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Drogheda United
League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 20
Jun 9, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
United Park (Drogheda)
St Patrick's Athletic

Drogheda
2 - 1
St Patrick's

Foley (18'), Markey (90+4')
Draper (41'), Adegboyega (47'), Foley (60'), Weir (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Forrester (45' pen.)
McCormack (77'), Doyle (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League of Ireland Premier clash between Drogheda United and St Patrick's Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Drogheda United

All competitions
Last Game: Shelbourne 3-2 Drogheda
Monday, June 5 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

St Patrick's Athletic

All competitions
Last Game: St Patrick's 4-1 Derry
Monday, June 5 at 6.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

We said: Drogheda United 0-2 St Patrick's Athletic

 While St Patrick's Athletic have won each of their last four matches – scoring 10 goals along the way – Drogheda United have lost four of their previous six encounters. With that in mind, we expect the visitors to notch a fourth victory in five away games, while the Saints are also on course to keep a clean sheet against the low-scoring Drogs. 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 St Patrick's Athletic win with a probability of 38.73%. A win for Drogheda United had a probability of 34.58% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Patrick's Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.36%) and 0-2 (6.8%). The likeliest Drogheda United win was 1-0 (9.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.68%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.

Result
Drogheda UnitedDrawSt Patrick's Athletic
34.58% (-0.48099999999999 -0.48) 26.69% (0.263 0.26) 38.73% (0.221 0.22)
Both teams to score 51.78% (-0.924 -0.92)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.79% (-1.14 -1.14)53.21% (1.144 1.14)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.23% (-0.975 -0.98)74.77% (0.98 0.98)
Drogheda United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.74% (-0.857 -0.86)29.26% (0.86 0.86)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.78% (-1.067 -1.07)65.22% (1.071 1.07)
St Patrick's Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.2% (-0.41000000000001 -0.41)26.8% (0.414 0.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.92% (-0.54 -0.54)62.08% (0.545 0.55)
Score Analysis
    Drogheda United 34.58%
    St Patrick's Athletic 38.73%
    Draw 26.68%
Drogheda UnitedDrawSt Patrick's Athletic
1-0 @ 9.64% (0.204 0.2)
2-1 @ 7.8% (-0.113 -0.11)
2-0 @ 5.92% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-1 @ 3.19% (-0.125 -0.13)
3-0 @ 2.43% (-0.065 -0.07)
3-2 @ 2.1% (-0.108 -0.11)
4-1 @ 0.98% (-0.063 -0.06)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 34.58%
1-1 @ 12.68% (0.12 0.12)
0-0 @ 7.84% (0.347 0.35)
2-2 @ 5.13% (-0.135 -0.14)
3-3 @ 0.92% (-0.059 -0.06)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.68%
0-1 @ 10.32% (0.336 0.34)
1-2 @ 8.36% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
0-2 @ 6.8% (0.148 0.15)
1-3 @ 3.67% (-0.051 -0.05)
0-3 @ 2.98% (0.03 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.25% (-0.086 -0.09)
1-4 @ 1.21% (-0.031 -0.03)
0-4 @ 0.98% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.16%
Total : 38.73%

How you voted: Drogheda vs St Patrick's

Drogheda United
24.0%
Draw
12.0%
St Patrick's Athletic
64.0%
25
Head to Head
May 12, 2023 7.45pm
gameweek 15
St Patrick's
3-0
Drogheda
McClelland (82'), Forrester (90', 90+2')
Apr 10, 2023 7.45pm
gameweek 9
Drogheda
1-3
St Patrick's
Grimes (23')
Forrester (19' pen., 34'), Doyle (90+5')
Sep 9, 2022 7.45pm
gameweek 30
Drogheda
0-2
St Patrick's
Doyle (70'), Forrester (90+5' pen.)
Jul 1, 2022 7.45pm
gameweek 22
St Patrick's
3-0
Drogheda
King (41'), Doyle (86'), Doyle (90+1')
Redmond (23'), O'Reilly (35')

Brennan (73'), Rooney (83'), McCabe (90+5')
May 6, 2022 7.45pm
gameweek 14
Drogheda
0-4
St Patrick's

Heeney (45')
Burns (4'), Doyle (36'), King (63'), Robinson (86', 90+1')
Breslin (48')
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