Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United

Shamrock Rovers

2 - 1

Drogheda United

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Tallaght Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Aaron O'Dowd 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Shamrock Rovers 1 · Drogheda United 6

Referee Stats

Aaron O'Dowd

5 matches · 4.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.80
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Shamrock Rovers outshot their opponent (20-5).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (70%).
Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (7-4 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

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

674

283

Passes Accurate

588

197

Passes %

87%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' D. Nugent

25'

25' W. Davis

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Healy

Normal Goal

36'

36' Pico

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Oluwa

1st substitution · For: D. Kareem

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ R. Brennan

2nd substitution · For: P. Doyle

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ L. Heeney

3rd substitution · For: S. Farrell

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ W. Davis

4th substitution · For: J. Stretton

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Honohan

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Noonan

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Honohan

1st substitution · For: V. Ozhianvuna

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ C. Kane

5th substitution · For: K. Cruise

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ G. Burke

2nd substitution · For: A. Greene

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Noonan

3rd substitution · For: C. Barrett

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ A. McEneff

4th substitution · For: G. O'Neill

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Healy

5th substitution · For: J. McGovern

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

C. Keeley

Normal Goal

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ J. Bolger

6th substitution · For: Arjan Ramadani

Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Drogheda United 2-1 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Aaron O'Dowd. It was played at Tallaght Stadium.

First half: D. Nugent received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 21'. W. Davis received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 25'. Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 31' when M. Healy scored, making the score 1-0. Pico received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 36'.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Oluwa replacing D. Kareem. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 62', with R. Brennan replacing P. Doyle. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 68', with L. Heeney replacing S. Farrell. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 68', with W. Davis replacing J. Stretton. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 70' when J. Honohan scored, with the assist credited to M. Noonan, making the score 2-0. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 73', with J. Honohan replacing V. Ozhianvuna. Drogheda United made their 5th substitution at 74', with C. Kane replacing K. Cruise. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 79', with G. Burke replacing A. Greene. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 79', with M. Noonan replacing C. Barrett. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 80', with A. McEneff replacing G. O'Neill. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 80', with M. Healy replacing J. McGovern. Drogheda United reduced the deficit at 83' when C. Keeley scored, making the score 2-1. Drogheda United made their 6th substitution at 90+6', with J. Bolger replacing Arjan Ramadani.

Shamrock Rovers used 5 substitutions while Drogheda United used 6 substitutions. Shamrock Rovers got 2 yellow cards, while Drogheda United got 1 yellow card.