replacing B. Mahon. B. Kavanagh received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 74'.

Shamrock Rovers used 9 substitutions while Drogheda United used 6 substitutions. Shamrock Rovers got 1 yellow card, while Drogheda United got 1 yellow card.