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

Thu 8th Oct, 20:00 BST, Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

the Tallaght Stadium is the setting on Thursday night, as Stephen Bradley's Shamrock Rovers are visited by Kevin Doherty's Drogheda United FC in the Premier Division. The predictions shown are based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams, across seventeen major markets. Data shown and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included for all.

Best Tip: Shamrock to win

Having examined the bookmakers' odds and collated statistics regarding both sides ahead of this Premier Division fixture, a bet on win / draw / win for Shamrock to win and delight their home supporters is the way we would recommend bettors go. We predict they'll be too strong for Drogheda, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have a track record of doing so. It may not all be plain sailing, but Shamrock claiming victory is the bet come Thursday night.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Shamrock are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 61% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.40.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Shamrock 61%	2/5	-
Draw 22%	16/5	-
Drogheda 18%	6/1	-
Shamrock 1-0 11%	6/1	-
Shamrock 2-0 11%	6/1	-
Draw 1-1 10%	15/2	-
Shamrock 2-1 10%	15/2	-
Shamrock 3-0 7%	17/2	-
Shamrock 3-1 6%	11/1	-
Draw 0-0 6%	11/1	-
Drogheda 1-0 5%	18/1	-
Drogheda 2-1 5%	20/1	-
Draw 2-2 5%	18/1	-
Shamrock 4-0 3%	16/1	-
Shamrock 4-1 3%	20/1	-
Shamrock 3-2 3%	25/1	-
Drogheda 2-0 2%	40/1	-
Drogheda 3-1 2%	50/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 55%	8/11	-
Under 2.5 Goals 45%	43/40	-
Home 1st Goal 57%	2/5	-
Away 1st Goal 40%	11/5	-
No 1st Goal 3%	11/1	-
BTTS - Yes 52%	19/20	-
BTTS - No 48%	4/5	-
BTTS - Home Win 27%	9/4	-
BTTS - Draw 16%	5/1	-
BTTS - Away Win 9%	12/1	-
Home/draw 82%	1/12	-
Away/draw 39%	13/8	-
Home/away 78%	1/5	-
Over 1.5 Goals 78%	2/9	-
Under 1.5 Goals 22%	3/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 33%	7/4	-
Under 3.5 Goals 67%	2/5	-
Over 4.5 Goals 17%	9/2	-
Under 4.5 Goals 83%	1/7	-
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	10/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	1/20	-
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	1/25	-
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	11/1	-
Home DNB 76%	1/8	-
Away DNB 33%	5/1	-
Shamrock win to nil 33%	5/4	-
Drogheda win to nil 9%	12/1	-
Shamrock / Shamrock 40%	11/10	-
Shamrock / Drogheda 2%	40/1	-
Shamrock / Draw 5%	16/1	-
Draw / Shamrock 21%	3/1	-
Draw / Drogheda 6%	14/1	-
Draw / Draw 12%	6/1	-
Drogheda / Shamrock 4%	20/1	-
Drogheda / Drogheda 6%	12/1	-
Drogheda / Draw 4%	18/1	-

Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shamrock have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below in the table, having won 14, drawn 8 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Shamrock have outscored their opponents by 49 goals to 38 goals.

Home League Performance

Shamrock have played 15 games at home winning 11, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 28 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

Drogheda are in 9th position in the Premier Division on 34 points having played 32 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 30 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 20 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

28 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 9 and won 6. Drogheda have conceded 47 goals, scored 32, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

