Finn Harps and Drogheda United are set to face off this Friday in a mid-table clash. Finn Harps will be looking to extend the gap between the two sides when they host Drogheda United at Finn Park. Drogheda currently lie two points and two places
Finn Harps and Drogheda United are set to face off this Friday in a mid-table clash.
Finn Harps will be looking to extend the gap between the two sides when they host Drogheda United at Finn Park.
Drogheda currently lie two points and two places behind Finn Harps. After winning their first two games of the season, they have only won once in their last seven league outings. They also boast the worst goal difference in the league.
Finn Harps will be hoping to make it two from two after beating Derry 2-0 at the Brandywell last week. Kick-off this Friday is at 8.00pm.
FORM
Finn Harps
W - Derry City 0-2 Finn Harps, 14/04/17
L - Finn Harps 0-2 Dundalk, 07/04/17
W - Finn Harps 3-1 Cockhill Celtic, 03/04/17
L - Shamrock Rovers 3-2 Finn Harps, 31/03/17
W - Finn Harps 2-1 Sligo Rovers, 25/03/17
Drogheda
L - Limerick 3-0 Drogheda, 15/03/17
W - Drogheda 2-1 Shamrock Rovers, 07/04/17
L - Drogheda 0-1 Bray Wanderers, 04/04/17
L - Dundalk 3-1 Drogheda, 31/03/17
L - Drogheda 0-1 Bohemians, 25/03/17
Head-to-head
Finn Harps 1-1 Drogheda, FAI Cup, 13/09/13
Drogheda 1-2 Finn Harps, SSE Airtricity League, 31/10/08
Finn Harps 1-3 Drogheda, SSE Airtricity League, 12/09/08
Drogheda 1-0 Finn Harps, SSE Airtricity League, 02/05/08
WHAT THEY SAID
Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan said: "Drogheda have a lot of quality in their squad with the likes of Sean Thornton, Ryan McEvoy and the Brennan brothers Killian, Ryan and Sean. And when they click they are well capable of defeating even the likes of Dundalk"
"We have three more Packie Mailey, Harry Doherty and B.J. Banda definitely out after the injuries they picked up on Monday night."
Drogheda manager Pete Mahon said: "I think Limerick took it easy on us after scoring the third goal as it could’ve been much worse. We’ve dusted ourselves off and are preparing well now for Friday’s game."
"Our next four games are huge for us and could really shape our season. We need to get into the habit of picking up points and that’ll give us momentum to hopefully kick on in the second round of games."
Rewind - Finn Harps 1-1 Drogheda United - FAI Cup 13/09/13
Finn Harps and Drogheda United played out a 1-1 draw in the FAI Cup in Ballybofey.
Kevin McHugh scored the goal for Finn Harps, with Mick Daley scoring the equaliser for Drogheda.
