Shamrock Rovers travel on Friday with a lack of momentum given their recent slump and extensive selection concerns, particularly in defence, but they do still possess the quality to get past Drogheda United if Stephen Bradley's side are able to kick back into gear, and we fancy them to make a crucial return to winning ways at United Park. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Shamrock Rovers win with a probability of 58.03%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Drogheda United had a probability of 18.97%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shamrock Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.68%) and 1-2 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.93%), while for a Drogheda United win it was 1-0 (6.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Shamrock Rovers would win this match.

Result
Drogheda United	Draw	Shamrock Rovers
18.97% ( 0.2)	22.99% ( 0.22)	58.03% ( -0.42)

Both teams to score 50.07% (

-0.33)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.93% (

-0.62)

49.07% (

0.62)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.85% (

-0.56)

71.14% (

0.56)

Drogheda United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.05% (

-0.13)

39.94% (

0.13)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.4% (

-0.12)

76.6% (

0.12)

Shamrock Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.37% (

-0.36)

16.63% (

0.36)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

53.54% (

-0.66)

46.45% (

0.66)

Score Analysis

Drogheda United 18.97%

Shamrock Rovers 58.02%

Draw 22.99%

Drogheda United	Draw	Shamrock Rovers
1-0 @ 6.09% ( 0.13) 2-1 @ 5.02% ( 0.03) 2-0 @ 2.8% ( 0.05) 3-1 @ 1.54% ( 0) 3-2 @ 1.38% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.16% Total : 18.97%	1-1 @ 10.93% ( 0.1) 0-0 @ 6.64% ( 0.17) 2-2 @ 4.5% ( -0.03) Other @ 0.91% Total : 22.99%	0-1 @ 11.91% ( 0.16) 0-2 @ 10.68% 1-2 @ 9.81% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 6.39% ( -0.07) 1-3 @ 5.87% ( -0.09) 0-4 @ 2.87% ( -0.07) 2-3 @ 2.69% ( -0.05) 1-4 @ 2.63% ( -0.07) 2-4 @ 1.21% ( -0.04) 0-5 @ 1.03% ( -0.04) 1-5 @ 0.94% ( -0.04) Other @ 1.99% Total : 58.02%