Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United

5 - 0
🕒 Sun, 22 Oct 2023 22:00 Europe/London 📍 Tallaght Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Harvey 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Shamrock Rovers 1 · Drogheda United 9
Referee Stats
22 matches · 5.23 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.23
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.09
Over 4.5 cards 64%
Home wins 41%
Draws 36%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Shamrock Rovers outshot their opponent (20-3).
  • Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (70%).
  • Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (8-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shamrock Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 13-3-2

Goals For / Against

43 / 18
Avg: 2.39 / 1.00

Points

42
Avg: 2.33

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

0
Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 5-5-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 33
Avg: 1.11 / 1.83

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.33
PPG
1.11
2.39
GF
1.11
1.00
GA
1.83
72%
O2.5
61%
50%
BTTS
61%
72%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Shamrock Rovers rank1st
Drogheda United rank9th
Shamrock Rovers points70
Drogheda United points20
Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 70 pts · GD +40
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 50 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Drogheda United: #9 · 20 pts · GD -13
41 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 32 pts from safety.
50-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals14-2
Record5-0-0
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 L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index24
Goals3-12
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 2.572%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 33%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 28%

Scoring reliability

Shamrock Rovers score at home100%
Shamrock Rovers clean sheet at home50%
Drogheda United score away72%
Drogheda United clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Shamrock Rovers score first72%
Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first77%
Drogheda United score first50%
Drogheda United win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Shamrock Rovers 60% · Drogheda United 14%
Avg first goal minute: Shamrock Rovers 32.5' · Drogheda United 45.0'

Vs league average

Shamrock Rovers score at home2.39 vs 1.54
Shamrock Rovers concede at home1.00 vs 1.10
Drogheda United score away1.11 vs 1.10
Drogheda United concede away1.83 vs 1.54
Shamrock Rovers score 55% above league average, while Drogheda United score 1% above league average.
Defensive side: Shamrock Rovers are 9% below league average at home, and Drogheda United are 19% 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: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 14
16-30 10
76-90+ 7
61-75 6
0-15 3
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
61-75 2

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 6
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
0
Total Shots
20
3
Shots off Goal
9
2
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
16
1
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
70%
30%
Corner Kicks
8
0
Fouls
6
9
Offsides
8
1
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
681
312
Passes Accurate
615
234
Passes %
90%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
6'
6' Goal · 1-0
T. Clarke
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Gaffney
15'
15' Goal · 2-0
R. Towell
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Gaffney
27'
27' Goal · 3-0
J. Kenny
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Farrugia
46'
46' R. Towell
1st substitution · For: N. Razi
46'
46' G. O'Neill
2nd substitution · For: D. Nugent
46'
46' L. Wade Slater
1st substitution · For: A. McNally
46'
46' K. Robinson
2nd substitution · For: J. Jones
46'
46' J. Egan
3rd substitution · For: D. Noone
48'
48' Goal · 4-0
N. Farrugia
Normal Goal
53'
53' Goal · 5-0
M. Poom
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Gaffney
58'
58' L. Heeney
4th substitution · For: E. Topcu
61'
61' D. Cleary
3rd substitution · For: S. Hoare
61'
61' M. Poom
4th substitution · For: L. Burt
61'
61' R. Gaffney
5th substitution · For: S. Power
87'
87' W. Davis
5th substitution · For: C. Warren

Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United 5-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Drogheda United 5-0 on Sunday, 22 October 2023 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Harvey. It was played at Tallaght Stadium.

First half: Shamrock Rovers took an early lead at 6' when T. Clarke scored, with the assist credited to R. Gaffney, making the score 1-0. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 15' when R. Towell scored, with the assist credited to R. Gaffney, making the score 2-0. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 27' when J. Kenny scored, with the assist credited to N. Farrugia, making the score 3-0.

Second half: Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Towell replacing N. Razi. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with G. O'Neill replacing D. Nugent. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Wade Slater replacing A. McNally. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with K. Robinson replacing J. Jones. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 46', with J. Egan replacing D. Noone. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 48' when N. Farrugia scored, making the score 4-0. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 53' when M. Poom scored, with the assist credited to R. Gaffney, making the score 5-0. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 58', with L. Heeney replacing E. Topcu. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 61', with D. Cleary replacing S. Hoare. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 61', with M. Poom replacing L. Burt. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 61', with R. Gaffney replacing S. Power. Drogheda United made their 5th substitution at 87', with W. Davis replacing C. Warren.

Shamrock Rovers used 5 substitutions while Drogheda United used 5 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Shamrock Rovers outshot their opponent (20-3).
  • Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (70%).
  • Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (8-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins13
Draws5
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals10 (50.0%)
BTTS11 (55.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins7
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals8 (72.7%)
BTTS8 (72.7%)

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