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Drogheda United FC v Shamrock Rovers : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 31st Jul, 20:00 BST, United Park (Drogheda), Drogheda

Stephen Bradley pays counterpart Kevin Doherty a visit on Friday night in the Premier Division, as their Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United FC charges go head to head at the United Park (Drogheda). All of the key stats for the clash, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across 17 markets are covered in this betting preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Drogheda
29%
--
Draw
28%
--
Shamrock
42%
--
Shamrock 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Drogheda 1-0
10%
--
Shamrock 2-0
8%
--
Shamrock 2-1
8%
--
Drogheda 2-1
7%
--
Drogheda 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Shamrock 3-0
4%
--
Shamrock 3-1
3%
--
Drogheda 3-1
2%
--
Shamrock 3-2
2%
--
Drogheda 3-0
2%
--
Drogheda 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
43%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
--
Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
71%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
49%
--
Away DNB
62%
--
Drogheda win to nil
18%
--
Shamrock win to nil
27%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Drogheda have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 6 and won 4. Drogheda have conceded 34 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Drogheda have played 12 games at home, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Shamrock lay in 1st place on 50 points in the Premier Division league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below them in the table, winning 15, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored 40 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Shamrock have conceded 22 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Shamrock have played 13 away games, winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Drogheda
Shamrock
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock251850 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
4-1A
Jul 31
Oct 9
-
-
-
-
2
Bohemians251343 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
Sep 18
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-2A
Sep 4
w
 
1-2A
3
St Patrick's241942 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1F
Aug 21
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Sep 11
4
Dundalk24235 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Aug 28
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Aug 7
Oct 30
5
Shelbourne24034 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
3-4A
d
 
2-2A
Sep 4
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
Aug 21
l
 
2-1A
6
Derry25129 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
Oct 16
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Aug 28
7
Galway23-727 
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-1F
Oct 16
8
Drogheda24-1225 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
Jul 31
9
Waterford24-1421 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
d
 
3-3A
Oct 23
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Sep 18
w
 
0-2F
10
Sligo24-2020 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 11
Jul 25
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-2F
Oct 23
w
 
1-2A
Win / draw / win form
Drogheda 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda3 - 3Waterford
Drogheda1 - 1Dundalk
Drogheda1 - 0Derry
Drogheda1 - 0Sligo
Drogheda1 - 3St Patrick's
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Drogheda0 - 0Bohemians
Drogheda0 - 0Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 4Bohemians
Drogheda1 - 0Cork
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Drogheda2 - 1Shelbourne
Drogheda0 - 1St Patrick's
Drogheda0 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 0Galway
Drogheda1 - 0Sligo
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADrogheda0 - 2Derry
HDrogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda0 - 2St Patrick's
HDrogheda3 - 3Waterford
HDrogheda1 - 1Dundalk
ADrogheda1 - 2Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 2Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 0Derry
ADrogheda1 - 4Shamrock
HDrogheda1 - 0Sligo
ADrogheda4 - 3Shelbourne
HDrogheda1 - 3St Patrick's
HDrogheda2 - 3Galway
HDrogheda0 - 0Bohemians
ADrogheda2 - 2Derry
HDrogheda0 - 0Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 4St Patrick's
ADrogheda1 - 2Sligo
HDrogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 1Dundalk
Shamrock 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford0 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne2 - 1Shamrock
Bohemians1 - 2Shamrock
Dundalk1 - 0Shamrock
Galway1 - 3Shamrock
Derry1 - 0Shamrock
St Patrick's0 - 1Shamrock
Waterford1 - 1Shamrock
Drogheda0 - 0Shamrock
Sligo0 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne2 - 2Shamrock
Bohemians3 - 2Shamrock
Derry2 - 1Shamrock
St Patrick's1 - 0Shamrock
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Cork1 - 1Shamrock
Galway0 - 0Shamrock
Sligo2 - 2Shamrock
Bohemians2 - 0Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShamrock3 - 1Galway
HShamrock1 - 1Derry
AShamrock2 - 0Waterford
AShamrock1 - 2Shelbourne
HShamrock1 - 0St Patrick's
AShamrock2 - 1Bohemians
HShamrock1 - 2Sligo
AShamrock0 - 1Dundalk
AShamrock3 - 1Galway
HShamrock4 - 1Drogheda
HShamrock1 - 0Waterford
AShamrock0 - 1Derry
HShamrock2 - 1Bohemians
AShamrock1 - 0St Patrick's
HShamrock3 - 2Shelbourne
AShamrock1 - 1Waterford
HShamrock2 - 0Galway
AShamrock0 - 0Drogheda
AShamrock2 - 0Sligo
AShamrock2 - 2Shelbourne
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
12
Shamrock have not lost to Drogheda in 12 consecutive league meetings
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Shamrock
Goals: Scored
5
11
Games: Scored
5 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
6 / 11
DRO
1
D
4
SHA
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Shamrock
1 - 2Shamrock
0 - 1Shamrock
0 - 2Shamrock
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Drogheda1 - 0
0 - 1Shamrock
0 - 1Shamrock
League games at Shamrock since 2021
Shamrock
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
27
9
Games: Scored
11 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
0 / 11
DRO
1
D
3
SHA
7
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shamrock
Shamrock4 - 1
Shamrock2 - 1
Shamrock3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Shamrock4 - 0
Shamrock5 - 0
1 - 2Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Shamrock3 - 1
Shamrock2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Drogheda 8th Shamrock 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Drogheda scoring 1 goal or less
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Shamrock will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Drogheda have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-13
Shamrock have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Drogheda
PG (predicted goals)
Shamrock
1
1.3
Attack rating
DRO
SHA
23%
better
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Games scored19
22
Failed to score5
3
Scored first8
14
Goals scored29
40
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.6
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
DRO
SHA
28%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
16
Clean sheets6
9
Conceded first14
10
Goals conceded41
22
Avg. goals conceded1.7
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against15%
11%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+28%

Drogheda v Shamrock Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24958
E AgbajeM DoyleB KavanaghS Farrell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Agbaje DEF241
3
-
C Kane DEF24
3
-
B Kavanagh MID2425
3
-
J. Godden MID2421
4
-
T Oluwa FWD2431
1
-
M Doyle FWD239
4
-
C Keeley DEF2221
3
-
A Quinn DEF191
-
R Brennan MID1821
7
-
L Burney DEF171
5
-
E. O'Brien MID16
1
-
L Dennison GLK14
1
-
J. Bucknor DEF141
2
-
W Davis FWD143
-
J. Bolger DEF13
3
-
K Cruise DEF122
1
-
D. Kareem FWD12
-
F Talley GLK10
-
S Farrell MID74
8
-
D. Mare FWD1
-
Shamrock Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25756
E McGintyG BurkeJ. McGovernM Healy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E McGinty GLK25
4
-
J Byrne MID2524
3
-
A Greene FWD244
3
-
T Sobowale DEF2313
3
-
M Healy MID2321
6
-
M. Noonan FWD235
1
-
J Mulraney FWD221
1
-
J. McGovern FWD2255
2
-
G Burke FWD227
3
-
A. Brennan MID2034
5
-
L Grace DEF18
1
-
V. Ozhianvuna MID182
2
-
D Watts MID1733
1
-
C O'Sullivan DEF152
1
-
E Stevens DEF1411
5
-
R Lopes DEF133
3
1
J O'Sullivan MID131
3
-
D Grant MID1321
2
-
C Malley MID11
-
A Matthews DEF9
1
-
M. Asamoah FWD911
4
-
D Cleary DEF7
1
-
N Razi MID7
1
-
M. Kovalevskis FWD3
-