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Sligo Rovers Drogheda United betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario for this match is that Sligo Rovers will not lose. The home side have a squad with more individual options than their opponents and are in a confident mood, so they are expected to dominate ball possession. Drogheda United, on the other hand, have a squad with a number of quality weapons, however, they face a very competent opponent when playing at their home stadium. Having said that, and taking these factors into account, betting in favour of Sligo Rovers HA -0.25 in this match is a good option.
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Preview
Sligo Rovers and Drogheda United meet at The Showgrounds, in a match for the 15th round of the Premier Division. These teams have tied (1‑1) in the last head‑to‑head for this edition of the league, played on 30‑04‑2021. The recent head‑to‑head record favours the home team, since they have a record of 1 win and 3 draws in the last 4 matches. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since Drogheda United presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Sligo

After 9 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, the home team is in the 1st position, havinf won 31 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Finn Harps by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have won (0‑1) an away match against Shamrock Rovers. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 10 conceded. For the league, Sligo Rovers won 12 points out of 21 possible points, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 home matches.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 7 matches. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition.

Sligo Rovers come into this game on the back of a 1x2 win at the Finn Harps Stadium to add their fifth consecutive win in the Irish League, with goals from Lewis Banks and Romeo Parkes. For this home game, coach Liam Buckley should play with a 4-3-3 tactical system, in order to use the flanks for the attacking process. It is important to note that Sligo Rovers' men have great quality in ball possession and finishing. Jordan Gibson is the top scorer of this team, with 5 goals. Romeo Parkes is out for this game, due to suspension.

Confirmed Lineup: Edward McGinty, Robert McCourt, John Mahon, Lewis Banks, M. Byrne, Greg Bolger, Niall Morahan, Shane Blaney, Ryan De Vries, Walter Figueira, Jordan Gibson.

Analysis Drogheda

The away team is currently in the 4th position of the league, with 22 points won, after 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Longford Town, by (4‑1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Derry City, by (1‑2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 35 goals scored and 13 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 21 conceded. Their last away match for this competition ended in a win by (0‑1) against Finn Harps. In the last 6 away league matches Drogheda United has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, so they have won 10 points out of 18 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 6 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 16 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 12 goals between minutes (16'‑30').

Drogheda United come into this match on the back of a 1x2 home defeat to Derry City, ending a run of four consecutive Irish Championship wins - Mark Doyle scored the team's only goal. For this match against the competition leaders, manager Tim Clancy is expected to play a 4-3-3 tactical system, aiming to exploit progression up the pitch through short passing. Striker Mark Doyle is the highlight of this team, with 7 goals. For this match, the visiting coach cannot count on without Jordan Adeyemo, due to suspension.

Confirmed Lineup: D. Odumuso, Daniel O'Reilly, Dane Massey, James Brown, Conor Kane, Darragh Markey, Gary Deegan, Ronan Murray, Jake Hyland, Chris Lyons, Mark Doyle.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Sligo vs Drogheda match, on 12 June 2021, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Asian Handicap - Sligo Rovers (-0.25) ⇒ bet available on 1xbet.

The Sligo vs Drogheda on 12 June 2021 will be played at Sligo, The Showgrounds.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Sligo Drogheda match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Sligo at with 70% of the tips.

 

Premier Division - 2021

  • 100% 180 / 180 Games

  • Home team wins 42.22%
  • Draws 24.44%
  • Away team wins 33.33%
  • Over 1.5 74.44%
  • Over 2.5 47.22%
  • Over 3.5 22.22%
  • Goals 458
  • Goals /match 2.54
  • Goals /match home 1.39
  • Goals /match away 1.16
  • Both teams score 55%
  • Goals after 80' 17.47%
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