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

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

Stephen Bradley and Kevin Doherty pit their wits in the Premier Division on Friday evening, as Shamrock Rovers face Drogheda United FC at the Tallaght Stadium. Our predictions for each betting market are calculated using the past 20 games for each team (home, away and overall) with weighting assigned to top teams. All the stats and infographics are tailored for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) statistics between the team are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided directly from from leading bookmakers.

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Shamrock Rovers's next match is v Waterford at 19:45 on Friday 16th May
Drogheda United FC's next match is v Derry at 19:45 on Friday 16th May

The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Shamrock and Drogheda was on Friday 9th May 2025

Irish Premier Division

May 9th 2025

Shamrock 3	0 Drogheda

A. Greene 50'
L. Grace 53'
R. Gaffney 90'

	SHA DRO
Shots On	7
Shots Off	3 5
Corners	4 5
Possession	74% 26%
Fouls	6 8
Yellow/red cards	2/0

Shamrock	Drogheda

E. McGinty J. Honohan L. Grace C. O'Sullivan R. Lopes J. Byrne (C. Barrett 84') M. Healy D. Nugent (V. Ozhianvuna 85') D. Grant (J. O'Sullivan 84') G. Burke (R. Gaffney 73') A. Greene (M. Noonan 73')	L. Dennison C. Kane O. Lambe C. Keeley E. Ahui (T. Oluwya 59') G. Cooper (K. Cruise 72') S. Farrell L. Heeney W. Davis (J. Bolger 63') R. Brennan D. James-Taylor

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There is 76% chance of Shamrock and Drogheda a maximum of 3 goals combined during this Premier Division game according to our predictive algorithm and, in the absense of a strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's a great tip here. Our calculations are made based on recent form, historical head-to-head (H2H) stats and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.25.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Shamrock are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.55.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Shamrock 51%	9/20 28%	-
Draw 26%	14/5 23%	-
Drogheda 23%	7/1 100%	-
Shamrock 1-0 13%	9/2 21%	-
Draw 1-1 12%	13/2 25%	-
Shamrock 2-0 10%	5/1 33%	-
Shamrock 2-1 9%	8/1	-
Draw 0-0 8%	7/1 6%	-
Drogheda 1-0 8%	16/1 55%	-
Drogheda 2-1 6%	22/1 53%	-
Shamrock 3-0 5%	8/1 47%	-
Shamrock 3-1 5%	12/1 24%	-
Draw 2-2 4%	22/1 53%	-
Drogheda 2-0 4%	40/1 95%	-
Shamrock 3-2 2%	33/1 17%	-
Shamrock 4-0 2%	18/1 54%	-
Shamrock 4-1 2%	25/1 37%	-
Drogheda 3-1 2%	66/1 97%	-
Over 2.5 Goals 45%	11/10	-
Under 2.5 Goals 55%	7/10	-
Home 1st Goal 53%	3/10 20%	-
Away 1st Goal 41%	10/3 65%	-
No 1st Goal 5%	7/1 6%	-
BTTS - Yes 48%	5/4 18%	-
BTTS - No 52%	4/7 18%	-
BTTS - Home Win 20%	3/1 11%	-
BTTS - Draw 17%	5/1 39%	-
BTTS - Away Win 10%	16/1 100%	-
Home/draw 77%	1/12 11%	-
Away/draw 49%	13/8 46%	-
Home/away 74%	1/4 8%	-
Over 1.5 Goals 71%	1/3	-
Under 1.5 Goals 29%	9/4	-
Over 3.5 Goals 24%	11/4	-
Under 3.5 Goals 76%	1/4	-
Over 4.5 Goals 10%	7/1	-
Under 4.5 Goals 90%	1/12	-
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	18/1 12%	-
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	1/40	-
Over 0.5 Goals 92%	1/14	-
Under 0.5 Goals 8%	8/1 6%	-
Home DNB 69%	1/8 20%	-
Away DNB 41%	5/1 118%	-
Shamrock win to nil 31%	11/10 35%	-
Drogheda win to nil 13%	12/1 100%	-
Shamrock / Shamrock 38%	6/5 32%	-
Shamrock / Drogheda 2%	40/1 21%	-
Shamrock / Draw 5%	16/1 13%	-
Draw / Shamrock 21%	3/1 20%	-
Draw / Drogheda 6%	14/1 88%	-
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2 10%	-
Drogheda / Shamrock 4%	22/1 12%	-
Drogheda / Drogheda 6%	12/1 100%	-
Drogheda / Draw 4%	18/1 27%	-

Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shamrock have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 2nd position in the league. Shamrock have won all their 1 games against teams above them in the table and kept zero clean sheets in those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

1 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn zero and won 1. Shamrock have conceded 1 goal, scored 2, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Shamrock have played 7 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Drogheda lay in 1st place on 24 points in the Premier Division league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored 21 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Drogheda have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Drogheda have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Shamrock Drogheda
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Shamrock H	15	10	26	-	-	-	-	l 1-2F	l 3-0A	Jun 16	Aug 29
2	Derry	15	3	26	d 0-00-0	May 23	Aug 1	Oct 24	May 16	w 1-3A	Sep 26	Jun 27
3	Drogheda A	15	5	24	w 3-0F	w 1-2A	Aug 29	Jun 16	-	-	-	-
4	Bohemians	15	1	24	l 2-3F	l 1-0A	Sep 26	Jun 23	May 23	w 0-1F	Nov 1	Aug 1
5	St Patrick's	15	6	22	w 1-0F	d 2-2A	May 19	Oct 17	d 0-00-0	d 0-00-0	Aug 22	Jun 13
6	Shelbourne	15	2	22	d 2-2F	d 1-1A	Aug 22	Jun 13	d 2-2F	w 0-1F	Sep 12	May 19
7	Waterford	15	-8	21	w 2-0F	May 16	Jun 27	Sep 12	w 2-0F	May 30	Aug 8	Oct 3
8	Galway	15	0	20	May 30	w 0-1F	Oct 3	Aug 8	d 1-1F	l 2-1F	Jul 4	Oct 24
9	Cork	15	-8	12	w 4-1F	d 1-1F	Jun 20	Sep 19	w 3-2A	d 1-1A	Oct 17	Jun 23
10	Sligo	15	-11	9	w 2-0F	l 2-1A	Nov 1	Jul 5	w 3-0F	d 2-2F	Jun 20	Sep 20

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

10 / 20

Clean sheets

10 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shamrock	2 - 0	Sligo
Shamrock	2 - 2	Shelbourne
Shamrock	2 - 3	Bohemians
Shamrock	4 - 1	Cork
Shamrock	2 - 0	Waterford
Shamrock	0 - 0	Derry
Shamrock	1 - 0	St Patrick's
Shamrock	2 - 1	Waterford
Shamrock	2 - 0	Shelbourne
Shamrock	0 - 3	St Patrick's
Shamrock	1 - 0	Bohemians
Shamrock	4 - 0	Sligo
Shamrock	1 - 1	Galway
Shamrock	1 - 1	Drogheda
Shamrock	1 - 0	Dundalk
Shamrock	0 - 2	Shelbourne
Shamrock	1 - 0	Derry
Shamrock	2 - 2	St Patrick's
Shamrock	1 - 3	Waterford
Shamrock	4 - 0	Drogheda

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Shamrock	2 - 0	Sligo
A	Shamrock	1 - 1	Cork
H	Shamrock	2 - 2	Shelbourne
H	Shamrock	2 - 3	Bohemians
A	Shamrock	2 - 2	St Patrick's
H	Shamrock	4 - 1	Cork
H	Shamrock	2 - 0	Waterford
A	Shamrock	1 - 0	Galway
H	Shamrock	0 - 0	Derry
A	Shamrock	2 - 1	Drogheda
H	Shamrock	1 - 0	St Patrick's
A	Shamrock	1 - 2	Sligo
A	Shamrock	1 - 1	Shelbourne
A	Shamrock	0 - 1	Bohemians
H	Shamrock	2 - 1	Waterford
A	Shamrock	1 - 0	Dundalk
A	Shamrock	1 - 0	Drogheda
H	Shamrock	2 - 0	Shelbourne
H	Shamrock	0 - 3	St Patrick's
H	Shamrock	1 - 0	Bohemians

