Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier Division match on August 11th, 2024

Shamrock Rovers will be playing against Drogheda United in a Premier Division football match scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 11th, 2024, at 18:00h (UTC), in Republic of Ireland, check the Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United will occur

The game will be played in the small Tallaght Stadium stadium, in the city of Dublin, with a capacity for 5500 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United betting tip 2024

The Premier Division has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.61 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.24 goals per match played.

Shamrock Rovers last match

Shamrock Rovers is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced Waterford United in a match valid for Premier Division, and the match ended 1-2.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.83, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Drogheda United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team appears in this match after drawing in the previous game. In a confrontation valid for Leinster Senior Cup, Drogheda United faced the St Mochtas team, and the score ended with a 2-2 draw.

In the end, the draw (odd 4.10) cannot be considered a good result, especially considering that the chances of winning the match were high.

Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United h2h

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2024 season of the Premier Division. The meeting took place on 31-05-2024 and ended with a 0-2 win for Shamrock Rovers.

Shamrock Rovers

Premier Division leaderboard now

The Shamrock Rovers team with 37 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 10 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses.

Which means that in the 27th round, the team has no advantage, over Waterford United team who is in the position 4.

Shamrock Rovers analysis

Shamrock Rovers after 26 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 33 goals and conceded only 25 to opponents.

The Shamrock Rovers team usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 62.92%. Teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents.

Shamrock Rovers has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 33 times with 2423 attacks, while Drogheda United has only scored 28 times with 2416 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Shamrock Rovers

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Johnny Kenny. He has scored 10 times in the current season and has helped Shamrock Rovers come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Historical data Shamrock Rovers

With 19 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Shamrock Rovers team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in bad shape.

Drogheda United

Premier Division leaderboard now

With 21 points won, Drogheda United is in 10th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 4 wins against 13 losses, plus 9 draws.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 2 points over Dundalk who holds the 9th place in the 27th round.

Drogheda United analysis

We have reached matchday 26 in Premier Division and at the moment Drogheda United has made 28 goals and conceded 49.

Best goalscorer from Drogheda United

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Frantz Pierrot. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Drogheda United come out with a positive result on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Shamrock Rovers is Johnny Kenny, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Drogheda United is Frantz Pierrot, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Drogheda United scores an average of 0.69 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.3.

In this game, our system found another interesting opportunity for a successful bet. Both teams score and usually suffer the first goal between the 30-40 minute. With this convergence, it is typically a value market!

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.1 corners per game.

Shamrock Rovers is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.58 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Shamrock Rovers in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Shamrock Rovers has an average of 2.4 yellow cards per game over the 26 rounds, while Drogheda United has an average of 2.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Drogheda United side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Shamrock Rovers who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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