Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United

Shamrock Rovers

3 - 0

Drogheda United

🕒 Fri, 09 May 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Tallaght Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Harvey 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Shamrock Rovers 1 · Drogheda United 6

Referee Stats

Robert Harvey

20 matches · 5.55 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.55
Reds avg	0.45
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	80%
Home wins	50%
Draws	20%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Shamrock Rovers outshot their opponent (13-5).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (74%).
Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (7-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shamrock Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-3-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 12

Avg: 1.83 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-9-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 21

Avg: 0.89 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

2.17

PPG

1.17

1.83

0.89

0.67

1.17

50%

O2.5

39%

BTTS

50%

78%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Drogheda United rank6th

Shamrock Rovers points66

Drogheda United points51

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.

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.

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

Shamrock Rovers last 5 home

L W L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-5

Record3-0-2

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

D L D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals4-6

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.

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 6%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Shamrock Rovers score at home83%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet at home56%

Drogheda United score away67%

Drogheda United clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Shamrock Rovers score first78%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first86%

Drogheda United score first39%

Drogheda United win after scoring first43%

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

Avg first goal minute: Shamrock Rovers 38.7' · Drogheda United 34.4'

Vs league average

Shamrock Rovers score at home1.83 vs 1.38

Shamrock Rovers concede at home0.67 vs 1.05

Drogheda United score away0.89 vs 1.05

Drogheda United concede away1.17 vs 1.38

Shamrock Rovers score 33% above league average, while Drogheda United score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Shamrock Rovers are 37% below league average at home, and Drogheda United are 15% below 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: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

61-75 8

46-60 7

16-30 5

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

16-30 1

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

74%

26%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

689

230

Passes Accurate

593

138

Passes %

86%

60%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27'

27' E. Ahui

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Greene

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Grace

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Grace

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Byrne

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ G. Cooper

1st substitution · For: T. Oluwa

61'

61' S. Farrell

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Brennan

2nd substitution · For: J. Bolger

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Farrell

3rd substitution · For: K. Cruise

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ G. Burke

1st substitution · For: R. Gaffney

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Greene

2nd substitution · For: M. Noonan

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Grant

3rd substitution · For: J. O'Sullivan

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Byrne

4th substitution · For: C. Barrett

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Nugent

5th substitution · For: V. Ozhianvuna

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

R. Gaffney

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Noonan

Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Drogheda United 3-0 on Friday, 09 May 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Harvey. It was played at Tallaght Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. E. Ahui received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 27'.

Second half: Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 50' when A. Greene scored, with the assist credited to L. Grace, making the score 1-0. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 53' when L. Grace scored, with the assist credited to J. Byrne, making the score 2-0. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 59', with G. Cooper replacing T. Oluwa. S. Farrell received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 61'. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 63', with R. Brennan replacing J. Bolger. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 72', with S. Farrell replacing K. Cruise. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 73', with G. Burke replacing R. Gaffney. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Greene replacing M. Noonan. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 84', with D. Grant replacing J. O'Sullivan. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. Byrne replacing C. Barrett. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 85', with D. Nugent replacing V. Ozhianvuna. Shamrock Rovers added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when R. Gaffney scored, with the assist credited to M. Noonan, making the score 3-0.

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