About Match
28 points for Drogheda United (9th), 37 for Dundalk (4th): a 9-point gap. Dundalk rank just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. A win here leaves Drogheda United on 31 points and up to 8th, other results permitting.
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.