Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sligo Rovers and Drogheda United, taking place on Saturday, 15 April 2023, at The Showgrounds in Sligo.
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Sligo Rovers, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-1 away defeat by Shelbourne will have left the Sligo Rovers squad feeling a little deflated.
It seems pretty certain that John Russell will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 8 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. Having found the net in 5 of their last 6 matches, they will be pleased that their forward line have found some good and consistent form of late. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 games.
Sligo will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Sligo Rovers, Max Mata will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Drogheda United, Recent FormThe 3-1 home defeat to St. Patrick's Athletic will not have sat easily with the Drogheda United squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points.
When it comes to attacking power Kevin Doherty will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 5 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 8 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. Up front, they have been showing a certain level of consistency in breaching their opponents' defences, with goals netted in 5 of their last 6 outings. With 3 clean sheets in their last 6 away league matches, they have shown themselves to be a tough nut to crack away from home.
This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.
It was not a positive ending for Sligo Rovers last time they met Drogheda United in the league, with the game ending in a 1-0 defeat.
Sligo have scored in each of their last 6 games at home in the league against The Drogs.
In the league, Sligo has a good track record when they host Drogheda, getting the better of them in their last 3 home games.
Sligo manager John Russell has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Gary Boylan (Cruciate ligament), Johan Brannefalk (Ligament), Garry Buckley (Knee), Mark Byrne (Cruciate ligament) and Karl O'Sullivan (Ligament) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Kevin Doherty has a number of injury concerns in his Drogheda squad to contend with: Ben Curtis (Hamstring), Adam Foley (Muscle) and Evan Weir (Knock)
Sligo Rovers Playing at home | Drogheda United Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 0.8 |
| 69' | Time first goal scored | 52' |
| 46' | Time first goal conceded | 14' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 3 | Subs used | 2.4 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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