Sligo Rovers vs Drogheda United

Sligo Rovers

3 - 1

Drogheda United

🕒 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Showgrounds 🧑‍⚖️ E. O'Shea 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 6 · Drogheda United 9

Referee Stats

E. O'Shea

13 matches · 4.69 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.69
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	31%
Draws	46%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Drogheda United outshot their opponent (11-19).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (4-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-5

Goals For / Against

19 / 15

Avg: 1.06 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 1.72

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-12

Goals For / Against

16 / 38

Avg: 0.84 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.58

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

1.72

PPG

0.58

1.06

0.84

0.83

2.00

33%

O2.5

56%

33%

BTTS

56%

44%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank6th

Drogheda United rank9th

Sligo Rovers points49

Drogheda United points34

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.

Drogheda United: #9 · 34 pts · GD -17

27 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts from safety.

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

Sligo Rovers last 5 home

L L W W W

Points9/15

Weighted index40

Goals6-6

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

L D W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index31

Goals4-7

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.

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 0%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Sligo Rovers score at home56%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home39%

Drogheda United score away61%

Drogheda United clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first44%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first88%

Drogheda United score first17%

Drogheda United win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 29% · Drogheda United 8%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 28.3' · Drogheda United 17.0'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home1.06 vs 1.27

Sligo Rovers concede at home0.83 vs 0.99

Drogheda United score away0.84 vs 0.99

Drogheda United concede away2.00 vs 1.27

Sligo Rovers score 17% below league average, while Drogheda United score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 16% below league average at home, and Drogheda United 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.

Sligo Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 2

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

0-15 6

16-30 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

327

333

Passes Accurate

201

230

Passes %

61%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Mata

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Chapman

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Mata

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Wilson

37'

37' O. Denham

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

A. Quinn

Normal Goal

61'

61' O. Gallagher

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ O. Gallagher

1st substitution · For: R. Brennan

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Z. Bawa

2nd substitution · For: K. Cailloce

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ E. Chapman

1st substitution · For: K. Barlow

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ F. Hartmann

2nd substitution · For: W. Fitzgerald

70'

70' G. Deegan

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ W. Davis

3rd substitution · For: A. McNally

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Mata

3rd substitution · For: W. Waweru

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Wilson

4th substitution · For: Charlie John Wiggett

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ C. Malley

5th substitution · For: R. Smit

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

W. Waweru

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Power

Sligo Rovers vs Drogheda United 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sligo Rovers beat Drogheda United 3-1 on Saturday, 16 March 2024 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by E. O'Shea. It was played at The Showgrounds.

First half: Sligo Rovers took the lead at 21' when M. Mata scored, with the assist credited to E. Chapman, making the score 1-0. Sligo Rovers extended the lead at 26' when M. Mata scored, with the assist credited to J. Wilson, making the score 2-0. O. Denham received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 37'.

Second half: Drogheda United reduced the deficit at 58' when A. Quinn scored, making the score 2-1. O. Gallagher received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 61'. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 62', with O. Gallagher replacing R. Brennan. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Z. Bawa replacing K. Cailloce. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 65', with E. Chapman replacing K. Barlow. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 65', with F. Hartmann replacing W. Fitzgerald. G. Deegan received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 70'. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 74', with W. Davis replacing A. McNally. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Mata replacing W. Waweru. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 76', with J. Wilson replacing Charlie John Wiggett. Sligo Rovers made their 5th substitution at 78', with C. Malley replacing R. Smit. Sligo Rovers extended the lead at 86' when W. Waweru scored, with the assist credited to S. Power, making the score 3-1.

Sligo Rovers used 5 substitutions while Drogheda United used 3 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 1 yellow card, while Drogheda United got 2 yellow cards.