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Drogheda United vs Dundalk
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Aug 28, 2026
United Park (Drogheda)

Dundalk

Dillion25'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Dundalk
Goal!
2-3
Daryl Horgan 
Daryl Horgan 
89'·Dundalk
⚽
77'Substitution
Jason Bucknor
Jason Bucknor· In
Drogheda United
77'Substitution
Keegan Ancelin
Keegan Ancelin· Out
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Goal!
2-2
Ronan Teahan
Ronan Teahan
67'·Dundalk
⚽
67'Yellow Card
Drogheda United
Dundalk
Dundalk
56'Substitution
Shane Tracey
Shane Tracey· In
Dundalk
56'Yellow Card
Drogheda United
55'Yellow Card
Dundalk
50'Yellow Card
Egor Vassenin
Egor Vassenin
Dundalk
46'Substitution
Ronan Teahan
Ronan Teahan· In
Dundalk
Goal!
2-1
Brandon Kavanagh
Brandon Kavanagh
35'·Drogheda United
⚽
Goal!
1-1
Keegan Ancelin
Keegan Ancelin
32'·Drogheda United
⚽
Goal!
0-1
Cian Dillion
Cian Dillion
25'·Dundalk
⚽
8'Yellow Card
Dundalk

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Dundalk
Dundalk
44%Ball Possession56%
14Shots Total15
3Shots On Target3
5Corners3
12Fouls12
3Yellow Cards3
2Offsides4
1Saves1
260Passes330
7Shots Off Target8
77Attacks100
67Dangerous Attacks51
11Shots Inside Box10
3Shots Outside Box5
2Goals3
12Free Kicks12
4Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
10Tackles5
1Assists2
158Accurate Passes211
2Injuries0
20Total Crosses19
5Accurate Crosses4
14Interceptions10
74Duels Won50
2Big Chances Created5
2Big Chances Missed4

Team Lineups

Manager: Ciaran Kilduff

Starting XI

1
Enda Minogue
Enda Minogue
6.5
16
Egor Vassenin
Egor Vassenin
6.3
9
Cian Dillion
Cian Dillion
6.9

Substitutes

11
Ronan Teahan
Ronan Teahan
6.9
12
Luke Mulligan
Luke Mulligan
17
Shane Tracey
Shane Tracey
6.5
20
Samuel Safaei
Samuel Safaei
23
Aaron Keogh
Aaron Keogh

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
8.7
90'101/2
27(78%)
2
8/10
Keegan Ancelin
Keegan Ancelin
FW
7.3
77'101/3
18(76%)
-
7/16
6.8
90'000/1
25(64%)
2
6/13
6.7
90'01-
25(72%)
1
11/15
6.7
90'00-
35(46%)
-
2/2
6.6
90'000/2
25(40%)
-
9/12
6.6
90'000/1
23(65%)
1
5/8
6.6
20'000/1
7(57%)
-
1/1
6.6
70'00-
16(44%)
1
7/12
6.5
70'00-
16(69%)
2
4/6
6.5
13'00-
8(38%)
-
4/6
6.4
17'00-
-
-
1/5
Jason Bucknor
Jason Bucknor
DF
6.4
13'00-
3(100%)
-
-
6.3
20'00-
10(60%)
-
1/2
6.3
73'001/4
10(80%)
1
5/12
6.1
77'00-
12(50%)
-
3/4

Drogheda United vs Dundalk H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • This win ended Dundalk's 7-match winless run in the Premier Division.(Run from 2026-06-26: 2D 5L; league matches of this season only.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Drogheda United15L101016/155-4
Dundalk15L1011215/1513-7
Drogheda United — last 5 games
  1. D2-2 @ Sligo Rovers2026-07-25
  2. D0-0 vs Shamrock Rovers2026-07-31
  3. D0-0 @ Galway United2026-08-07
  4. W3-0 @ College Corinthians2026-08-15
  5. L0-2 vs St Patrick's2026-08-21
Dundalk — last 5 games
  1. D1-1 @ St Patrick's2026-07-24
  2. D1-1 vs Sligo Rovers2026-07-31
  3. L2-3 @ Shamrock Rovers2026-08-07
  4. W8-0 vs Castlebar Celtic2026-08-15
  5. L1-2 vs Galway United2026-08-21
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Drogheda United152.6787%53%27%47%27%40%
Dundalk153.0780%60%27%73%20%7%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Drogheda UnitedHome714210-10143%29%
DundalkAway732211-91.5757%14%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Drogheda United1510-129-947%80%3-4-8
Dundalk1515-912-1044%80%7-4-4
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
15
Period covered
2012-08-31 – 2026-07-10
Drogheda United wins
7
Draws
4
Dundalk wins
4
Avg goals per meeting
2.53
Over 2.5 goals
53%
Both teams scored
67%
Home side won
47%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 3D 1L (Drogheda United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
1.6 vs 2.53
Most recent meetings (5 of 15)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-07-10Dundalk1-2Drogheda United
2026-05-22Drogheda United1-1Dundalk
2026-02-20Dundalk1-1Drogheda United
2025-01-31Dundalk1-0Drogheda United
2024-11-01Drogheda United0-0Dundalk
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 140 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Drogheda United92828-14WDDDL7+2
Dundalk427372LDDLL10-6
Table context
Points gap
9 ptsDrogheda United 28 · Dundalk 37
Positions
#9 vs #4
Goals per game
1.11/1.61 vs 1.59/1.52scored/conceded per game · league average 1.37

How we calculate this

Premier Division Standings

Premier Division · 2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
136+2168
236+1965
336+2460
436+249
536+348
636-445
736-743
836-742
936-1340
1036-3825

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Premier Division
Drogheda United
36 matches
Dundalk
36 matches
#9Position#6
40Points45
10Wins11
10Draws12
16Losses13
44Goals55
1.22Goals per game1.53
57Goals conceded59
1.58Goals per game conceded1.64

Drogheda United vs Dundalk — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (36 vs 36 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityDrogheda United 38% · X · Draw 25% · Dundalk 37%
1 · Home Win
38%
X · Draw
25%
2 · Away Win
37%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.47 vs 1.44
Projected Total: 2.91
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
59%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
24% / 23%
Drogheda United / Dundalk
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(11.5%)2 - 1(8.5%)1 - 2(8.3%)
Last Matches

Recent matches

Aug 21
0-2
St Patrick's
vs St Patrick's
Home
Aug 15
3-0
College Corinthians
@ College Corinthians
Away
Aug 7
0-0
Galway United
@ Galway United
Away
Jul 31
0-0
Shamrock Rovers
vs Shamrock Rovers
Home
Jul 25
2-2
Sligo Rovers
@ Sligo Rovers
Away
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Drogheda United vs Dundalk — Head to Head

Match summary

Dundalk beat Drogheda United 3-2 in the Premier Division.

Before kickoff, Drogheda United sat 9th on 28 points, while Dundalk were 4th on 37 points. Before kickoff, Dundalk were 4th in the table but 10th on points from the last five league games. Across 15 previous meetings on record, Drogheda United won 7 and Dundalk won 4, with 4 draws (2.53 goals per game).

Dundalk trailed 1-2 at half-time and won 3-2. Dundalk's winning goal came in the 89th minute (Daryl Horgan ). Goals came from Keegan Ancelin (32') and Brandon Kavanagh (35') for Drogheda United and Cian Dillion (25'), Ronan Teahan (67' og) and Daryl Horgan (89') for Dundalk.