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

The Showgrounds, Newry

We’ve Premier Division action to look forward to on Friday evening, as John Russell and his Sligo Rovers side host Kevin Doherty’s Drogheda United FC at The Showgrounds. We've got predictions, tips, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across every major market, so there really is only one place to get ready for this Premier Division clash.

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Sligo Rovers's next match is v Galway 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 Sligo and Drogheda was on Friday 2nd May 2025
Irish Premier Division
May 2nd 2025
Sligo 2
2 Drogheda
 
O. Elding 67'28' C. Keeley
J. Bolger (OG) 72'63' T. Oluwya
 
SLR
DRO
Shots On
3
6
Shots Off
5
6
Corners
3
6
Possession
62%
38%
Fouls
10
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
SligoDrogheda
 
S. Sargeant
R. Hutchinson
G. McElroy
J. Mahon
C. Malley (M. Wolfe 87')
J. Hakiki (F. Lomboto 46')
C. Reynolds (H. Lintott 60')
J. Doyle-Hayes
C. Kavanagh (S. Mallon 69')
W. Fitzgerald
O. Eldingfootball icon
L. Dennison
football iconC. Keeley
C. Kane
(O. Lambe 68') E. Ahui
A. Quinn
S. Farrell
(L. Heeney 75') D. Markey
(R. Brennan 5') P. Doyle
(D. James-Taylor 68') W. Davis
football iconT. Oluwya
football iconJ. Bolger

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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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 44% chance of Drogheda coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sligo
29%
31/20
15%
-
Draw
27%
11/5
2%
-
Drogheda
44%
7/4
17%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1-
Drogheda 1-0
12%
7/1
7%
-
Sligo 1-0
10%
13/2
17%
-
Draw 0-0
9%
15/2
6%
-
Drogheda 2-1
9%
10/1
16%
-
Drogheda 2-0
8%
12/1
18%
-
Sligo 2-1
7%
9/1
9%
-
Sligo 2-0
5%
11/1
20%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
14/1-
Drogheda 3-1
4%
22/1
10%
-
Drogheda 3-0
4%
28/1
26%
-
Sligo 3-1
2%
20/1
19%
-
Drogheda 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
-
Sligo 3-0
2%
25/1
24%
-
Sligo 3-2
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
23/20
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
4/6
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
44%
10/11
15%
-
Away 1st Goal
50%
6/5
22%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
15/2
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
10/11
6%
-
BTTS - No
52%
10/11
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
9/2
8%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
5/1
20%
-
Home/draw
56%
2/5
11%
-
Away/draw
71%
1/2
10%
-
Home/away
73%
4/11
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
4/11
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
2/1
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
3/1
7%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
2/9
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
8/1
13%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/14
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
18/1
12%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
8/1-
Home DNB
48%
4/5
14%
-
Away DNB
63%
10/11
14%
-
Sligo win to nil
17%
3/1
20%
-
Drogheda win to nil
26%
10/3
8%
-
Sligo / Sligo
19%
10/3
9%
-
Sligo / Drogheda
3%
28/1
12%
-
Sligo / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Sligo
14%
5/1
8%
-
Draw / Drogheda
14%
5/1
9%
-
Draw / Draw
18%
15/4
5%
-
Drogheda / Sligo
3%
28/1-
Drogheda / Drogheda
19%
7/2
13%
-
Drogheda / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Sligo have conceded 25 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Sligo have played 6 games at home, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 0 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
Sligo
Drogheda
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock151026 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
Jul 5
Nov 1
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
Jun 16
Aug 29
2
Derry15326 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
Jul 12
Oct 3
May 16
w
 
1-3A
Sep 26
Jun 27
3
Drogheda A15524 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
Sep 20
Jun 20
-
-
-
-
4
Bohemians15124 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-2A
Aug 30
Jun 27
May 23
w
 
0-1F
Nov 1
Aug 1
5
St Patrick's15622 
May 30
l
 
4-3A
Sep 27
Aug 8
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 13
6
Shelbourne15222 
l
 
1-2A
May 23
Aug 2
Oct 17
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Sep 12
May 19
7
Waterford15-821 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-4F
Jun 14
Aug 22
w
 
