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

Sat 20th Sep, 19:45 BST, The Showgrounds, Sligo

Sligo Rovers are in Premier Division action on Saturday evening, as Ryan Lowe attempts to outsmart Kevin Doherty and his Drogheda United FC side at The Showgrounds. All of the important stats for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds across seventeen major markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make the most well-informed bet possible.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Sligo 42%	-	-
Draw 29%	-	-
Drogheda 29%	-	-
Sligo 1-0 14%	-	-
Draw 1-1 13%	-	-
Draw 0-0 11%	-	-
Drogheda 1-0 11%	-	-
Sligo 2-0 8%	-	-
Sligo 2-1 8%	-	-
Drogheda 2-1 6%	-	-
Drogheda 2-0 5%	-	-
Draw 2-2 4%	-	-
Sligo 3-0 3%	-	-
Sligo 3-1 3%	-	-
Drogheda 3-1 2%	-	-
Drogheda 3-0 2%	-	-
Sligo 3-2 2%	-	-
Drogheda 3-2 1%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 37%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 63%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 49%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 43%	-	-
No 1st Goal 8%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 43%	-	-
BTTS - No 57%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 15%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 11%	-	-
Home/draw 71%	-	-
Away/draw 58%	-	-
Home/away 71%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 64%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 36%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 18%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 82%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 7%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 93%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 2%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 98%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 89%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 11%	-	-
Home DNB 62%	-	-
Away DNB 49%	-	-
Sligo win to nil 27%	-	-
Drogheda win to nil 18%	-	-

Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

26 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 4 and won 7. Sligo have conceded 43 goals, scored 30, failed to score in 10 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sligo have played 15 games at home, winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Drogheda lay in 6th place on 42 points in the Premier Division league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 1 game. They have scored 18 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Drogheda have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Drogheda have played 15 away games, winning 4, drawing 7 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 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	Sligo Drogheda
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Shamrock	28	24	56	w 2-1F	l 2-0A	d 2-2F	Nov 1	l 1-2F	l 3-0A	l 1-2F	l 2-1A
2	Bohemians	29	10	47	l 0-1A	l 4-2A	d 0-00-0	d 1-1F	w 1-0F	w 0-1F	Nov 1	w 0-1F
3	Derry	29	8	46	l 0-1A	l 3-0A	w 2-0F	Oct 3	d 1-1F	w 1-3A	Sep 26	l 3-0A
4	Shelbourne	28	6	42	l 1-2A	l 3-2F	l 0-2A	Oct 17	d 2-2F	w 0-1F	Sep 12	d 0-00-0
5	St Patrick's	29	6	42	l 0-1A	l 4-3A	Sep 27	l 3-0A	d 0-00-0	d 0-00-0	l 0-1A	d 0-00-0
6	Drogheda	29	3	42	d 2-2A	l 3-0A	Sep 20	l 1-0A	-	-	-	-
7	Waterford	29	-17	34	l 2-3A	w 0-4F	w 1-0F	w 1-2A	w 2-0F	d 2-2A	d 0-00-0	Oct 3
8	Galway	29	-8	30	l 1-2A	w 0-1F	w 2-1F	Sep 12	d 1-1F	l 2-1F	w 1-0F	Oct 24
9	Sligo	29	-12	30	-	-	-	-	w 3-0F	d 2-2F	w 1-0F	Sep 20
10	Cork	29	-20	22	d 1-1A	d 1-1F	Oct 25	w 2-3A	w 3-2A	d 1-1A	Oct 17	d 1-1F

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

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

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

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

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

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

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

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

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Sligo have not lost to Drogheda in 8 consecutive home league meetings

Sligo

Drogheda

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

8 / 9

6 / 9

Clean sheets

3 / 9

1 / 9

SLR

DRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Sligo	2 - 1
Sligo	3 - 1
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Sligo	2 - 0
Sligo	3 - 2
Sligo	2 - 0
	1 - 2	Drogheda

Drogheda

Sligo

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

7 / 10

4 / 10

Clean sheets

6 / 10

3 / 10

SLR

DRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Drogheda	1 - 0
Drogheda	3 - 0
Drogheda	7 - 0
Drogheda	3 - 1
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
Drogheda	1 - 0
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	0 - 3	Sligo
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Drogheda United FC of late. It has been 10 Premier Division games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday evening against Sligo Rovers.

