Shelbourne 1:2 Drogheda United: Match Result

Match report

Drogheda United edged past Shelbourne 2-1 in the Premier Division on Monday evening. The visitors came from behind to take all three points at the home ground. It was a result that shifted the balance between two sides sitting close together in the table. Shelbourne took an early lead when Daniel Kelly scored in the 22nd minute. Warren Davis equalised just before half-time, firing home in the 40th. Leo Burney then struck in the 57th to put Drogheda ahead for good. Sean Boyd was brought on early for Shelbourne in the 10th minute as they tried to control the tempo. The substitutions kept coming after the break, with Drogheda bringing on Evan Caffrey and Rodrigo Costa Freitas together in the 61st minute. Shelbourne responded with three changes around the 68th minute, bringing on Brandon Kavanagh, Thomas Oluwa and Sean Moore. Alfie Bates was also substituted for Drogheda in the 89th minute. Shelbourne had possession but struggled to convert. They completed 485 passes against 257 for the visitors, holding 66 per cent of the ball. Shelbourne took 15 shots to Drogheda's 8, but only five found the target compared to four for the away side. The statistics showed Shelbourne created more chances, but the visitors paid less for sloppy openings. The result leaves Shelbourne seventh on 36 points from 30 games, while Drogheda sit ninth with 34 points from 31 matches. We had given Shelbourne a 39 per cent chance of victory, but the match went another way. By then it was already too late for the home side to turn things around.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 66 – 34

Shots on target 5 – 4

Shots off target 10 – 4

Big chances 3 – 2

⇄ 10' Sean Boyd — Substitution ⚽ 22' Daniel Kelly — Goal ⚽ 40' Warren Davis — Goal 🟨 44' Kerr Mcinroy — Yellow card ⚽ 57' Leo Burney — Goal ⇄ 61' Evan Caffrey — Substitution ⇄ 61' Rodrigo Costa Freitas — Substitution ⇄ 68' Brandon Kavanagh — Substitution ⇄ 68' Thomas Oluwa — Substitution 🟨 68' Alfie Bates — Yellow card ⇄ 69' Sean Moore — Substitution ⇄ 79' Warren Davis — Substitution 🟨 80' Alistair Coote — Yellow card 🟨 83' will jarvis — Yellow card ⇄ 89' Alfie Bates — Substitution

Match events

10' 0:0 Shelbourne Substitution Sean Boyd off: Rodrigo Costa Freitas
22' 1:0 Shelbourne Goal Daniel Kelly assist: Sean Moore
40' 1:1 Drogheda United Goal Warren Davis assist: ethan brien o
44' 1:1 Shelbourne Yellow card Kerr Mcinroy
57' 1:2 Drogheda United Goal Leo Burney assist: Brandon Kavanagh
61' 1:2 Shelbourne Substitution Evan Caffrey off: Alistair Coote
61' 1:2 Shelbourne Substitution Rodrigo Costa Freitas off: Ademipo Odubeko
68' 1:2 Drogheda United Substitution Brandon Kavanagh off: Shane Farrell
68' 1:2 Drogheda United Substitution Thomas Oluwa off: Mark Doyle
68' 1:2 Drogheda United Yellow card Alfie Bates
69' 1:2 Shelbourne Substitution Sean Moore off: will jarvis
79' 1:2 Drogheda United Substitution Warren Davis off: Ryan Markey
80' 1:2 Shelbourne Yellow card Alistair Coote
83' 1:2 Shelbourne Yellow card will jarvis
89' 1:2 Drogheda United Substitution Alfie Bates off: Ryan Brennan

Statistics

66 Possession, % 34

5 Shots on target 4

10 Shots off target 4

3 Big chances 2

7 Corners 1

12 Fouls 11

10 Free kicks 12

4 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 11

21 Throw-ins 23

All statistics

32 Aerial duels 32

56 Backward passes 31

6 Blocked shots 2

21 Clearances 30

22 Crosses 8

17 Dribbles 16

92 Failed passes 89

2 Goalkeeper saves 3

4 Interceptions 8

19 Key passes 9

68 Long passes 78

103 Passes into the final third 61

286 Passes in the opposition half 181

221 Passes in own half 84

0.24 Shot accuracy 0.40

13 Shots from outside the box 3

8 Shots inside the box 7

21 Aerial duels won 11

6 Successful crosses 3

5 Successful dribbles 5

28 Successful long passes 31

13 Successful tackles 14

393 Successful passes 168

20 Tackles 16

485 Total passes 257

Line-ups

Shelbourne

Starting XI
#	Player	number
19	Eddie Beach	19
4	Kameron Malcolm Ledwidge	4
16	Odhran Casey	16
18	James Barry Norris	18
25	Milen Mbeng	25
17	Daniel Kelly	17
21	Jack Henry-Francis	21
22	Sean Moore	22
23	K. McInroy	23
27	Evan Caffrey	27
9	Sean Boyd	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
31	Conor Walsh	31
2	Seán Gannon	2
55	James Roche	55
6	Jonathan Lunney	6
14	Alistair Michael Coote	14
36	Will Jarvis	36
11	Ademipo Odubeko	11
20	R. Freitas	20
44	Daniel Ring	44

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Drogheda United

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Luke Dennison	1
4	Andrew Quinn	4
5	Leo Burney	5
22	Conor Keeley	22
2	Edwin Agbaje	2
3	Conor Kane	3
8	E. O'Brien	8
10	Brandon Kavanagh	10
15	Alfie Bates	15
11	Thomas Oluwa	11
24	Warren Davis	24

Substitutes
#	Player	number
44	Fynn Talley	44
29	Jamie Brennan	29
31	Kieran Cruise	31
32	Daniel Mare	32
17	Shane Farrell	17
19	Ryan Brennan	19
33	S. McGrath	33
14	Mark Doyle	14
25	Ryan Markey	25

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Match prediction: Shelbourne — Drogheda United

Win: Shelbourne

Confidence 39%

Reasoning

Шелбурн — 5. place, 37 points after 29 games (8 wins, 13 draws, 8 losses)
Дрохеда Юнайтед — 9. place, 31 points after 30 games (7 wins, 10 draws, 13 losses)
Шелбурн, last 5 games: 0 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses
Дрохеда Юнайтед, last 5 games: 2 wins, 3 losses
Head-to-head: 18 games, Шелбурн — 7, 8 draws, Дрохеда Юнайтед — 3

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Recent form

Shelbourne

LDDDLL

Recent matches

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Drogheda United

WLLLWW

Recent matches

All team matches

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	St Patrick's Athl.	31	16	8	7	56
2	Shamrock Rovers	30	16	8	6	56
3	Bohemians	30	15	8	7	53
4	Dundalk	31	10	11	10	41
5	Derry City	31	8	14	9	38
6	Galway United	30	9	10	11	37
7	Shelbourne	30	8	12	10	36
8	Waterford	31	7	13	11	34
9	Drogheda United	31	8	10	13	34
10	Sligo Rovers	31	5	8	18	23

Shelbourne — Drogheda United, Premier Division

Match report

Key numbers

Match events

Statistics

Line-ups

Shelbourne

Drogheda United

Match prediction: Shelbourne — Drogheda United

Reasoning

Recent form

Shelbourne

Drogheda United