Drogheda United – Dundalk

Match analysis

Drogheda United fell to a 2‑3 defeat at home to fourth‑placed Dundalk, slipping further from the safety zone as the visitors moved to 41 points from 30 games. The loss left Drogheda on 31 points, still ninth in the table with a goal difference of minus‑13 after scoring 35 and conceding 48. Dundalk’s win pushed them five points clear of the play‑off spots, improving their record to 10 wins, 11 draws and nine losses while nudging their goal tally to a slender +1. The two sides have split their head‑to‑head meetings this season, each having won once and drawn twice, and the result kept the rivalry evenly balanced.

• 8´ 🟨 Bobby BurnsDundalk
• 25´ ⚽ Cian dillonDundalk
• 32´ ⚽ Keegan AncelinDrogheda United
• 35´ ⚽ Brandon KavanaghDrogheda United
• 45´ 🔁 Trevor ClarkeDundalk
• 50´ 🟨 Egor VasseninDundalk
• 55´ 🟨 Tom GrivostiDundalk
• 56´ 🟨 Shane FarrellDrogheda United
• 56´ 🔁 Harry GroomeDundalk
• 57´ 🔁 Keith BuckleyDundalk
• 64´ 🔁 leonardo gaxhaDundalk
• 67´ ⚽ Conor KeeleyDundalk
• 67´ 🟨 Alfie BatesDrogheda United
• 70´ 🔁 Alfie BatesDrogheda United
• 70´ 🔁 Shane FarrellDrogheda United
• 73´ 🔁 Mark DoyleDrogheda United
• 77´ 🔁 Keegan AncelinDrogheda United
• 77´ 🔁 Andrew QuinnDrogheda United
• 88´ 🟨 ethan brien oDrogheda United
• 89´ ⚽ Daryl HorganDundalk
• 90´ 🔁 Bobby BurnsDundalk