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	St Patrick's	32	27	59	w 2-0F	w 0-1F	w 1-0F	l 2-0A	l 1-3A	l 4-1F	l 0-2A	l 2-0A
2	Shamrock	31	18	59	-	-	-	-	d 0-00-0	l 4-1A	d 0-00-0	Oct 8
3	Bohemians	31	18	56	w 2-1F	l 3-2A	-	w 1-2A	d 0-00-0	l 2-1A	l 0-2A	l 2-1A
4	Derry	32	3	41	w 1-0F	l 1-0A	d 1-1A	d 3-3A	w 1-0F	d 2-2A	Oct 16	l 2-0A
5	Dundalk	32	-4	41	d 1-1F	l 1-0A	w 3-2F	Oct 30	d 1-1A	d 1-1A	l 2-3A	w 1-2A
6	Shelbourne	32	-3	40	w 3-2A	d 2-2A	d 0-00-0	l 2-1A	l 1-2F	w 3-4A	d 2-2A	w 1-2A
7	Galway	32	-6	38	w 2-0F	w 1-3F	w 3-1F	Oct 16	l 2-3F	w 0-1F	Oct 30	d 0-00-0
8	Waterford	32	-10	34	w 1-0F	d 1-1A	w 3-2A	w 0-2F	w 2-0F	l 2-1F	d 3-3A	Oct 23
9	Drogheda	32	-13	34	w 4-1F	d 0-00-0	Oct 8	d 0-00-0	-	-	-	-
10	Sligo	32	-30	23	l 1-2F	w 0-2F	Oct 23	w 1-2A	w 1-0F	l 2-1A	w 2-0F	d 2-2F

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

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

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

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

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Draw

Lost

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

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

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

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Shamrock have beaten Drogheda in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Shamrock

Drogheda

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

11 / 11

8 / 11

Clean sheets

3 / 11

0 / 11

SHA

DRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shamrock
Shamrock	4 - 1
Shamrock	2 - 1
Shamrock	3 - 0
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

5 / 12

8 / 12

Clean sheets

4 / 12

7 / 12

SHA

DRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	1 - 2	Shamrock
	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 2nd	Drogheda 9th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.9 goals	0.9 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 14% 1 28% 2 27% 3 18% 4+ 13% There is a 86% 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	+3 Shamrock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	=0 Drogheda’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.7 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	1.8 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season

18%

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SHA

DRO

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Games scored	25		24
Failed to score	6		8
Scored first	15		10
Goals scored	49		38
Avg. goals scored	1.6		1.2
Avg. shots per game	10		8
Avg. shots per goal	6		7
Conversion rate for	16		15
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		+18%

22%

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Games conceded	20		23
Clean sheets	11		9
Conceded first	13		18
Goals conceded	31		51
Avg. goals conceded	1		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	9		11
Avg. shots/goal conceded	9		7
Conversion rate against	12%		14%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		+22%

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

Shamrock Premier Division squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
31	8	5	8
E McGinty	G Burke	J. McGovern	M Healy

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
E McGinty GLK	31			4 -
J Byrne MID	31	2	4	4 -
T Sobowale DEF	29	1	3	4 -
M Healy MID	29	2	1	8 -
M. Noonan FWD	28	7		2 -
A Greene FWD	27	5		3 -
J. McGovern FWD	26	7	5	2 -
G Burke FWD	26	8	2	3 -
A. Brennan MID	25	3	4	5 -
J Mulraney FWD	25		2	1 -
L Grace DEF	24			1 -
D Watts MID	22	5	4	1 -
C O'Sullivan DEF	19		2	4 -
R Lopes DEF	17	3	1	4 2
J O'Sullivan MID	17		1	3 -
E Stevens DEF	16	1	1	6 -
A Matthews DEF	11			2 -
C Malley MID	11			-
M. Asamoah FWD	10	1	1	4 -
N Razi MID	9			2 -
W Fitzgerald FWD	5		2	1 -
J Afolabi FWD	4	1		-
M. Kovalevskis FWD	4			1 -
L O'Regan DEF	2			-
B. Mahon FWD	2			-
C. Barrett DEF	1			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
8	21	5	10
G Burke	G Burke	J. McGovern	J Byrne

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
G Burke FWD	8	21	2	3
M. Noonan FWD	7	17
J. McGovern FWD	7	18	5	4
A Greene FWD	5	11		2
D Watts MID	5	9	4	6
A. Brennan MID	3	11	4	6
R Lopes DEF	3	6	1	1
J Byrne MID	2	10	4	10
M Healy MID	2	11	1	2
T Sobowale DEF	1	2	3	2
E Stevens DEF	1	2	1
M. Asamoah FWD	1	7	1	1
J Afolabi FWD	1	2
J Mulraney FWD		7	2	3
L Grace DEF		3		1
C O'Sullivan DEF		1	2	1
J O'Sullivan MID		4	1	1
A Matthews DEF		1
C Malley MID		2		1
N Razi MID		2
W Fitzgerald FWD		2	2	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
2553	55	144
M Healy	L Grace	L Grace

