The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a surprise 2-0 defeat to Dundalk last Friday, while the Drogs played out a 1-1 draw away to Cork City.
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Shamrock Rovers will be looking to get back to winning ways in the League of Ireland Premier Division when they travel to United Park to take on Drogheda United on Friday night. The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a surprise 2-0 defeat to Dundalk last Friday, while the Drogs played out a 1-1 draw away to Cork City. Despite the loss, the Rovers are occupying top spot in the Irish top flight standings, having collected 46 points from 24 games, four clear of the chasing pack. The hosts, meanwhile, have two games in hand over the leaders, and are sitting at the eighth position, with 24 points to their name, just two clear of the bottom two in the ten-team table.
Drogheda have recorded just six league-wins this term and their last success came against St. Patrick’s Athletic on June 9 thanks to Adam Foley’s 18th-minute opener and Darragh Markley’s dramatic winner four minutes into the injury time. Two weeks later, DUFC suffered their tenth league-defeat of the season against Dundalk (2-1) despite taking the lead through Foley’s ninth-minute opener. Last Friday, Foley once against found the back of the net to give the lead to the Super Drogs, but Cork City leveled the score through Joseph O’Brien-Whitewash’s 81st-minute effort and the points were shared. With just one win to show from their last five outings, Drogheda will certainly need to record couple of positive results in order to better their last season’s eighth-place finish.
Shamrock, on the other hand, have lost only four league-matches this term and the latest defeat came against Dundalk last Friday courtesy of two late goals from Louie Annesley and Patrick Hoban. The result ended their five game unbeaten streak that included four wins. Nevertheless, prior to that, the Hoops secured their 13th top flight victory of the season against Derry City thanks to Rory Gaffney’s lone goal in the first half. Meanwhile, Shamrock have the best away-record in the league this term, having taken 22 points from 12 league-games on the road. After Friday’s game, the Hoops are set to play Breioabilik in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round on July 12.
Drogheda United probable starting lineup: Wogan, Jones, Keeley, Adegboyega, Weir, Brennan, Deegan, Noone, Markey, Rooney, Foley
Shamrock Rovers probable starting lineup: Pohls, Lopes, Cleary, Hoare, Gannon, Poom, Towell, Watts, Kavanagh, Greene, Gaffney
Drogheda United
| Opponents | Score |
| Cork City | 1-1 (D) |
| Dundalk | 1-2 (L) |
| St. Patrick’s | 2-1 (W) |
| Shelbourne | 3-2 (L) |
| Cork City | 0-1 (L) |
Shamrock Rovers
| Opponents | Score |
| Dundalk | 2-0 (L) |
| Derry City | 1-0 (W) |
| Bohemians | 2-2 (D) |
| UC Dublin | 4-0 (W) |
| Sligo Rovers | 0-3 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Drogheda beat Shamrock Rovers | 1-2 |
| Drogheda draw Shamrock Rovers | 1-1 |
| Drogheda draw Shamrock Rovers | 1-1 |
| Shamrock Rovers beat Drogheda | 1-2 |
| Shamrock Rovers beat Drogheda | 1-1 |
The League of Ireland Premier Division fixture between Drogheda United and Shamrock Rovers will take place at United Park on Saturday at 12:15 am IST.
| Drogheda United vs Shamrock Rovers | key Details |
| Date | July 7 (UK) |
| Venue | United Park |
| Kickoff time in UK | 7:45 pm (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Saturday) |
Football fans in UK can live stream the match through LOITV.
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