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

United Park (Drogheda), Drogheda

Drogheda United FC are in Premier Division action on Friday evening, as Kevin Doherty attempts to outsmart Damien Duff and his Shelbourne FC side at the United Park (Drogheda). We have predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across the biggest markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this Premier Division clash.

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Drogheda United FC's next match is v Galway at 19:45 on Friday 25th April
Shelbourne FC's next match is v Shamrock at 19:45 on Friday 25th April
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Drogheda and Shelbourne was on Friday 18th April 2025
Irish Premier Division
April 18th 2025
Drogheda 2
2 Shelbourne
 
W. Davis 22'29' M. Coyle
S. Bone (OG) 41'66' S. Bone
 
DRO
SHE
Shots On
3
7
Shots Off
2
11
Corners
1
10
Possession
21%
79%
Fouls
6
6
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
DroghedaShelbourne
 
L. Dennison
C. Kane
O. Lambe
C. Keeley
A. Quinn
R. Brennan
D. Markey (L. Heeney 58')
W. Davisfootball icon (K. Cruise 77')
S. Farrell (E. Ahui 87')
T. Oluwya (S. Bawa 86')
J. Bolger
C. Kearns
(R. Tulloch 80') J. Norris
football iconfootball iconS. Bone
K. Ledwidge
football iconM. Coyle
J. Lunney
K. Mcinroy
E. Caffrey
E. Chapman
(S. Boyd 80') A. Odubeko
(A. Coote 71') H. Wood

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

It's not the news we want to be reporting, but we don't predict a high-scoring affair here. The stats suggest Drogheda and Shelbourne both can struggle to find the net on occasion, and the odds are leaning towards there being fewer than 2 goals in total as they go head-to-head. We think they're probably right and, in the absence of obvious outright winners to back, under 2.5 goals seems a good bet.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Drogheda
39%
8/5
5%
-
Draw
30%
2/1
3%
-
Shelbourne
31%
6/4-
Drogheda 1-0
14%
5/1
14%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
8%
-
Draw 0-0
13%
5/1
8%
-
Shelbourne 1-0
12%
5/1
8%
-
Drogheda 2-0
8%
11/1-
Drogheda 2-1
7%
10/1
8%
-
Shelbourne 2-1
6%
10/1-
Shelbourne 2-0
6%
10/1-
Draw 2-2
3%
20/1
11%
-
Drogheda 3-0
3%
28/1-
Drogheda 3-1
3%
28/1-
Shelbourne 3-1
2%
28/1
12%
-
Shelbourne 3-0
2%
28/1
12%
-
Drogheda 3-2
1%
40/1-
Shelbourne 3-2
1%
40/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
33%
15/8
11%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
67%
2/5
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
48%
5/4-
Away 1st Goal
43%
20/21
2%
-
No 1st Goal
9%
5/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
41%
5/4
7%
-
BTTS - No
59%
4/7
6%
-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
6/1
7%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
9/2
16%
-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
6/1
8%
-
Home/draw
69%
4/9-
Away/draw
61%
4/9
6%
-
Home/away
70%
1/3
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
4/7
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
40%
5/4
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
5/1
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
1/8
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
14/1
15%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/33
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
28/1
12%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/150-
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
1/9-
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
11/2-
Home DNB
60%
5/6
4%
-
Away DNB
52%
5/6
2%
-
Drogheda win to nil
26%
11/4
6%
-
Shelbourne win to nil
20%
11/4-
Drogheda / Drogheda
17%
15/4
5%
-
Drogheda / Shelbourne
2%
33/1-
Drogheda / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Drogheda
14%
5/1-
Draw / Shelbourne
15%
9/2-
Draw / Draw
21%
3/1-
Shelbourne / Drogheda
2%
33/1-
Shelbourne / Shelbourne
17%
15/4
6%
-
Shelbourne / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Drogheda have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 3 and lost 1 match. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Drogheda have outscored their opponents by 13 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Drogheda have played 4 games at home winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 7 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Shelbourne are in 5th position in the Premier Division on 16 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Shelbourne are winless in the 4 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 3 of those games. Shelbourne are unbeaten away after 4 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Away League Performance

zero of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 2 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Shelbourne have conceded 3 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Drogheda
Shelbourne
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda H11820 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
May 19
Sep 12
2
St Patrick's11719 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 13
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 1
Jun 16
3
Shamrock11518 
l
 
1-2F
May 9
Jun 16
Aug 29
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
Jun 13
Aug 22
4
Shelbourne A11418 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Sep 12
May 19
-
-
-
-
5
Galway11317 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
Jul 4
Oct 24
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
Aug 29
Jun 27
6
Derry11017 
May 16
w
 
1-3A
Sep 26
Jun 27
w
 
3-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
7
Bohemians11-115 
May 23
w
 
0-1F
Nov 1
Aug 1
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Aug 8
Oct 24
8
Cork11-610 
May 5
d
 
