xgEdge

Friday, 04/09/2026 at 20:45

Kicked off
Match preview · Premier Division (Ireland)

Shelbourne – Drogheda United

Shelbourne 6th in Premier Division (Ireland) Home 1.74 projected goals by the model
Drogheda United 9th in Premier Division (Ireland) Away 0.99 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 September, 10:12 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.74 0.99
Shelbourne Drogheda United
Shelbourne
54%
Draw
27%
Drogheda United
19%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Shelbourne Draw Drogheda United
Fair odds 1.85 3.64 5.38
Total goals
2.73
Over 2.5 goals
53%
Both teams to score
57%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans Shelbourne

54% Shelbourne to win

Attack
6th vs 7th
Shelbourne attack v Drogheda United defence
Defence
5th vs 9th
Shelbourne defence v Drogheda United attack
Recent xG form
-0.18 vs -0.81
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.74 – 0.99
Shelbourne v Drogheda United
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Shelbourne and Drogheda United compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Shelbourne Drogheda United
xG / match (better) 1.40 · 5th 1.16 · 9th
xGA / match (better) 1.20 · 5th 1.60 · 8th
xGD / match (better) +0.20 · 4th -0.44 · 9th
xPts / match (better) 1.48 · 4th 1.10 · 9th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.18 -0.81
Value calculator

Check your bookmaker's price

Enter a bookmaker's price to compare it with the model's fair odds.

How value is calculated

Value is probability × odds − 1 — it pays on average and over the long run, not necessarily in this match. The model knows nothing of absences, motivation or the schedule.

Nothing you type is remembered.

Open the calculator

Model details

Show
Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Shelbourne sample
20 matches
Drogheda United sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Shelbourne
16 matches
Away xG sample · Drogheda United
16 matches
Computed
Friday, 04/09/2026 at 10:12

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.