Match Report
8 points and 4 places separated them: Drogheda United 9th with 28, Shelbourne 5th with 36. Per game in the league, Drogheda United were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.66, Shelbourne 1.32 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Drogheda United for 5 matches. Shelbourne were unbeaten in 8. Over the last five, Drogheda United had taken 2 of 15 points to Shelbourne's 11.
The head-to-head ledger counts 15 games: 4 Drogheda United wins, 4 for Shelbourne, 7 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 13% of the wins in this fixture. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at United Park (Drogheda) (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Drogheda United led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Drogheda United: Thomas Oluwa (24'), Mark Doyle (36') · Shelbourne: Harry Wood (15'), Harry Wood (64')
Key stats
Possession: Drogheda United 34% · Shelbourne 66% · Total shots: 13-19 · On target: 4-9 · Corners: 2-1