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo	2 - 2	Drogheda
Galway	2 - 1	Drogheda
Derry	1 - 3	Drogheda
Cork	1 - 1	Drogheda
Shelbourne	0 - 1	Drogheda
Bohemians	0 - 1	Drogheda
St Patrick's	0 - 0	Drogheda
Shelbourne	2 - 1	Drogheda
Waterford	0 - 0	Drogheda
Bohemians	0 - 1	Drogheda
St Patrick's	4 - 1	Drogheda
Shamrock	1 - 1	Drogheda
Dundalk	4 - 2	Drogheda
Derry	5 - 1	Drogheda
Galway	3 - 0	Drogheda
Sligo	2 - 1	Drogheda
Waterford	4 - 2	Drogheda
Shelbourne	1 - 1	Drogheda
St Patrick's	1 - 0	Drogheda
Shamrock	4 - 0	Drogheda

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Drogheda	3 - 2	Cork
A	Drogheda	2 - 2	Sligo
A	Drogheda	1 - 2	Galway
H	Drogheda	0 - 0	St Patrick's
H	Drogheda	2 - 2	Shelbourne
A	Drogheda	3 - 1	Derry
H	Drogheda	2 - 0	Waterford
A	Drogheda	1 - 1	Cork
H	Drogheda	1 - 2	Shamrock
A	Drogheda	1 - 0	Shelbourne
A	Drogheda	1 - 0	Bohemians
H	Drogheda	1 - 1	Galway
H	Drogheda	3 - 0	Sligo
A	Drogheda	0 - 0	St Patrick's
H	Drogheda	0 - 0	Dundalk
A	Drogheda	1 - 2	Shelbourne
H	Drogheda	0 - 1	Shamrock
A	Drogheda	0 - 0	Waterford
H	Drogheda	2 - 1	Derry
H	Drogheda	0 - 0	Galway

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Shamrock have not lost to Drogheda in 7 consecutive league meetings

Shamrock

Drogheda

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

8 / 8

6 / 8

Clean sheets

2 / 8

0 / 8

SHA

DRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shamrock
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Shamrock	4 - 0
Shamrock	5 - 0
	1 - 2	Drogheda
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Shamrock	3 - 1
Shamrock	2 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Drogheda

Shamrock

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 9

7 / 9

Clean sheets

2 / 9

5 / 9

SHA

DRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
	1 - 2	Shamrock
	0 - 1	Shamrock
	0 - 2	Shamrock
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Drogheda	1 - 0
	0 - 1	Shamrock
	0 - 1	Shamrock

Goal Statistics

Shamrock Rovers have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 8 consecutive Premier Division games. Their PG of 1.5 against Drogheda United FC on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Shamrock 1st	Drogheda 3rd
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.5 goals	0.9 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 22% 1 33% 2 25% 3 13% 4+ There is a 78% probability that Shamrock will score 1 or more goals	0 39% 1 37% 2 17% 3 4+ There is a 76% probability of Drogheda scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-5 Shamrock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+11 Drogheda have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
	1.7 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	1.0 conceded	1.9 conceded

Attack defence ratings
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Games scored	0		0
Failed to score	0		0
Scored first	0		0
Goals scored	0		0
Avg. goals scored	0		0
Avg. shots per game	0		0
Avg. shots per goal	0		0
Conversion rate for	0		0
Avg. XG for	0		0
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Games conceded	0		0
Clean sheets	0		0
Conceded first	0		0
Goals conceded	0		0
Avg. goals conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/game conceded	0		0
Avg. shots/goal conceded	0		0
Conversion rate against	0%		0%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		%

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

Shamrock Premier Division squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	4	6	4
R Lopes	A Greene	J Byrne	J Honohan

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
E McGinty GLK	14			1
J Honohan DEF	14	2	1	4 -
L Grace DEF	10	3	2	2 -
R Lopes DEF	15	1		1 -
C O'Sullivan DEF	11			1 -
D Grant DEF	14	1	2	3 -
J Byrne MID	12	2	6	4 -
M Healy MID	14	1	2	3 -
D Nugent MID	5			-
G Burke FWD	15	3	3	2 -
A Greene FWD	14	4		1 -
Subs
L Pohls GLK	2			-
A Matthews DEF	5			-
C. Barrett DEF	1			-
T Clarke MID				-
J O'Sullivan MID	6			1 -
G O'Neill MID	7			2 -
R Gaffney FWD	12	3		1 -
M. Noonan FWD	14	1	1	-
V. Ozhianvuna FWD	10			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	18	6	3
A Greene	G Burke	J Byrne	G Burke

