Drogheda United 1-2 UCD FC: Premier Division result, 7 Nov 2026

The story of the match

Drogheda United took the lead in the 19th minute through M. Doyle, set up by A. Bates. UCD FC drew level at 1-1 on 34 minutes thanks to C. Behan. It was Drogheda United 1-1 UCD FC at half-time.

UCD FC completed the turnaround at 2-1 on 67 minutes thanks to L. Dignam.

The statistics

Drogheda United won 6 corners, UCD FC 4. 5 saves came from the UCD FC goalkeeper. Drogheda United produced 217 dangerous attacks to UCD FC's 97. Fouls: 10 by Drogheda United, 3 by UCD FC; offsides 3-1.

Booked for Drogheda United: C. Keeley (13'). UCD FC's yellow cards went to C. Lennox in the 85th minute.

The players

Behind him, Ethan O'Brien at 8.0, L. Dignam at 8.0 and H.Smith at 7.9 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Drogheda United made 4 changes: S. Farrell for Ethan O'Brien (68'), K. Ancelin for A. Quinn (74'), J. Godden for A. Bates (80') and R. Brennan for T. Oluwa (80'). From the UCD FC bench came S. Mohan on 74 minutes.

Before the match

Before kick-off, Drogheda United's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins and 2 defeats. Last time out, Drogheda United beat Galway United FC 2-0 at home. UCD FC came into the match with 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 matches — scoring in 11 straight games. Their most recent game was a 3-1 win over Bray Wanderers for UCD FC. In 10 previous meetings, Drogheda United have won 8, UCD FC 1, and 1 has been drawn. When they last met, on 1 September 2023, Drogheda United won 3-0. There have been 35 goals in the 10 meetings, 3.5 a game.

What it means

Drogheda United have now scored in 11 consecutive matches. UCD FC have now won 5 in a row. It is UCD FC's first win against Drogheda United since 2022.