	Sligo 9th	Drogheda 6th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.2 goals	1.0 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 30% 1 36% 2 22% 3 9% 4+ There is a 66% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal	0 38% 1 37% 2 18% 3 4+ There is a 75% probability of Drogheda scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-6 Sligo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-11 Drogheda have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.1 average goals scored	0.9 average goals scored
	1.3 conceded	1.2 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season

SLR

DRO

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Games scored	18		20
Failed to score	8		6
Scored first	10		16
Goals scored	33		30
Avg. goals scored	1.1		1
Avg. shots per game	7		7
Avg. shots per goal	6		7
Conversion rate for	16		15
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		+6%

SLR

DRO

40%

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Games conceded	22		14
Clean sheets	4		12
Conceded first	16		6
Goals conceded	43		25
Avg. goals conceded	1.5		0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		10
Conversion rate against	15%		10%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		+40%

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Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
29	10	7	11
W Fitzgerald	O Elding	W Fitzgerald	J Mahon

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
W Fitzgerald FWD	29		7	4 -
O Elding FWD	28	10	3	7 -
J Hakiki MID	27	5	1	6 -
F. Lomboto FWD	25	4		3 -
S Sargeant GLK	23			1 1
R Hutchinson DEF	22	3	2	4 -
J Mahon DEF	20	1		10 1
C Reynolds MID	20			6 1
C Kavanagh FWD	20	3	1	6 1
G McElroy DEF	18	2		2 -
R. Manning MID	18		2	3 -
J Doyle-Hayes MID	18		2	10 1
M Wolfe MID	18		2	4 -
O Denham DEF	16			2 -
W. Waweru FWD	14	2		-
S Mallon FWD	14			-
H Lintott DEF	12		1	2 -
C Malley MID	12		1	5 -
O Hattum FWD	12		1	1 -
D. Patton MID	10		1	2 -
K. McDonagh MID	10			1 -
C Walsh GLK	7			1 -
P McClean DEF	7	2		2 1
J McManus MID	6			1 -
S Quirk MID	6			1 -
R O'Kane FWD	6	1		-
S. Stewart DEF	4			-
C Harkin MID	4		1	-
E Agbaje DEF	2			1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
10	27	7	11
O Elding	O Elding	W Fitzgerald	W Fitzgerald

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
O Elding FWD	10	27	3	4
J Hakiki MID	5	24	1	1
F. Lomboto FWD	4	7
R Hutchinson DEF	3	3	2	3
C Kavanagh FWD	3	11	1
G McElroy DEF	2	7
W. Waweru FWD	2	4
P McClean DEF	2	5		1
J Mahon DEF	1	2
R O'Kane FWD	1	1		1
W Fitzgerald FWD		7	7	11
C Reynolds MID		1		1
R. Manning MID		3	2	2
J Doyle-Hayes MID		3	2	1
M Wolfe MID		1	2	1
O Denham DEF				1
S Mallon FWD		2
H Lintott DEF			1
C Malley MID		3	1	1
O Hattum FWD		1	1	2
D. Patton MID		1	1	1
J McManus MID				1
C Harkin MID		1	1	1
E Agbaje DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1004	56	122
R Hutchinson	C Reynolds	J Hakiki

