Drogheda United vs Dundalk

Final score: Drogheda United 2-3 Dundalk in the Premier Division, August 28, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Drogheda United, 2 draws, 5 wins for Dundalk.

Overview

Football: Premier Division · Round 29
Form: DWLLL Drogheda United
: LWLWL Dundalk

8' Bobby Burns
25' 0-1 C. Dillon · D. Horgan
32' K. Ancelin · E. Agbaje 1-1
35' B. Kavanagh 2-1
HT2-1
46' ▲ R. Teahan ▼ T. Clarke
50' Egor Vassenin
55' Tom Grivosti
56' Shane Farell
56' ▲ S. Tracey ▼ H. Groome
57' ▲ A. Dervin ▼ K. Buckley
64' ▲ D. McDaid ▼ L. Gaxha
67' 2-2 R. Teahan · T. Grivosti
70' ▲ R. Brennan ▼ S. Farrell
70' ▲ E. O'Brien ▼ A. Bates
73' ▲ W. Davis ▼ M. Doyle
77' ▲ J. Bucknor ▼ A. Quinn
77' ▲ T. Oluwa ▼ K. Ancelin
88' Ethan O'Brien
89' 2-3 D. Horgan
90' ▲ R. Cornwall ▼ B. Burns
FT2-3

Line-ups

Drogheda United Formation: 3-5-2 · Coach: Kevin Doherty

1L. Dennison 6.9
4A. Quinn ▼ 77' 6.2
22C. Keeley 6.2
18J. Bolger 6.2
2E. Agbaje ⇢ 7.3
17S. Farrell ▼ 70' 6.9
10B. Kavanagh ⚽ 9.2
15A. Bates ▼ 70' 6.9
3C. Kane 6.6
9K. Ancelin ⚽ ▼ 77' 7.5
14M. Doyle ▼ 73' 6.2

Substitutes 9

44F. Talley
5L. Burney
7J. Bucknor ▲ 77' 6.3
31K. Cruise
6J. Godden
19R. Brennan ▲ 70' 6.3
8E. O'Brien ▲ 70' 6.2
24W. Davis ▲ 73' 6.2
11T. Oluwa ▲ 77' 6.6

Dundalk Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Ciaran Kilduff

1E. Minogue 6.3
44T. Grivosti ⇢ 6.3
4M. Animasahun 7.0
16E. Vassenin 5.7
3B. Burns ▼ 90' 6.3
18K. Buckley ▼ 57' 6.9
8H. Groome ▼ 56' 6.7
15T. Clarke ▼ 46' 6.5
10L. Gaxha ▼ 64' 5.5
7D. Horgan ⚽ ⇢ 8.9
9C. Dillon ⚽ 6.2

Substitutes 9

13P. Cherrie
20S. Safaei
12L. Mulligan
24R. Cornwall ▲ 90'
27D. McDaid ▲ 64' 6.5
11R. Teahan ⚽ ▲ 46' 7.2
17S. Tracey ▲ 56' 6.6
6A. Dervin ▲ 57' 6.6
23A. M. Keogh

Statistics

02⚑5

⚑330

44%Possession56%

14Shots15

3Shots on target4

7Shots off target7

11Shots inside box10

3Shots outside box5

4Blocked shots4

5Corners3

2Offsides4

12Fouls12

2Yellow cards3

1Saves1

-0.91Goals prevented-0.91

259Passes330

157Accurate passes210

61%Pass accuracy64%

1.89Expected goals (xG)3.04

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Shamrock Rovers	29	46 - 27	+19	56
2	St Patrick's Athl.	29	45 - 25	+20	50
3	Bohemians	29	50 - 34	+16	50
4	Dundalk	29	46 - 45	+1	40
5	Shelbourne	28	37 - 39	-2	36
6	Derry City	29	41 - 40	+1	34
7	Galway United	28	36 - 42	-6	34
8	Waterford	29	39 - 48	-9	32
9	Drogheda United	29	33 - 48	-15	28
10	Sligo Rovers	29	23 - 48	-25	23