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Greene FWD	4	9
L Grace DEF	3	3	2	2
G Burke FWD	3	18	3	3
J Honohan DEF	2	2	1	1
J Byrne MID	2	4	6	1
R Lopes DEF	1	5
D Grant DEF	1	3	2	1
M Healy MID	1	7	2	1
C O'Sullivan DEF		1
D Nugent MID		1
Subs
R Gaffney FWD	3	5
M. Noonan FWD	1	7	1	1
C. Barrett DEF		1
J O'Sullivan MID		2		2
G O'Neill MID		1		1
V. Ozhianvuna FWD		3		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1114	30	77
M Healy	M Healy	R Lopes

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
M Healy MID	1114	30	65
R Lopes DEF	966	29	77
J Byrne MID	568	7	22
C O'Sullivan DEF	540	12	39
L Grace DEF	529	12	42
G Burke FWD	466	5	36
J Honohan DEF	443	15	54
D Grant DEF	413	16	33
E McGinty GLK	318	1	3
A Greene FWD	168	8	32
D Nugent MID	66	12	19
Subs
G O'Neill MID	142	7	12
J O'Sullivan MID	120	2	13
A Matthews DEF	106	8	11
M. Noonan FWD	89	5	32
R Gaffney FWD	85	3	10
V. Ozhianvuna FWD	60	10	15
L Pohls GLK	40
C. Barrett DEF	7		1

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	6	2	5
C Keeley	W Davis	A Quinn	S Farrell

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
L Dennison GLK	14			1 -
E Ahui DEF	4			1 -
C Keeley DEF	15	4		3 -
G Cooper DEF	6			-
O Lambe MID	15		1	1 -
S Farrell MID	15	1	1	5 -
R Brennan MID	15	2	1	5 -
C Kane MID	15		1	1 -
W Davis FWD	15	6	1	3 -
D James-Taylor FWD	4			1 -
L Heeney FWD	15	1	1	1 -
Subs
J Brady GLK	1			-
A Quinn DEF	13		2	-
A. Haper-Bailey DEF	1			-
J. Bolger DEF	13			-
K Cruise DEF	6			1 -
S. Brady MID				-
T Oluwa FWD	15	2	1	-
S. Bawa FWD	7			1 -
B. Bosakani FWD	3			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	11	2	2
W Davis	T Oluwa	A Quinn	O Lambe

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
W Davis FWD	6	7	1
C Keeley DEF	4	10		1
R Brennan MID	2	3	1	1
S Farrell MID	1	7	1	1
L Heeney FWD	1	2	1	1
O Lambe MID		2	1	2
C Kane MID		1	1	2
Subs
T Oluwa FWD	2	11	1
A Quinn DEF		1	2	2
J. Bolger DEF		6
K Cruise DEF		1
S. Bawa FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
359	33	95
S Farrell	S Farrell	C Keeley

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
S Farrell MID	359	33	71
L Dennison GLK	358		2
C Keeley DEF	344	23	95
R Brennan MID	332	28	70
O Lambe MID	295	28	47
C Kane MID	270	23	46
W Davis FWD	210	25	77
L Heeney FWD	134	11	23
G Cooper DEF	90	5	14
E Ahui DEF	44	6	9
D James-Taylor FWD	35	3	12
Subs
J. Bolger DEF	227	12	36
A Quinn DEF	223	19	57
T Oluwa FWD	116	4	54
S. Bawa FWD	41	3	20
K Cruise DEF	35	4	7
J Brady GLK	29		1
A. Haper-Bailey DEF	16	1	8
B. Bosakani FWD	8		1

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

Shamrock have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 2nd position in the league. Shamrock have won all their 1 games against teams above them in the table and kept zero clean sheets in those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Drogheda lay in 1st place on 24 points in the Premier Division league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

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