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

United Park (Drogheda), Drogheda

Friday evening at the United Park (Drogheda), and it’s a Premier Division showdown between Drogheda United FC and Sligo Rovers. Kevin Doherty and John Russell will be doing all they can to claim victory. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every stats you could possibly need to make a well-informed wager is published below. Go between 17 betting markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and the best odds for it all.

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The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Drogheda and Sligo was on Friday 26th April 2024
Irish Premier Division
April 26th 2024
Drogheda 3
1 Sligo
 
D. Markey 24'6' W. Fitzgerald
F. Pierrot 69'
A. McNally 86'
 
DRO
SLR
Shots On
5
5
Shots Off
9
5
Corners
3
1
Possession
42%
58%
Fouls
8
12
 
DroghedaSligo
 
J. Barr
L. Heeney
J. Keaney
C. Kane
H. Cann
O. Gallagher
W. Davis
A. Foley (A. McNally 65')
G. Deegan
D. Markeyfootball icon (D. Webster 90')
F. Pierrotfootball icon (R. Brennan 84')
E. McGinty
J. Wilson
O. Denham
R. Hutchinson
C. Wiggett
(R. Smit 77') N. Morahan
E. Chapman
C. Malley
(K. Barlow 46') football iconW. Fitzgerald
W. Waweru
(O. Elding 78') S. Radosavlevic
Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 79% probability of Drogheda and Sligo delivering at least 2 goals in this Premier Division match. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it would appear that the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.40.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 39% chance of Sligo coming away with a win.
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral Betfred 888Sport
Drogheda
36%
23/20
14%
6/5
10%
--
Draw
25%
23/10
3%
19/10--
Sligo
39%
19/10
16%
21/10
16%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
11/219/4
4%
--
Sligo 2-1
9%
10/1
10%
9/1
5%
--
Drogheda 2-1
8%
17/2
5%
15/2
11%
--
Sligo 1-0
8%
7/1
14%
13/2
15%
--
Drogheda 1-0
8%
11/2
7%
11/2--
Draw 2-2
6%
16/112/1--
Sligo 2-0
6%
14/1
25%
12/1
20%
--
Drogheda 2-0
5%
9/1
17%
8/1
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
15/2
6%
11/2--
Sligo 3-1
4%
28/1
26%
20/1
12%
--
Drogheda 3-1
4%
20/1
9%
14/1
21%
--
Sligo 3-2
3%
40/1
21%
25/1--
Sligo 3-0
3%
33/1
31%
22/1
21%
--
Drogheda 3-2
3%
33/122/1
12%
--
Drogheda 3-0
3%
20/1
19%
16/1
11%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
13/10---
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
3/5---
Home 1st Goal
48%
8/11
14%
---
Away 1st Goal
49%
11/8
19%
---
No 1st Goal
3%
15/2
6%
---
BTTS - Yes
59%
19/20
3%
19/20
3%
--
BTTS - No
41%
4/5
3%
3/4
1%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
4/1
17%
4/1
13%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1
5%
17/5
4%
--
BTTS - Away Win
21%
11/2
8%
11/2
4%
--
Home/draw
61%
4/11
6%
1/3
9%
--
Away/draw
64%
8/13
13%
3/5
9%
--
Home/away
75%
3/10
2%
7/20
2%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/5---
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
7/4---
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
10/3---
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1/5---
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
9/1---
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/16---
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
20/1---
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/66---
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/14
1%
---
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
8/1
13%
---
Home DNB
53%
8/13
11%
3/5
11%
--
Away DNB
56%
6/5
20%
6/5
17%
--
Drogheda win to nil
17%
5/2
13%
---
Sligo win to nil
18%
4/1
25%
---
Drogheda / Drogheda
21%
11/4
17%
27/10
10%
--
Drogheda / Sligo
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
13%
--
Drogheda / Draw
6%
14/112/1
8%
--
Draw / Drogheda
15%
9/2
8%
4/1
9%
--
Draw / Sligo
12%
6/1
17%
11/2
13%
--
Draw / Draw
19%
15/4
6%
16/5
3%
--
Sligo / Drogheda
3%
28/122/1--
Sligo / Sligo
15%
9/2
22%
17/4
19%
--
Sligo / Draw
6%
14/112/1--
bet365
Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Drogheda have played 10 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Drogheda have conceded 15 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Drogheda have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Sligo lay in 7th place on 14 points in the Premier Division league table having played 11 matches. Sligo are unbeaten in 4 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 4 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 10 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sligo have conceded 2 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Sligo have played 5 away games, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Drogheda
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Sligo
HOME AWAY HOME AWAY TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
Jul 4
Oct 25
d
 