2-0F
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
8
Galway15020 
l
 
1-2A
May 16
Jun 23
Sep 12
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Jul 4
Oct 24
9
Cork15-812 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Jul 25
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 17
Jun 23
10
Sligo H15-119 
-
-
-
-
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2F
Jun 20
Sep 20
Win / draw / win form
Sligo 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo1 - 1Cork
Sligo1 - 2Galway
Sligo1 - 2Shelbourne
Sligo0 - 1Derry
Sligo2 - 1Shamrock
Sligo2 - 3Waterford
Sligo0 - 2St Patrick's
Sligo0 - 2Bohemians
Sligo2 - 1Dundalk
Sligo2 - 0Waterford
Sligo2 - 1Shelbourne
Sligo2 - 0Galway
Sligo2 - 1Derry
Sligo2 - 0Shamrock
Sligo2 - 1Drogheda
Sligo0 - 3Bohemians
Sligo1 - 0St Patrick's
Sligo0 - 1Waterford
Sligo0 - 0Galway
Sligo1 - 1Dundalk
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSligo1 - 1Cork
ASligo0 - 3Derry
ASligo4 - 0Waterford
HSligo1 - 2Galway
ASligo2 - 4Bohemians
HSligo1 - 2Shelbourne
HSligo0 - 1Derry
ASligo1 - 1Cork
HSligo2 - 1Shamrock
ASligo3 - 4St Patrick's
ASligo0 - 3Drogheda
HSligo2 - 3Waterford
HSligo0 - 2St Patrick's
ASligo2 - 2Galway
HSligo0 - 2Bohemians
ASligo1 - 1Derry
ASligo0 - 0Shelbourne
HSligo2 - 1Dundalk
ASligo0 - 4Shamrock
HSligo2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda 3RD
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
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway2 - 1Drogheda
Derry1 - 3Drogheda
Cork1 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
Bohemians0 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's0 - 0Drogheda
Shelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Bohemians0 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's4 - 1Drogheda
Shamrock1 - 1Drogheda
Dundalk4 - 2Drogheda
Derry5 - 1Drogheda
Galway3 - 0Drogheda
Sligo2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford4 - 2Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's1 - 0Drogheda
Shamrock4 - 0Drogheda
Bohemians1 - 0Drogheda
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
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADrogheda1 - 2Galway
HDrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda3 - 1Derry
HDrogheda2 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 1Cork
HDrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 0Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 1Galway
HDrogheda3 - 0Sligo
ADrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda0 - 0Dundalk
ADrogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
HDrogheda0 - 1Shamrock
ADrogheda0 - 0Waterford
HDrogheda2 - 1Derry
HDrogheda0 - 0Galway
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
ADrogheda1 - 4St Patrick's
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
7
Sligo have not lost to Drogheda in 7 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Sligo since 2021
Sligo
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
14
7
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
SLR
5
D
2
DRO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Sligo2 - 1
Sligo3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sligo2 - 0
Sligo3 - 2
Sligo2 - 0
1 - 2Drogheda
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Sligo
Goals: Scored
17
7
Games: Scored
6 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
3 / 9
SLR
1
D
4
DRO
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Drogheda3 - 0
Drogheda7 - 0
Drogheda3 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Drogheda1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 3Sligo
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Sligo 10th Drogheda 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Drogheda will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Sligo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Drogheda’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
Drogheda
1
1.4
Attack rating
SLR
DRO
13%
better
view stats
Games scored9
10
Failed to score3
2
Scored first3
8
Goals scored17
16
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
SLR
DRO
57%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
6
Clean sheets1
6
Conceded first9
2
Goals conceded25
9
Avg. goals conceded2.1
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
12
Conversion rate against22%
8%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+57%

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

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
156510
R HutchinsonO EldingW FitzgeraldJ Mahon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Sargeant GLK9
-
C Reynolds DEF9
3
1
G McElroy DEF131
1
-
J Mahon DEF131
10
-
R Hutchinson DEF1522
2
-
J Hakiki MID141
5
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID10
5
1
C Malley MID121
5
-
O Elding FWD1461
3
-
C Kavanagh FWD1331
3
1
W Fitzgerald FWD155
3
-
Subs
C Walsh GLK6
1
-
H Lintott DEF101
2
-
M Wolfe MID11
3
-
S Mallon MID9
-
R. Manning MID132
3
-
K. McDonagh MID2
1
-
D. Patton MID5
-
W. Waweru FWD2
-
F. Lomboto FWD153
1
-
Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15625
C KeeleyW DavisA QuinnS Farrell
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Dennison GLK14
1
-
A Quinn DEF132
-
C Keeley DEF154
3
-
J. Bolger DEF13
-
E Ahui MID4
1
-
S Farrell MID1511
5
-
P Doyle MID4
-
C Kane MID151
1
-
D Markey FWD1331
1
-
W Davis FWD1561
3
-
T Oluwa FWD1521
-
Subs
J Brady GLK1
-
A. Haper-Bailey DEF1
-
G Cooper DEF6
-
O Lambe DEF151
1
-
K Cruise DEF6
1
-
R Brennan MID1521
5
-
L Heeney MID1511
1
-
B. Bosakani FWD3
-
D James-Taylor FWD4
1
-