1-1A
Oct 17
Jun 23
d
 
1-1A
May 30
Jul 4
Oct 3
9
Waterford11-129 
w
 
2-0F
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
May 5
w
 
0-1F
Sep 26
Jun 23
10
Sligo11-87 
w
 
3-0F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 20
May 23
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Aug 2
Win / draw / win form
Drogheda 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 1Galway
Drogheda3 - 0Sligo
Drogheda0 - 0Dundalk
Drogheda0 - 1Shamrock
Drogheda2 - 1Derry
Drogheda0 - 0Galway
Drogheda7 - 0Sligo
Drogheda2 - 2Bohemians
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 1Shelbourne
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Drogheda0 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Drogheda2 - 1Dundalk
Drogheda3 - 1Sligo
Drogheda2 - 2Derry
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADrogheda3 - 1Derry
HDrogheda2 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 1Cork
HDrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 0Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 1Galway
HDrogheda3 - 0Sligo
ADrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda0 - 0Dundalk
ADrogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
HDrogheda0 - 1Shamrock
ADrogheda0 - 0Waterford
HDrogheda2 - 1Derry
HDrogheda0 - 0Galway
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
ADrogheda1 - 4St Patrick's
HDrogheda7 - 0Sligo
ADrogheda1 - 1Shamrock
HDrogheda2 - 2Bohemians
Shelbourne 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Patrick's0 - 0Shelbourne
Sligo1 - 2Shelbourne
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Derry0 - 1Shelbourne
Shamrock2 - 0Shelbourne
Galway1 - 0Shelbourne
Bohemians1 - 1Shelbourne
Dundalk0 - 1Shelbourne
Sligo2 - 1Shelbourne
Drogheda1 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Shamrock0 - 2Shelbourne
St Patrick's1 - 2Shelbourne
Derry1 - 1Shelbourne
Dundalk0 - 0Shelbourne
Galway1 - 0Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
St Patrick's1 - 2Shelbourne
Bohemians0 - 2Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShelbourne1 - 0Bohemians
AShelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
AShelbourne2 - 1Sligo
HShelbourne1 - 1Cork
HShelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
AShelbourne1 - 1Galway
HShelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
AShelbourne1 - 0Waterford
HShelbourne3 - 1Derry
AShelbourne1 - 0Derry
HShelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
HShelbourne3 - 1Waterford
AShelbourne0 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
HShelbourne0 - 0Sligo
AShelbourne0 - 1Galway
AShelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
AShelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
HShelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
AShelbourne1 - 2Sligo
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Drogheda since 2022
Drogheda
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
5 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
1 / 6
DRO
1
D
3
SHE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
2 - 4Shelbourne
Draw1 - 1Draw
Drogheda3 - 1
0 - 2Shelbourne
League games at Shelbourne since 2022
Shelbourne
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
13
5
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
DRO
1
D
2
SHE
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
0 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Shelbourne3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
Shelbourne6 - 0
Shelbourne1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Shelbourne FC's defensive record is to be admired, D. Duff's men having conceded 1 or less in 12 consecutive Premier Division outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Drogheda United FC makes sense in this context.

Drogheda 1st Shelbourne 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Drogheda will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Shelbourne scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+27
Drogheda have scored 27% more goals at home than predicted
-6
Shelbourne’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
0.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Drogheda
PG (predicted goals)
Shelbourne
1.1
0.9
Attack rating
21%
better
DRO
SHE
view stats
Games scored8
7
Failed to score1
2
Scored first6
6
Goals scored13
10
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate for19
12
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
18%
better
DRO
SHE
view stats
Games conceded4
6
Clean sheets5
3
Conceded first2
2
Goals conceded5
6
Avg. goals conceded0.6
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded15
11
Conversion rate against6%
9%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11515
L DennisonW DavisA QuinnR Brennan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Dennison GLK11
1
-
A Quinn DEF101
-
C Keeley DEF113
2
-
J. Bolger DEF9
-
O Lambe MID11
-
S Farrell MID111
4
-
R Brennan MID1111
5
-
C Kane MID111
1
-
W Davis FWD1151
3
-
D Markey FWD1121
1
-
T Oluwa FWD1111
-
Subs
J Brady GLK
-
E Ahui DEF2
-
A. Haper-Bailey DEF1
-
G Cooper DEF4
-
K Cruise DEF4
1
-
L Heeney MID1111
-
P Doyle MID2
-
S. Bawa FWD7
1
-
Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11326
C KearnsE CaffreyE CaffreyS Boyd
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Kearns GLK11
-
E Caffrey DEF1132
-
S Bone DEF51
-
M Coyle DEF111
4
-
K Ledwidge DEF11
1
-
J Norris DEF101
2
-
J Lunney MID11
-
K McInroy MID111
2
-
E Chapman MID111
-
A Odubeko FWD1131
1
-
H Wood FWD1111
1
-
Subs
L Healy GLK
-
S Gannon DEF6
2
-
D Adewale DEF
-
J. Roche DEF
-
A Coote MID10
-
J O'Sullivan MID3
1
-
S Boyd FWD1022
6
-
R O'Kane FWD3
-
R Tulloch FWD3
1
-