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Drogheda United UCD betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this match will be for Drogheda United to win. In addition to the home team occupying a higher position in the leaderboard, they still comes motivated for this game after the victory against Shamrock Rovers. Furthermore, it should be noted that UCD lost seven of the eight games played away from home. In this way, it's expectable that Drogheda United enters the field very confident and end up winning the three points.
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Preview
Drogheda and UCD face at Hunky Dorys Park, in a match for the 17th round of the Premier Division. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 10‑03‑2023, Drogheda United got an away win by (0‑1). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history indicates total balance between these two teams, since there is a record of 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 23‑03‑2020, in a match for the League Cup, they tied (‑). In this match the home advantage may play an important role, since UCD presents significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Drogheda

After 4 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in the 8th position, havinf won 17 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Shamrock Rovers by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have lost (3‑0) an away match against St Patrick's. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 11 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the last 7 home league matches Drogheda has a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 21 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 5 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (4 out of 7 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. 15 of their last 19 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals, so there is a tendency for few goals in their home matches. They have conceded the first goal in 9 of their 16 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around.

Drogheda United comes for this match after a triumph, by 1-2, in the trip to Shamrock, putting an end to the seventh consecutive games without winning in this competition: the team's goals were scored by Dayle Rooney and Freddie Draper. The home team usually plays in a 4-3-3, favoring quick transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical formation, the three most advanced players are Dylan Grimes, Dayle Rooney and Freddie Draper, the last player mentioned being the team's top scorer, with 4 goals scored. All players are available for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Emmanuel Adegboyega, Elicha Ahui, Colin McCabe, Conor Keeley, Luke Heeney, A. McNally, Dylan Grimes, Ryan Brennan, Darragh Markey, Freddie Draper, Dayle Rooney.

Analysis UCD

The away team is currently in the 10th position of the league, with 6 points won, after 1 win, 3 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Shamrock Rovers, by (0‑3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Derry City, by (4‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 2 draws and 11 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 34 conceded; against 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses at their stadium, with 12 goals scored and 25 conceded. In the last 8 away league matches UCD has a record of 1 draw and 7 losses, so they have won 1 point out of 24 possible.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 7 losses in the last away matches and they haven't won any of the last 8 away matches. In their away league matches there are a few frequent results at half‑time: 1‑0 (3 out of 8 matches) and 2‑0 (3 out of 8 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that has had a hard time trying to score first. They have opened up the score in only 3 of the last 16 matches for the Premier Division, they have reached half‑time in front in 2 of those 3 matches and have held on to the lead in 1. In 16 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

UCD comes for this match after a 4-1 defeat on the trip to Derry City, registering in this way the fourth consecutive defeat in this competition: the only goal of the team was signed by Adam Wells. The visiting team usually plays in a traditional 4-3-3, favoring a faster style of play. It should be noted that, in this tactical formation, the three most advanced players are Danu Kinsella Bishop, Daniel Norris and Sami Clarke: the first player mentioned is one of the best scorers, with 2 goals scored. All players are available for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Jake Doyle, Kian Moore, Harvey O'Brien, Evan Osam, Ciaran Behan, A. Wells, Dara Keane, Jack Keaney, Alex Nolan, Daniel Norris, Donal Higgins.
Coach: A. Myler.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Drogheda vs UCD match, on 26 May 2023, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Kenya, goes to: Drogheda wins ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Drogheda vs UCD on 26 May 2023 will be played at Drogheda, Hunky Dorys Park.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy Kenya, for the Drogheda UCD match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Drogheda at with 83% of the tips.

 

Premier Division - 2023

  • 100% 180 / 180 Games

  • Home team wins 45%
  • Draws 25%
  • Away team wins 30%
  • Over 1.5 73.33%
  • Over 2.5 48.89%
  • Over 3.5 28.33%
  • Goals 469
  • Goals /match 2.61
  • Goals /match home 1.5
  • Goals /match away 1.11
  • Both teams score 45.56%
  • Goals after 80' 18.76%
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