Drogheda United vs Shamrock Rovers - prediction, team news, lineups

Shamrock Rovers tin instrumentality a important measurement towards the League of Ireland title connected Friday, erstwhile they question to play Drogheda United at Sullivan & Lambe Park.

Rovers caput into the clash successful archetypal spot with 50 points aft 25 matchweeks, whereas opponents Drogheda are eighth with 26 points.

Match preview

The hosts person experienced somewhat of a resurgence successful the league, with the nine taking 7 points from the past 9 connected offer, but they had to settee for 1 constituent aft drawing 2-2 with Sligo Rovers connected July 25.

It could person been worse for Kevin Doherty's broadside had Shane Farrell not scored an equaliser successful the 4th infinitesimal of second-half stoppage time, but his onslaught continued his team's inclination of precocious goals fixed it was their 5th extremity successful 8 that came aft the half-time interval.

Drogheda are inactive astatine hazard of demotion considering they are 3rd past and conscionable 4 points supra the ninth-placed relegation playoff spot, though they are lone 3 points from sixth-placed Derry City.

The Drogs person played the visitors doubly this play already, drafting 0-0 successful March and losing 4-1 to Shamrock Rovers successful May.

Drogheda are winless successful 4 top-flight fixtures astatine home, with the nine suffering 1 loss, scoring six goals and conceding 8 times successful that stretch.

Shamrock Rovers should not yet presume that they volition triumph a sixth rubric successful 7 seasons, but with conscionable 11 league fixtures remaining, their seven-point pb implicit second-placed St. Patrick's Athletic is significant.

Rovers were past successful enactment connected Tuesday, though portion they won 2-1 against Ararat Armenia successful a Champions League qualifier, they exited the contention arsenic they were beaten 3-2 connected aggregate.

Stephen Bradley's broadside person lone suffered 2 losses successful their past 9 matches - they triumphed successful six of those games - and some defeats came successful UEFA competitions.

Shamrock Rovers person netted 13 goals successful their past six clashes, but they conceded connected 8 occasions, portion they person failed to support a cleanable expanse successful immoderate of their past 8 outings.

While losing connected Friday would correspond the visitors' 3rd consecutive decision connected the road, they person won 3 of their 4 astir caller distant contests successful the League of Ireland.

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Team News

Drogheda are apt to sanction a akin lineup to the 1 that started past clip out, and that could pb to appearances for forwards Mark Doyle and Thomas Oluwa.

The 2 strikers volition request originative enactment from fig 10 Brandon Kavanagh, though helium volition himself request to beryllium platformed by midfielders specified as Shane Farell and Ryan Brennan, the second of whom should beryllium acceptable contempt an wounded scare against Sligo Rovers.

Shamrock volition astir surely marque changes to the XI that featured successful Europe connected Tuesday, and it would not beryllium astonishing to see John O'Sullivan travel into midfield successful spot of Matthew Healy.

Given attacker Victor Ozhianvuna is inactive expected to miss retired for different fewer weeks owed to a musculus injury, the astir apt candidates to commencement successful the guardant enactment are Michael Noonan and Graham Burke.

If Rovers instrumentality with their three-man defence, past Jack Mulraney, Roberto Lopes and Kee Grace whitethorn beryllium chosen to marshal the visitors' defence.

Drogheda United imaginable starting lineup:

Dennison; Agbaje, Keeley, Bolger; Bucknor, Brennan, Farell, Stevens; Kavanagh; Doyle, Oluwa

Shamrock Rovers imaginable starting lineup:

McGinty; Mulraney, Lopes, Grace; Sobowale, Watts, O'Sullivan, Byrne, Brennan; Greene, Burke

We say: Drogheda United 2-2 Shamrock Rovers

Shamrock volition beryllium deflated aft exiting the Champions League qualifiers, and they are apt to beryllium little crisp than their opponents.

Drogheda whitethorn find it hard to assertion 3 points, but fixed their improved signifier of late, they volition judge they person capable prime to astatine slightest debar defeat.

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