Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers result

Full-time · Drogheda United 3–0 Sligo Rovers

Premier Division · Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:45 GMT

Updated 7 May 2026, 05:13 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Drogheda United · Sligo Rovers · Head-to-head

Drogheda United 3–0 Sligo Rovers — Drogheda United won this Premier Division match.

Next for Drogheda United: Waterford v Drogheda United, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Sligo Rovers: Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Drogheda United 3–0 Sligo Rovers · Premier Division
Referee: D. Dunne
Head-to-head (last 6): Drogheda United 2 · draws 2 · Sligo Rovers 2 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Drogheda United 1W 2D 2L · Sligo Rovers 0W 2D 3L

Drogheda United 3–0 Sligo Rovers (Premier Division): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 7 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 0.88

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.29

Corners

against 7.75 / 5.43 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

1.5 / 4.14

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 5.57 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.75 / 3

Cards

against 2 / 2.43 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 February 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 February 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Drogheda United for / against	Line	Sligo Rovers for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 7.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.29 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	8 for · 15.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	14.57 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	1.5 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.14 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 7.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5

Drogheda United

Drogheda United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Cooper n 3	2.3	12.9 1/0	0 0/0	—
Adam Foley n 8	58	1.7 5/3	1.2 3/1	—
Ryan Brennan n 8	82.4	1.6 7/4	1.4 7/2	J. Hakiki
Shane Farell n 8	64.8	1.6 4/3	0.9 3/2	J. Hakiki
Warren Davis n 7	40.6	1.6 4/1	1.3 3/1	—

Drogheda United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Frantz Pierrot n 6	63.5	3.1 4/4	1.9 4/3
D. James-Taylor n 8	58.3	2.1 7/2	0.6 2/1
Adam Foley n 8	58	1.7 4/3	0.4 2/0
Aaron McNally n 4	16.8	1.3 1/0	1.3 1/0
Josh Thomas n 8	31.4	1.1 3/0	0 0/0

Drogheda United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Aaron McNally n 4	16.8	1.3 1/0	0 0/0
Frantz Pierrot n 6	63.5	0.9 3/1	0 0/0
D. James-Taylor n 8	58.3	0.4 1/1	0.4 1/1
Conor Keeley n 3	92.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Ryan Brennan n 8	82.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Drogheda United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Cooper n 3	2.3	12.9 1/0
E. Ahui n 6	83.7	2.9 6/5
Darragh Markey n 8	80.9	2.8 7/5
Aaron McNally n 4	16.8	2.7 1/1
L. Heeney n 8	66.8	2.4 5/4

Drogheda United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Dennison n 5	83.8	4.3 5/4
A. Wogan n 6	70.7	2.1 2/2

Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
K. Barlow n 8	31.1	3.3 5/3	3.3 7/2	—
L. Pearce n 6	57.7	2.6 4/3	1.8 5/1	—
S. Radosavljevic n 7	30.4	2.5 4/2	1.3 3/0	—
Jack Henry-Francis n 5	83.2	1.9 5/3	1.7 5/2	—
J. Hakiki n 8	57.3	1.8 6/3	1.6 4/2	Shane Farell

Sligo Rovers — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Owen Elding n 6	52.3	3.4 3/2	1.4 3/1
K. McDonagh n 3	13	2.3 1/0	0 0/0
J. Hakiki n 8	57.3	2.2 7/2	1.4 4/1
S. Power n 8	64.6	1.9 4/4	0.2 1/0
E. Chapman n 8	73.6	1.5 7/3	0.6 3/1

Sligo Rovers — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. van Hattum n 3	46.7	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
E. Chapman n 8	73.6	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
J. Hakiki n 8	57.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
W. Waweru n 5	48.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
S. Radosavljevic n 7	30.4	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Sligo Rovers — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Radosavljevic n 7	30.4	3.8 4/3
Jack Henry-Francis n 5	83.2	2.8 5/5
K. McDonagh n 3	13	2.3 1/0
O. Denham n 8	92.5	2.1 6/6
Owen Elding n 6	52.3	2 5/2

Sligo Rovers — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 February 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ed McGinty n 8	94.8	3.3 7/6
S. Sargeant n 8	92.9	3 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Drogheda United		Sligo Rovers
40%	Possession	60%
11	Shots	8
8	Shots on target	1
1	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	4
5	Corners	6
1	Offsides	2
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
259	Passes	392
48%	Pass accuracy	68%

Drogheda United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Dennison	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Andrew Quinn	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Conor Keeley	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
James Bolger	90	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	7.5
O. Lambe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Shane Farell	90	0	0	2	2	1	5	0	7.9
Conor Kane	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Darragh Markey	90	1	0	1	1	1	6	0	8.2
Ryan Brennan	89	0	0	0	0	0	5	Y	6.7
Josh Thomas	72	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
Z. Bawa	61	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
Thomas Oluwa sub	29	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
Warren Davis sub	18	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
L. Heeney sub	7	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.9

Sligo Rovers player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
S. Sargeant	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Mahon	90	0	0	0	1	7.3
R. Hutchinson	90	0	0	0	1	5.9
C. Malley	90	0	0	0	3	6.9
Owen Elding	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
W. Fitzgerald	90	1	0	3	1	7.2
C. Kavanagh	90	1	0	1	0	6.6
O. Denham	89	1	0	0	2	6.3
J. Hakiki	84	1	0	0	1	6.5
H. Lintott	69	0	0	0	2	6.2
J. Doyle-Hayes	69	0	0	0	0	6.2
O. van Hattum sub	21	1	1	1	1	6.9
F. Lomboto sub	21	1	0	0	0	6.7
R. Manning sub	12	0	0	0	0	6.2
G. McElroy sub	1	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Drogheda United v Sligo Rovers — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Drogheda UnitedLLDWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Sligo RoversDLDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Drogheda United 2 · 2 draws · Sligo Rovers 2 · 3.67 goals/game

2024-08-23 Drogheda United 7–0 Sligo Rovers
2024-06-03 Sligo Rovers 2–1 Drogheda United
2024-04-26 Drogheda United 3–1 Sligo Rovers
2024-03-16 Sligo Rovers 3–1 Drogheda United
2023-10-28 Sligo Rovers 0–0 Drogheda United
2023-07-28 Drogheda United 2–2 Sligo Rovers

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Drogheda United#6 pos51 pts36 pl0 GD

Sligo Rovers#7 pos41 pts36 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Drogheda United scored1.06

Sligo Rovers scored1.17

Drogheda United conceded1.06

Sligo Rovers conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers?: In their last 6 meetings, Drogheda United won 2, Sligo Rovers won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers?: Recent form — Drogheda United 1W 2D 2L; Sligo Rovers 0W 2D 3L.

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