2-2F
May 10
 Shelbourne14626 
l
 
0-1A
May 31
Aug 10
Sep 27
Oct 18
Aug 9
May 31
l
 
4-0A
 Shamrock141124 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
Jun 28
Sep 13
Sep 27
Jun 28
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
 Derry14823 
d
 
0-00-0
May 24
Jul 4
Oct 4
Aug 2
Sep 20
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
 Bohemians13-120 
May 17
d
 
2-2A
Oct 19
Jul 12
Jun 7
Aug 30
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
 St Patrick's14-118 
May 6
l
 
3-0A
Nov 1
Aug 2
Sep 13
Jun 13
May 17
d
 
0-00-0
 Galway13017 
d
 
0-00-0
May 10
Jul 27
Oct 25
Jul 26
Oct 4
l
 
1-4F
May 23
 Waterford13-116 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
Aug 31
Jun 7
Aug 23
Jun 3
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-1A
 Sligo A13-214 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 Drogheda H13-911 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-1F
Jun 3
Aug 23
Nov 1
Jul 12
May 6
d
 
0-00-0
 Dundalk13-119 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-5F
Sep 21
Jun 13
Win / draw / win form
Drogheda 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
Sligo 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Sligo
Goals: Scored
4
6
Games: Scored
3 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
3 / 6
DRO
1
D
4
SLR
1
All league games since 2021
Drogheda
Sligo
Goals: Scored
10
18
Games: Scored
7 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
6 / 13
DRO
2
D
6
SLR
5
Goal Statistics
Drogheda 9th Sligo 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Drogheda will score 1 or more goals
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Sligo will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Drogheda’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Sligo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Statistics Premier Division - 2024/2024 Season
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Drogheda
PG (predicted goals)
Sligo
1.4
1.5
Attack rating
DRO
SLR
1%
better
view stats
Games scored7
6
Failed to score6
7
Scored first4
5
Goals scored12
13
Avg. goals scored0.9
1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal9
8
Conversion rate11%
12%
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
DRO
SLR
24%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
8
Clean sheets3
5
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded21
15
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate18%
11%
KickOff rating
+24%

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

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9124
J KeaneyO GallagherD MarkeyG Deegan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Barr GLK2
-
L Heeney DEF4
1
J Keaney DEF9
2
-
H Cann DEF8
1
-
C Kane DEF5
-
O Gallagher MID911
3
-
G Deegan MID9
4
-
A Foley MID61
-
D Markey MID92
3
-
W Davis MID91
1
-
F Pierrot FWD81
1
-
Subs
A Wogan GLK7
1
-
D Webster DEF
1
-
K Cailloce MID6
-
M O'Brien MID1
-
R Brennan MID7
-
E Topcu MID
-
J Byrne MID
-
S. Bawa FWD81
1
-
A McNally FWD4
2
-
Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9313
E McGintyE ChapmanJ WilsonO Denham
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E McGinty GLK9
-
J Wilson DEF61
2
-
C. Wiggett DEF7
1
-
O Denham DEF9
3
-
R Hutchinson DEF91
2
-
C Malley MID9
3
-
E Chapman MID931
1
-
N Morahan MID9
2
-
S Radosavljevic FWD2
-
W. Waweru FWD81
2
-
W Fitzgerald FWD91
-
Subs
R Brush GLK1
-
D. Jonathan MID
-
K Barlow MID7
-
K. McDonagh MID
-
C Reynolds MID1
-
O Elding MID3
-
D. Patton MID
-
R Smit FWD3
-
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