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M Healy MID	2553	46	121
J Byrne MID	1799	23	57
L Grace DEF	1601	55	144
T Sobowale DEF	1192	38	116
R Lopes DEF	1173	24	85
E Stevens DEF	882	27	67
G Burke FWD	847	10	62
E McGinty GLK	821	5	20
C O'Sullivan DEF	791	31	62
D Watts MID	717	19	43
A. Brennan MID	624	22	76
J O'Sullivan MID	440	20	44
J Mulraney FWD	372	28	62
A Matthews DEF	316	11	20
A Greene FWD	284	9	42
M. Noonan FWD	231	6	50
J. McGovern FWD	224	6	44
C Malley MID	163	6	17
M. Asamoah FWD	142	10	30
N Razi MID	126	4	15
W Fitzgerald FWD	82	2	6
L O'Regan DEF	41	2	9
J Afolabi FWD	29	2	9
M. Kovalevskis FWD	21	2	7
C. Barrett DEF	9		1
B. Mahon FWD	7

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
32	9	6	10
E Agbaje	M Doyle	B Kavanagh	S Farrell

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
E Agbaje DEF	32	2	2	5 -
C Kane DEF	32		1	3 -
T Oluwa FWD	32	4	1	2 -
B Kavanagh MID	31	3	6	3 -
C Keeley DEF	30	2	1	5 -
M Doyle FWD	30	9		5 -
J. Godden MID	28	2	1	5 -
R Brennan MID	25	2	1	8 -
A Quinn DEF	24	1	1	-
L Dennison GLK	22			1 -
W Davis FWD	22	5		-
L Burney DEF	21	2		5 -
E. O'Brien MID	20		1	2 -
J. Bucknor DEF	19		1	2 -
J. Bolger DEF	18			3 -
K Cruise DEF	14		2	1 -
F Talley GLK	11			-
S Farrell MID	10	5		10 -
A Bates MID	8			2 -
K. Ancelin FWD	5	1	1	-
R. Markey FWD	4			-
D. Mare FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
9	20	6	11
M Doyle	M Doyle	B Kavanagh	B Kavanagh

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Doyle FWD	9	20		1
W Davis FWD	5	9		2
S Farrell MID	5	3
T Oluwa FWD	4	19	1	6
B Kavanagh MID	3	13	6	11
E Agbaje DEF	2	3	2	2
C Keeley DEF	2	7	1	3
J. Godden MID	2	4	1	3
R Brennan MID	2	4	1
L Burney DEF	2	8		1
A Quinn DEF	1	3	1	1
K. Ancelin FWD	1	3	1
C Kane DEF			1	5
E. O'Brien MID		2	1
J. Bucknor DEF		1	1	1
K Cruise DEF			2	4
A Bates MID		1
R. Markey FWD		3

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
881	58	210
B Kavanagh	E Agbaje	C Keeley

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
B Kavanagh MID	881	31	95
C Keeley DEF	850	24	210
E Agbaje DEF	812	58	195
C Kane DEF	800	37	106
L Dennison GLK	668		11
A Quinn DEF	481	21	113
R Brennan MID	450	30	98
M Doyle FWD	434	45	143
E. O'Brien MID	431	42	85
L Burney DEF	408	10	64
J. Godden MID	377	19	92
F Talley GLK	359		2
T Oluwa FWD	325	13	139
J. Bolger DEF	280	18	72
J. Bucknor DEF	260	15	52
W Davis FWD	224	30	76
A Bates MID	176	12	31
S Farrell MID	153	12	32
K Cruise DEF	132	10	29
K. Ancelin FWD	50	4	17
R. Markey FWD	13		5
D. Mare FWD	1	1	1

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

Shamrock have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Home League Performance

Drogheda are in 9th position in the Premier Division on 34 points having played 32 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

Performance against teams above them in the league

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