Ireland - Premier DivisionData current as of 23 July 2026

Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United: match statistics

Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shamrock Rovers play Drogheda United in Premier Division (Ireland). The match date is 4 May 2026 at 18:00. Final score: 4:1.

Current form

Shamrock Rovers: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Drogheda United: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shamrock Rovers scores 1.60 and concedes 0.88 goals per match. Drogheda United scores 1.21 and concedes 1.71. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shamrock Rovers 56%, Drogheda United 63%. Over 2.5: Shamrock Rovers 44%, Drogheda United 54%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Shamrock Rovers has higher xG: 1.62 vs 1.18. Shamrock Rovers: 14.2 shots per match, Drogheda United: 10.6.

Match halves

Shamrock Rovers: half-time lead 52%, second-half goals 0.76. Drogheda United: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Shamrock Rovers: 31-45+ (11 goals). Drogheda United: 61-75 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Division: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

5 H2H matches: 4-1-0. Average goals 2.40, BTTS 60%.

Match description

Shamrock Rovers have a clear home advantage: at home they average 1.71 goals scored and only 0.57 conceded per match, with an 86% home win rate (8 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses). As hosts they average 13.29 shots and 5 on target per match and have home xG 1.53 versus xG against 1.19, indicating a real quality edge in chances. Drogheda away average 1.67 goals scored and 2.0 conceded per match, have xG for 1.04 and xG against 1.74, and in their last 5 matches the visitors scored 9 and conceded 10. Both teams rarely fail in attack (FTS 0% for both), but Shamrock have 57% clean sheets at home and 2.4 points per match in the last 5 compared to the visitors' 1.4, which points to a home victory. Considering the possession advantage (59% vs 41%), shots and xG, I assess the probability of a Shamrock win at about 70%, a draw 20% and a Drogheda win 10%.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
2 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

72Possession (%)28
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
12Shots10
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
10Shots on target2
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
1.87xG0.94
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
7Corners3
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
57Dangerous attacks23
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
7Fouls7
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
1Cards1
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
1.6Goals scored / match1.21
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
0.88Goals conceded / match1.71
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
63%Average possession40%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
4.92Shots on target / match3.46
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.2Shots per match10.58
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
4.92Shots on target3.46
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
11.3%Shot conversion11.4%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
63%Possession40%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
1.62xG for1.18
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
1.17xG against1.71
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

Shooting quality

Shamrock Rovers: DominantDrogheda United: Balanced
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
Accuracy (shots on target)35%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.35

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Shamrock Rovers is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Shamrock Rovers · 0.8 pts / match - Drogheda United

Shamrock Rovers
LWDWW
Season result split
60% W20% R20% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-5-5
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.93Opponent xG: 1.07BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Drogheda United
LDLLW
Season result split
25% W29% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-11
1.04 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-7
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.85BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Shamrock Rovers is 32% better for: goals scored per match.

1.6 goals / match - Shamrock Rovers · 1.21 goals / match - Drogheda United

Shamrock Rovers is 94% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.88 goals / match - Shamrock Rovers · 1.71 goals / match - Drogheda United

Shamrock Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Shamrock Rovers scores in 88% of matches (22 of 25 matches), while Drogheda United keeps a clean sheet in 25% (6 of 24 matches).

Drogheda United scoring profile: strong

Drogheda United scores in 79% of matches (19 of 24 matches), while Shamrock Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 36% (9 of 25 matches).

40Goals scored (season)29
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
22Goals conceded (season)41
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
2.48Average goals in match2.92
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
9Goals scored (last 5)4
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
5Goals conceded (last 5)9
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal79%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
52%2 goals29%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
16%3 goals8%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
4%4 goals4%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal75%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
20%2 goals63%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
4%3 goals25%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
0%4 goals8%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time17%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
4%BTTS in both halves4%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
24%Scored in both halves4%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS54%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
80%BTTS - last 540%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

2nd half

72%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Shamrock Rovers is 73% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.8 pts / match - Shamrock Rovers · 1.04 pts / match - Drogheda United

Shamrock Rovers - half-time state
52% leading24% draw24% trailing
Drogheda United - half-time state
25% leading29% draw46% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.8Points per match (1st half)1.04
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
0.84Goals scored (1st half)0.46
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.79
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
1.2Average goals (1st half)1.25
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
68%Clean sheet before half-time42%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
44%No goal before half-time67%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.48Points per match (2nd half)1.25
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
0.52Goals conceded (2nd half)0.92
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
1.28Average goals (2nd half)1.67
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
56%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United
44%No goal after half-time50%
Shamrock RoversDrogheda United

Shamrock Rovers - second-half results

32% W52% R16% P
45
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.80
PPG before half-time
Lead holding115%

Leads at half-time in 52% of matches and wins 60%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Drogheda United - second-half results

33% W25% R42% P
25
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Shamrock Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.20
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Drogheda United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.60
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet0%20%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 0% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Shamrock Rovers
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
5
4
16-30
11
2
31-45
4
3
46-60
4
3
61-75
11
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Drogheda United
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
3
8
16-30
1
7
31-45
5
7
46-60
8
9
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.70
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
70%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Shamrock Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Drogheda United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.53
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Division).

Teams vs league

Shamrock RoversLigaDrogheda United
Average goals in match 2.482.79 2.92
Both teams scored 56%60% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%53% 54%
Clean sheets 36%24% 25%
Goal before half-time 80%75% 75%
Goal after half-time 72%79% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Shamrock Rovers 4 - 1 - 0 Drogheda United. Average goals 2.40, both teams scored in 60% matches.

Drogheda United
0 : 0
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers FC
2 : 1
Drogheda United FC
Drogheda United FC
1 : 2
Shamrock Rovers FC
Shamrock Rovers FC
3 : 0
Drogheda United FC
Drogheda United FC
1 : 2
Shamrock Rovers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United?

The Premier Division match finished Shamrock Rovers 4:1 Drogheda United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Shamrock Rovers won 4, Drogheda United won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.40 goals, with both teams scoring in 60% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United?

Shamrock Rovers score 1.60 goals per game on average and Drogheda United 1.21. The Premier Division average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Shamrock Rovers's matches and 63% of Drogheda United's.

What form are Shamrock Rovers and Drogheda United in?

Over the last 5 games Shamrock Rovers have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Drogheda United 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United?

The statistical background for Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.