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

Fri 9th May, 20:00 BST, Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

Friday night at the Tallaght Stadium, and it’s a Premier Division clash between Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United FC. Stephen Bradley and Kevin Doherty will be doing all they can to claim the win. Stats power the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and flipping between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to explore.


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
Shamrock
45%
--
Draw
27%
--
Drogheda
28%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Shamrock 1-0
12%
--
Drogheda 1-0
9%
--
Shamrock 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Shamrock 2-0
9%
--
Drogheda 2-1
7%
--
Drogheda 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Shamrock 3-1
4%
--
Shamrock 3-0
4%
--
Drogheda 3-1
2%
--
Shamrock 3-2
2%
--
Drogheda 3-0
2%
--
Drogheda 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Shamrock win to nil
27%
--
Drogheda win to nil
16%
--
Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shamrock have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league. Shamrock are unbeaten in 4 games against teams above them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 4 games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn 1 and won 3. Shamrock have conceded 3 goals, scored 6, scored in every game and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Shamrock have played 6 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Drogheda lay in 1st place on 20 points in the Premier Division league table having played 12 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 2 games. They have scored 16 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Drogheda have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Drogheda have played 6 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shamrock
Drogheda
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda A12720 
May 9
w
 
1-2A
Aug 29
Jun 16
-
-
-
-
2
Galway12420 
May 30
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Aug 8
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Jul 4
Oct 24
3
St Patrick's12619 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
May 19
Oct 17
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 13
4
Shamrock H12519 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-2F
May 9
Jun 16
Aug 29
5
Shelbourne12419 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Aug 22
Jun 13
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Sep 12
May 19
6
Bohemians12018 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
Sep 26
Jun 23
May 23
w
 
0-1F
Nov 1
Aug 1
7
Derry12-117 
d
 
0-00-0
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
May 16
w
 
1-3A
Sep 26
Jun 27
8
Waterford12-1112 
w
 
2-0F
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
w
 
2-0F
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
9
Cork12-611 
w
 
4-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
May 5
d
 
1-1A
Oct 17
Jun 23
10
Sligo12-88 
May 5
l
 
2-1A
Nov 1
Jul 5
w
 
3-0F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 20
Win / draw / win form
Shamrock 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Drogheda 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Shamrock have not lost to Drogheda in 7 consecutive league meetings
League games at Shamrock since 2021
Shamrock
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
18
7
Games: Scored
8 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
0 / 8
SHA
4
D
3
DRO
1
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Shamrock
Goals: Scored
4
9
Games: Scored
4 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
5 / 9
SHA
5
D
3
DRO
1
Goal Statistics
Shamrock 4th Drogheda 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Shamrock will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Drogheda will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Shamrock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Drogheda’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Shamrock
PG (predicted goals)
Drogheda
1.4
1
Attack rating
SHA
DRO
2%
better
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Games scored10
10
Failed to score2
2
Scored first6
8
Goals scored18
16
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
SHA
DRO
31%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
6
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first5
2
Goals conceded13
9
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded6
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
12
Conversion rate against17%
8%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+31%

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

Shamrock Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12254
D ClearyJ HonohanJ ByrneD Cleary
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Cleary DEF121
4
-
J Honohan DEF1221
4
-
R Lopes DEF121
1
-
D Watts MID121
-
G Burke FWD1222
2
-
E McGinty GLK11
1
M Healy MID1112
2
-
M. Noonan FWD111
-
D Grant FWD1112
2
-
A Greene FWD112
1
-
J Byrne MID925
4
-
R Gaffney FWD91
1
-
C O'Sullivan DEF8
1
-
A McEneff MID821
2
-
L Grace DEF721
1
-
V. Ozhianvuna FWD7
-
G O'Neill MID6
2
-
A Matthews DEF4
-
D Nugent MID3
-
D Mandroiu MID3
1
-
J O'Sullivan MID3
-
L Pohls GLK2
-
Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12515
L DennisonW DavisC KaneR Brennan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Dennison GLK12
1
-
C Keeley DEF123
2
-
C Kane DEF121
1
-
O Lambe DEF12
-
R Brennan MID1211
5
-
D Markey MID1231
1
-
L Heeney MID1211
-
W Davis MID1251
3
-
S Farrell MID121
4
-
T Oluwa FWD1211
-
A Quinn DEF111
-
S. Bawa MID7
1
-
K Cruise DEF5
1
-
G Cooper DEF4
-
P Doyle MID3
-
E Ahui DEF2
-
J Thomas FWD21
-
A. Haper-Bailey DEF1
-
D James-Taylor FWD1
1
-