Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sligo Rovers and Drogheda United, taking place on Saturday, 28 October 2023, at The Showgrounds in Sligo.
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Sligo Rovers, Recent FormWith St. Patrick's Athletic sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Sligo Rovers won't feel totally dejected with their 1-0 away defeat by them last time out. During that encounter they had 38% possession and had 8 attempts on goal with 6 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 14 shots on goal.
John Russell will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 4 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 9 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They have been unable to score at home in 3 of their last 6 games, and so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 29 of their 34 games overall.
Losing 4 of their last 6 games will be causing some concern in the Sligo camp, but their 2 wins salvaged some valuable points.
Drogheda United, Recent FormAfter a crushing 5-0 away loss to Shamrock Rovers, the Drogheda United squad will need to dig deep to build confidence among their squad. They achieved 30% possession in that match and had 3 strikes at goal, with 0 hitting the target, up against Shamrock Rovers' tally of 20 efforts at goal, 8 of which were on target.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 6 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 9 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games.
They're experiencing a relativley poor spell of form on the road, having lost 4 of their last 6 away games despite notching up a couple of wins.
On an individual basis, Kyle Robinson will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Drogheda United's last 6 league games.
Despite both teams hitting the net in their previous encounter, the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Sligo have scored in each of their last 7 games at home in the league against The Drogs.
This fixture has produced a draw on the last 2 occasions that these 2 sides have met in the league, but Drogheda hold a slight psychological advantage of being unbeaten in their last 3 meetings.
Adam Foley has scored in each of Drogheda's last league game against Sligo.
Drogheda United 2 - 1 Sligo RoversWith Mark Byrne (Cruciate ligament) and Reece Hutchinson (Knee) both unavailable and Gary Boylan (Cruciate ligament) being out for the rest of the season, Sligo manager John Russell will be glad to have no other major fitness concerns going into this tie.
There is only really one injury concern for the Drogheda manager Kevin Doherty ahead of this clash, with Dylan Grimes (Unknown) missing out, which gives Doherty a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Sligo Rovers Playing at home | Drogheda United Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 44' | Time first goal scored | 42' |
| 45' | Time first goal conceded | 44' |
| 2.9 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 3.4 | Subs used | 2.7 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 3-1 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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