Sligo Rovers - Drogheda United

Sligo Rovers

League of Ireland Premier Division Season 2026 - Round 5

Saturday 7 March 2026 19:45

2 - 1

Finished

Referee: O. Moran

Drogheda United

Result

Ball possession

58%

42%

Timeline

-5'

Ryan Brennan

-5'

Shane Farrell

William Fitzgerald

1-0

45'

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

6 | 7 Clean sheets

Biggest win: Drogheda United 7-0 Sligo Rovers (2024)

Goals scored all matches

1.20

1.40

Goals in home matches

1.70

1.80

Goals in away matches

0.70

1.00

Above is calculated based on the below matches

2025-09-19 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Sligo Rovers

Drogheda United 2 P

2025-06-20 Friday 19:45

Won 😀

Drogheda United 2

Sligo Rovers 3

2025-05-02 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Sligo Rovers 2

Drogheda United 2

2025-02-21 Friday 19:45

Walkover 🔥

Drogheda United

Sligo Rovers

2024-08-23 Friday 19:45

Walkover 🔥

Drogheda United

Sligo Rovers 2

2024-06-03 Monday 17:00

Won 😀

Sligo Rovers 3

Drogheda United 4

2024-04-26 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Drogheda United P

Sligo Rovers

2024-03-16 Saturday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers

Drogheda United 2

2023-10-28 Saturday 18:00

Draw 🤔

Sligo Rovers 4

Drogheda United

2023-07-28 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Drogheda United 2

Sligo Rovers 2

2023-04-15 Saturday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Sligo Rovers 3

Drogheda United 2

2023-03-03 Friday 19:45

Won 😀

Drogheda United

Sligo Rovers 3

2022-09-03 Saturday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers 2 P

Drogheda United 2

2022-06-24 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Drogheda United

Sligo Rovers 2

2022-04-23 Saturday 19:45

Won 😀

Sligo Rovers 2

Drogheda United 5

2022-03-11 Friday 19:45

Walkover 🔥

Drogheda United 2

Sligo Rovers

2021-10-29 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers

Drogheda United 2

2021-09-03 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Drogheda United 3

Sligo Rovers

2021-06-12 Saturday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers 2

Drogheda United 2

2021-04-30 Friday 17:45

Draw 🤔

Drogheda United 4

Sligo Rovers

Stats

Sligo Rovers

Drogheda United

Shots on goal

Shots off goal

Total shots

Blocked shots

Shots inside box

Shots outside box

Fouls

Corners

Offsides

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper saved

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	51
St Patrick's Athl.	44
Bohemians	43
Dundalk	37
Shelbourne	34
Derry City	30
Galway United	28
Drogheda United	27
Waterford	25
Sligo Rovers	22

Complete table

Line-ups

Sligo Rovers — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Coach: John Russell

Sam Sargeant

Jeannot Esua

Gareth McElroy

William Fitzgerald

Sebastian Quirk

James McManus

Alex Nolan

Darie Patton

Ryan O'Kane

Cian Kavanagh

Mark Doyle

Ryan Brennan

Ethan O'Brien

Brandon Kavanagh

Conor Kane

Andrew Quinn

Conor Keeley

Edwin Agbaje

Luke Dennison

Drogheda United — Formation: 5-3-2 Logo Drogheda United

Coach: Kevin Doherty

Sligo Rovers — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Coach: John Russell

Drogheda United — Formation: 5-3-2 Logo Drogheda United

Coach: Kevin Doherty

Sam Sargeant

Jeannot Esua

Gareth McElroy

William Fitzgerald

Sebastian Quirk

James McManus

Alex Nolan

Darie Patton

Ryan O'Kane

Cian Kavanagh

Mark Doyle

Ryan Brennan

Ethan O'Brien

Brandon Kavanagh

Conor Kane

Andrew Quinn

Conor Keeley

Edwin Agbaje

Luke Dennison

Substitutes

Substitutes Sligo Rovers

Name	Age	Position
Liam Hughes	24	Goalkeeper
Oliver Denham	24	Defender
Ciaron Harkin	30	Midfielder
Mai Traore	26	Midfielder
Archie Meekison	24	Midfielder

Substitutes Drogheda United

Name	Age	Position
Kieran Cruise	22	Defender
James Bolger	25	Defender
Thomas Oluwya	25	Attacker
Shane Farrell	26	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+	PenSv
7	William Fitzgerald ©️	7.9	90	Defender	1	0	2	1	57	2	40	-	-	-	12	7	7	6	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
19	Alex Nolan	7.9	90	Midfielder	1	0	2	1	20	-	13	2	-	-	8	5	1	1	1	-	0	1	-	0	0	-
4	Sebastian Quirk	7.7	90	Midfielder	-	0	2	-	43	2	36	3	1	1	10	9	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
33	Jeannot Esua	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	1	-	43	3	26	-	-	-	14	7	1	1	2	1	1	-	-	0	0	-
52	Gareth McElroy	7.0	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	50	-	32	2	2	2	8	7	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
14	James McManus	7.0	90	Midfielder	-	0	1	-	58	2	44	4	-	1	11	8	3	1	-	1	1	-	-	0	0	-
29	Sam Sargeant	6.9	90	Goalkeeper	-	0	-	-	31	1	13	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	1	1	0	0
71	Darie Patton	6.9	70	Midfielder	-	0	1	-	18	1	13	-	-	1	6	3	-	-	-	2	0	1	-	0	0	-
3	Conor Kane	6.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	35	-	18	2	2	-	7	5	1	1	-	2	0	-	-	0	0	-
11	Thomas Oluwya (sub)	6.7	45	Attacker	-	0	1	1	8	-	5	-	-	-	4	1	1	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
2	Edwin Agbaje	6.5	57	Defender	-	0	-	-	12	-	8	2	-	-	8	4	1	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
11	Cian Kavanagh	6.3	90	Attacker	-	0	3	-	18	-	6	-	-	-	21	10	2	1	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
24	Mai Traore (sub)	6.3	20	Attacker	-	0	-	-	3	-	3	1	1	-	8	2	-	-	2	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
4	Andrew Quinn	6.3	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	26	-	16	2	1	-	9	6	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	0	-
10	Brandon Kavanagh	6.3	90	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	31	-	13	2	-	-	15	8	7	4	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
17	Shane Farrell (sub)	6.3	14	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	5	-	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	0	0	-
28	Ryan O'Kane	6.2	90	Midfielder	-	0	2	1	17	1	12	-	-	-	8	2	2	2	-	-	0	1	-	0	0	-
6	Ciaron Harkin (sub)	6.2	33	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	9	1	3	-	2	-	3	-	-	-	1	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
1	Luke Dennison	6.2	90	Goalkeeper	-	0	1	-	33	-	10	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	2	2	0	0
22	Conor Keeley	6.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	37	-	13	2	1	-	15	9	2	-	2	2	1	-	-	0	0	-
14	Mark Doyle	6.2	90	Attacker	1	0	2	1	14	-	7	-	-	1	17	3	-	-	1	-	0	1	-	0	1	-
8	Ethan O'Brien	6.0	76	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	14	-	7	-	-	1	6	1	1	-	1	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
19	Ryan Brennan ©️	6.0	58	Attacker	-	0	-	-	13	-	9	-	2	-	8	-	1	-	2	-	1	-	-	0	0	-
1	Liam Hughes (sub)	-	-	Goalkeeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
15	Oliver Denham (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
10	Archie Meekison (sub)	-	-	Attacker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
61	Conor Cannon (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
51	Aidan Gabbidon (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
31	Kieran Cruise (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-
18	James Bolger (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	0	-