Sligo Rovers vs Drogheda United

Sligo Rovers

1 - 1

Drogheda United

🕒 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Showgrounds 🧑‍⚖️ Marc Lynch 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 7 · Drogheda United 6

Referee Stats

Marc Lynch

5 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	20%
Draws	80%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Sligo Rovers outshot their opponent (19-12).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 21

Avg: 1.06 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.17

PPG

1.17

1.06

0.89

1.17

39%

O2.5

39%

56%

BTTS

50%

39%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank7th

Drogheda United rank6th

Sligo Rovers points41

Drogheda United points51

Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12

22 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts from safety.

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.

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

Sligo Rovers last 5 home

D W D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index49

Goals3-4

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent 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.

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 11%

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

Sligo Rovers score at home72%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home22%

Drogheda United score away67%

Drogheda United clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first39%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first71%

Drogheda United score first39%

Drogheda United win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 30% · Drogheda United 50%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 27.9' · Drogheda United 34.4'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home1.06 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers concede at home1.17 vs 1.05

Drogheda United score away0.89 vs 1.05

Drogheda United concede away1.17 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers score 23% below league average, while Drogheda United score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 11% above league average at home, and Drogheda United are 15% below 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: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

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

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

449

276

Passes Accurate

335

157

Passes %

75%

57%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

34' ↑↓

↑↓

34' ⇄ Joshua Thomas

1st substitution · For: R. Brennan

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. O'Kane

Normal Goal · Assist: O. Elding

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Markey

2nd substitution · For: K. Cruise

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Kane

3rd substitution · For: S. Farrell

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ W. Davis

4th substitution · For: D. Kareem

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

P. Doyle

Penalty

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Sean Stewart

1st substitution · For: C. Kavanagh

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Bolger

5th substitution · For: G. Cooper

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ P. Doyle

6th substitution · For: T. Oluwa

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ E. Agbaje

2nd substitution · For: M. Wolfe

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. McManus

3rd substitution · For: C. Reynolds

90'

90' S. Farrell

90+4'

90+4' L. Heeney

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

Sligo Rovers drew 1-1 with Drogheda United on Friday, 19 September 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Marc Lynch. It was played at The Showgrounds.

First half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 34', with Joshua Thomas replacing R. Brennan. Sligo Rovers took the lead at 45' when R. O'Kane scored, with the assist credited to O. Elding, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Markey replacing K. Cruise. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 46', with C. Kane replacing S. Farrell. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 46', with W. Davis replacing D. Kareem. Drogheda United leveled the score at 50' when P. Doyle scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 62', with Sean Stewart replacing C. Kavanagh. Drogheda United made their 5th substitution at 67', with J. Bolger replacing G. Cooper. Drogheda United made their 6th substitution at 77', with P. Doyle replacing T. Oluwa. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 79', with E. Agbaje replacing M. Wolfe. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 88', with J. McManus replacing C. Reynolds. S. Farrell received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 90'. L. Heeney received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 90+4'.

Sligo Rovers used 3 substitutions while Drogheda United used 6 substitutions. Drogheda United got 2 yellow cards.