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Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStar
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Drogheda United vs. Galway United Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Drogheda United and Galway United, taking place on Friday, 13 September 2024, at Weavers Park in Drogheda.
Drogheda United, Recent Form
Drogheda United manager Kevin Doherty will need to rebuild confidence in his squad after their heavy 4-1 away defeat by St. Patrick's Athletic. In that game they had 30% possession and managed 12 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to St. Patrick's Athletic who had 22 attempts and 11 on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 15 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 11 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. They have conceded at least one goal in 10 of their 14 home games this season.
Drogheda 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.
Douglas James-Taylor will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 5 goals in the last 6 league games for Drogheda United.
Galway United, Recent Form
Having taken all 3 points, with a crucial 1-0 home win over Derry City in their last league game, Galway United will undoubtedly be very satisfied with their work. Their share of possession in that meeting was 35%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target. Derry City had 13 shots on goal with 2 on target.
Manager John Caulfield will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 6 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 4 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games on the road.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
On an individual basis, Patrick Hickey will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Galway United's last 6 league games.
Drogheda United vs. Galway United Head to head
The last time these two teams met Galway United enforced their superiority over Drogheda United with a comfortable 3-0 win.
Drogheda have scored in each of their last 7 games at home in the league against The Tribesman.
In the last 2 league meetings between the teams, Galway Utd has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Drogheda in 3 games.
Stephen Walsh has scored in each of Galway Utd's last 0 league games against Drogheda.
