Sligo Rovers - Drogheda United

Logo Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
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League of Ireland Premier Division Season 2026 - Round 5
2 - 1
Finished
Referee: O. Moran
Logo Drogheda United
Drogheda United
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Result

Ball possession

58%
42%

Timeline

-5'
Ryan Brennan
-5'
Shane Farrell
William Fitzgerald
1-0
45'
46'
Fuhad Kareem (out)
Thomas Oluwya (in)
57'
Edwin Agbaje (out)
(in)
Alex Nolan
2-0
57'
58'
Ryan Brennan (out)
(in)
61'
2-1 P
Mark Doyle
Darie Patton (out)
Mai Traore (in)
70'
76'
Ethan O'Brien (out)
Shane Farrell (in)
Jeannot Esua
77'
84'
Conor Keeley
James McManus
90+2'

Odds

1X2 10Bet 188Bet 1xBet Bet365 Betano Betfair Marathonbet Pinnacle SBO Unibet William Hill
1 Sligo Rovers 2.84 2.75 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.88 2.79 2.83 2.74 2.75 2.70
X Draw 3.30 3.30 3.40 3.40 3.30 3.30 3.40 3.51 2.96 3.10 3.20
2 Drogheda United 2.42 2.42 2.40 2.40 2.37 2.45 2.38 2.40 2.34 2.48 2.40

Previous confrontations (H2H)

6 Sligo Rovers
8 Draw
6 Drogheda United
50% Over 2.5 goals
50% Both teams scored
2.6 Goals per match
Logo Sligo Rovers 6 | Logo Drogheda United 7 Clean sheets
Biggest win: Drogheda United 7-0 Sligo Rovers (2024)
Goals scored all matches
Logo Sligo Rovers
1.20
Logo Drogheda United
1.40
Goals in home matches
Logo Sligo Rovers
1.70
Logo Drogheda United
1.80
Goals in away matches
Logo Sligo Rovers
0.70
Logo Drogheda United
1.00
Above is calculated based on the below matches

Stats

Sligo Rovers
Drogheda United
4
Shots on goal
2
11
Shots off goal
3
21
Total shots
11
6
Blocked shots
6
10
Shots inside box
7
11
Shots outside box
4
6
Fouls
7
5
Corners
3
3
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Goalkeeper saved
2
409
Total passes
297
272
Passes success
146
67%
Passes %
49%
1.98
Expected goals (xG)
1.45

Stadion

Stadion name

The Showgrounds

Capacity

6100

Address

16 Church Hill
Sligo

table 2026

Premier Division
Team Pts
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers 56
St Patrick's Athl. St Patrick's Athl. 53
Bohemians Bohemians 53
Dundalk Dundalk 41
Derry City Derry City 37
Shelbourne Shelbourne 36
Galway United Galway United 34
Waterford Waterford 33
Drogheda United Drogheda United 31
Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers 23
Complete table

Line-ups

Logo Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers — Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach: John Russell
29
Sam Sargeant
33
Jeannot Esua
52
Gareth McElroy
17
7
William Fitzgerald
4
Sebastian Quirk
14
James McManus
19
Alex Nolan
71
Darie Patton
28
Ryan O'Kane
11
Cian Kavanagh
14
Mark Doyle
19
Ryan Brennan
8
Ethan O'Brien
15
Fuhad Kareem
10
Brandon Kavanagh
3
Conor Kane
4
Andrew Quinn
22
Conor Keeley
5
Leo Burney
2
Edwin Agbaje
1
Luke Dennison
Drogheda United — Formation: 5-3-2 Logo Drogheda United
Coach: Kevin Doherty

Substitutes

Substitutes Sligo Rovers

Name Age Position
Liam Hughes 24 Goalkeeper
Oliver Denham 24 Defender
Aidan Gabbidon - Defender
Ciaron Harkin 30 Midfielder
Mai Traore 26 Midfielder
Conor Cannon - Midfielder
Archie Meekison 24 Midfielder

Substitutes Drogheda United

Name Age Position
Fynn Talley 24 Goalkeeper
Kieran Cruise 22 Defender
James Bolger 25 Defender
Thomas Oluwya 25 Attacker
Shane Farrell 26 Attacker
Bridel Bosakani - Attacker

