Drogheda United
League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 2
Feb 21, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
United Park (Drogheda)
Sligo Rovers

Drogheda
3 - 0
Sligo

Thomas (41'), Markey (74'), Heeney (90+4')
Brennan (68'), Brennan (68')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Coverage of the League of Ireland Premier clash between Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers.

Form, Standings, Stats

Drogheda United

All competitions
Last Game: St Patrick's 0-0 Drogheda
Friday, February 14 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

Sligo Rovers

All competitions
League of Ireland Premier
Last Game: Sligo 2-3 Waterford
Saturday, February 15 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Drogheda United win with a probability of 52.69%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 23.12%.

The most likely scoreline for a Drogheda United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.68%) and 2-0 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.49%), while for a Sligo Rovers win it was 0-1 (6.83%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Drogheda United would win this match.

Result
Drogheda UnitedDrawSligo Rovers
52.69% (-1.474 -1.47)24.18% (0.502 0.5)23.12% (0.969 0.97)
Both teams to score 52.32% (-0.367 -0.37)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.94% (-1.08 -1.08)49.06% (1.076 1.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.86% (-0.985 -0.98)71.14% (0.98099999999999 0.98)
Drogheda United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.42% (-0.961 -0.96)18.57% (0.957 0.96)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.16% (-1.638 -1.64)49.84% (1.634 1.63)
Sligo Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.26% (0.303 0.3)35.74% (-0.307 -0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.49% (0.312 0.31)72.51% (-0.316 -0.32)
Score Analysis
    Drogheda United 52.69%
    Sligo Rovers 23.12%
    Draw 24.18%
Drogheda UnitedDrawSligo Rovers
1-0 @ 11.17% (0.15 0.15)
2-1 @ 9.68% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)
2-0 @ 9.41% (-0.166 -0.17)
3-1 @ 5.43% (-0.222 -0.22)
3-0 @ 5.28% (-0.262 -0.26)
3-2 @ 2.79% (-0.09 -0.09)
4-1 @ 2.29% (-0.169 -0.17)
4-0 @ 2.22% (-0.184 -0.18)
4-2 @ 1.18% (-0.076 -0.08)
Other @ 3.25%
Total : 52.69%
1-1 @ 11.49% (0.24 0.24)
0-0 @ 6.64% (0.288 0.29)
2-2 @ 4.98% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
3-3 @ 0.96% (-0.023 -0.02)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 24.18%
0-1 @ 6.83% (0.35 0.35)
1-2 @ 5.92% (0.175 0.18)
0-2 @ 3.51% (0.208 0.21)
1-3 @ 2.03% (0.077 0.08)
2-3 @ 1.71% (0.013 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.21% (0.081 0.08)
Other @ 1.92%
Total : 23.12%

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