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Hutchinson DEF	1004	34	85
S Sargeant GLK	765		12
O Elding FWD	750	20	117
J Mahon DEF	747	24	103
J Doyle-Hayes MID	719	38	74
W Fitzgerald FWD	710	27	104
J Hakiki MID	638	32	122
G McElroy DEF	635	20	74
C Reynolds MID	589	56	91
O Denham DEF	558	29	78
C Malley MID	418	13	37
M Wolfe MID	319	14	36
P McClean DEF	317	10	39
R. Manning MID	314	15	56
J McManus MID	309	10	14
C Kavanagh FWD	212	7	60
S Quirk MID	207	19	39
O Hattum FWD	193	11	25
C Walsh GLK	189		4
K. McDonagh MID	178	5	15
S. Stewart DEF	163	3	22
H Lintott DEF	149	10	21
F. Lomboto FWD	110	6	30
S Mallon FWD	109	4	16
C Harkin MID	108	8	16
D. Patton MID	96	4	6
R O'Kane FWD	95	1	13
E Agbaje DEF	77	2	9
W. Waweru FWD	65	1	23

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
29	7	3	10
C Keeley	W Davis	S Farrell	R Brennan

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Keeley DEF	29	6	2	6 -
C Kane DEF	29		1	2 -
T Oluwa FWD	29	2	1	2 -
L Dennison GLK	28			2 -
R Brennan MID	28	2	1	10 -
L Heeney MID	28	1	1	7 -
O Lambe DEF	27		2	3 -
W Davis FWD	27	7	2	4 -
A Quinn DEF	26		2	3 -
D Markey MID	26	3	1	4 -
S Farrell MID	25	2	3	6 -
J. Bolger DEF	19			-
K Cruise DEF	13		1	2 -
D James-Taylor FWD	13	2		1 -
G Cooper DEF	11	1		-
E Ahui DEF	8	1		3 1
S. Bawa FWD	8			1 -
D. Kareem FWD	6	1		1 -
A. Haper-Bailey DEF	5			-
P Doyle MID	5			-
B. Bosakani FWD	5			-
J Thomas FWD	5	2		1 -
J O'Sullivan MID	2			-
S. Brady MID	2			2 -
J Brady GLK	1			-
J Stretton FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	16	3	5
W Davis	C Keeley	S Farrell	C Keeley

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
W Davis FWD	7	10	2
C Keeley DEF	6	16	2	5
D Markey MID	3	4	1	1
T Oluwa FWD	2	15	1
R Brennan MID	2	3	1	1
S Farrell MID	2	10	3	5
D James-Taylor FWD	2	10		1
J Thomas FWD	2	3
L Heeney MID	1	3	1	1
G Cooper DEF	1	1
E Ahui DEF	1	1
D. Kareem FWD	1	2
C Kane DEF		3	1	2
O Lambe DEF		2	2	3
A Quinn DEF		1	2	2
J. Bolger DEF		6
K Cruise DEF		1	1	1
S. Bawa FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
722	55	177
L Dennison	D Markey	C Keeley

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
L Dennison GLK	722		8
C Keeley DEF	629	35	177
R Brennan MID	620	45	129
O Lambe DEF	592	51	85
C Kane DEF	550	49	101
S Farrell MID	543	41	90
D Markey MID	536	55	101
A Quinn DEF	488	33	125
L Heeney MID	431	42	84
W Davis FWD	343	44	134
J. Bolger DEF	342	16	61
D James-Taylor FWD	223	13	69
T Oluwa FWD	209	11	87
G Cooper DEF	139	10	30
E Ahui DEF	114	17	36
K Cruise DEF	105	13	22
A. Haper-Bailey DEF	76	8	33
S. Bawa FWD	45	3	20
D. Kareem FWD	41	3	12
P Doyle MID	32	1	6
J Thomas FWD	29	1	8
J Brady GLK	29		1
S. Brady MID	19	1	2
J O'Sullivan MID	12	1	3
B. Bosakani FWD	11		1
J Stretton FWD	6		3

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

Sligo have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Drogheda lay in 6th place on 42 points in the Premier Division league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

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