Player stats

# Name FN rating Min Pos G A Sh SoT Pas KP Pas+ Tkl Blk Int Du Du+ Dri Dri+ Foul Foul+ 🟨 🟥 Off Sav GC Pen+ Pen- PenSv
7 Logo Sligo Rovers William Fitzgerald ©️ 7.9 90 Defender 1 0 2 1 57 2 40 - - - 12 7 7 6 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
19 Logo Sligo Rovers Alex Nolan 7.9 90 Midfielder 1 0 2 1 20 - 13 2 - - 8 5 1 1 1 - 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
4 Logo Sligo Rovers Sebastian Quirk 7.7 90 Midfielder - 0 2 - 43 2 36 3 1 1 10 9 - - - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
33 Logo Sligo Rovers Jeannot Esua 7.2 90 Defender - 0 1 - 43 3 26 - - - 14 7 1 1 2 1 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
52 Logo Sligo Rovers Gareth McElroy 7.0 90 Defender - 0 - - 50 - 32 2 2 2 8 7 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
14 Logo Sligo Rovers James McManus 7.0 90 Midfielder - 0 1 - 58 2 44 4 - 1 11 8 3 1 - 1 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
29 Logo Sligo Rovers Sam Sargeant 6.9 90 Goalkeeper - 0 - - 31 1 13 - - - 1 1 - - - - 0 0 - 1 1 0 0 0
71 Logo Sligo Rovers Darie Patton 6.9 70 Midfielder - 0 1 - 18 1 13 - - 1 6 3 - - - 2 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
3 Logo Drogheda United Conor Kane 6.9 90 Defender - 0 - - 35 - 18 2 2 - 7 5 1 1 - 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
11 Logo Drogheda United Thomas Oluwya (sub) 6.7 45 Attacker - 0 1 1 8 - 5 - - - 4 1 1 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
2 Logo Drogheda United Edwin Agbaje 6.5 57 Defender - 0 - - 12 - 8 2 - - 8 4 1 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
11 Logo Sligo Rovers Cian Kavanagh 6.3 90 Attacker - 0 3 - 18 - 6 - - - 21 10 2 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
24 Logo Sligo Rovers Mai Traore (sub) 6.3 20 Attacker - 0 - - 3 - 3 1 1 - 8 2 - - 2 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
5 Logo Drogheda United Leo Burney 6.3 90 Defender - 0 1 - 33 1 16 - - 1 8 6 1 1 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
4 Logo Drogheda United Andrew Quinn 6.3 90 Defender - 0 - - 26 - 16 2 1 - 9 6 - - - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
10 Logo Drogheda United Brandon Kavanagh 6.3 90 Midfielder - 0 - - 31 - 13 2 - - 15 8 7 4 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
17 Logo Drogheda United Shane Farrell (sub) 6.3 14 Midfielder - 0 - - 5 - 2 - - - 1 - - - 1 - 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
28 Logo Sligo Rovers Ryan O'Kane 6.2 90 Midfielder - 0 2 1 17 1 12 - - - 8 2 2 2 - - 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
6 Logo Sligo Rovers Ciaron Harkin (sub) 6.2 33 Midfielder - 0 - - 9 1 3 - 2 - 3 - - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
1 Logo Drogheda United Luke Dennison 6.2 90 Goalkeeper - 0 1 - 33 - 10 - - - 1 - - - - - 0 0 - 2 2 0 0 0
22 Logo Drogheda United Conor Keeley 6.2 90 Defender - 0 - - 37 - 13 2 1 - 15 9 2 - 2 2 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
14 Logo Drogheda United Mark Doyle 6.2 90 Attacker 1 0 2 1 14 - 7 - - 1 17 3 - - 1 - 0 0 1 - 0 1 0 -
15 Logo Drogheda United Fuhad Kareem 6.0 45 Midfielder - 0 - - 11 - 9 - - 1 12 2 4 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
8 Logo Drogheda United Ethan O'Brien 6.0 76 Midfielder - 0 - - 14 - 7 - - 1 6 1 1 - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
19 Logo Drogheda United Ryan Brennan ©️ 6.0 58 Attacker - 0 - - 13 - 9 - 2 - 8 - 1 - 2 - 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
1 Logo Sligo Rovers Liam Hughes (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
15 Logo Sligo Rovers Oliver Denham (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
10 Logo Sligo Rovers Archie Meekison (sub) - - Attacker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
61 Logo Sligo Rovers Conor Cannon (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
51 Logo Sligo Rovers Aidan Gabbidon (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
44 Logo Drogheda United Fynn Talley (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
31 Logo Drogheda United Kieran Cruise (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
18 Logo Drogheda United James Bolger (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
25 Logo Drogheda United Bridel Bosakani (sub) - - Attacker - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -