Drogheda United vs Sligo Rovers Premier Division prediction & result
Final score: Drogheda United 2-0 Sligo Rovers.
Before kick-off the model made it 40% Drogheda United, 29% draw, 31% Sligo Rovers — fair odds of 2.50, 3.45 and 3.23.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0.
The model called the result correctly.
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Has the model earned this number?
Drogheda United at 40%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Drogheda United vs Sligo Rovers
Line-ups
- 1L. DennisonG
- 4A. QuinnD
- 22C. KeeleyD
- 5Leo BurneyD
- 2E. AgbajeM
- 15A. BatesM
- 10B. KavanaghM
- 8Ethan O'BrienM
- 3C. KaneM
- 24W. DavisF
- 11T. OluwaF
- 61Conor CannonM
- 44Fynn Michael Cordell TalleyG
- 36theo hennessyG
- 31K. CruiseD
- 19R. BrennanM
- 25R. MarkeyF
- 29J. BrennanD
- 33S. McGrathM
- 32D. MareD
- 29S. SargeantG
- 4S. QuirkD
- 15O. DenhamD
- 52G. McElroyD
- 3Sean StewartD
- 20T. GeorgeM
- 6L. YoungM
- 16C. McHughM
- 7J. ShorrockM
- 9L. PearceF
- 41K. WooleryF
- 1Liam John HughesG
- 50Ruben Gillespie
- 19A. NolanM
- 23K. McDonaghM
- 14J. McManusM
- 11C. KavanaghF
- 61Conor CannonD
- 24J. O'DonnellF
- 10A. MeekisonF
Premier Division table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Drogheda United | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 57 | -13 | 40 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 66 | -38 | 25 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Leading scorers: Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers
Drogheda United
GoalsAssists
- M. Doyle111
- B. Kavanagh65
Sligo Rovers
No player in Premier Division's leading scorers — 28 league goals as a side.
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Drogheda United beat Sligo Rovers 2–0. The model had made a win for Drogheda United its most likely outcome, at 40%, so the call held; the score it named was 1–0. The goals: Warren Davis 38' for Drogheda United, Edwin Agbaje 45+3' for Drogheda United.