Match Report
31 points for Drogheda United (9th), 41 for Dundalk (4th): a 10-point gap. Per game in the league, Drogheda United were scoring 1.17 and conceding 1.6, Dundalk 1.57 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
15 meetings are on record — 7 won by Drogheda United, 4 by Dundalk, 4 drawn, at 2.53 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.6 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.53 all-time.
N. Doyle took charge of the match — our records show 66 games refereed with an average of 1.2 yellow cards per game. United Park (Drogheda) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Drogheda United led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Drogheda United: Keegan Ancelin (32'), Brandon Kavanagh (35') · Dundalk: Cian Dillion (25'), Ronan Teahan (67' og), Daryl Horgan (89')
Key stats
Possession: Drogheda United 44% · Dundalk 56% · Total shots: 14-15 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 5-3