Premier Division — Goals Conceded

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Ireland — Premier Division 2026 — Detailed Stats

Goals Conceded

#	Team	MP	Total	/Game	Home	Away	Home Adv%
1	St Patrick's Athl.	36	31	0.86	15	16	+3%
2	Shamrock Rovers	36	38	1.06	15	23	+21%
3	Bohemians	36	44	1.22	21	23	+5%
4	Derry City	36	47	1.31	20	27	+15%
5	Shelbourne	36	50	1.39	31	19	-24%
6	Galway United	36	53	1.47	25	28	+6%
7	Drogheda United	36	57	1.58	21	36	+26%
8	Dundalk	36	59	1.64	28	31	+5%
9	Waterford	36	61	1.69	22	39	+28%
10	Sligo Rovers	36	66	1.83	29	37	+12%

Home / Goals Conceded

#	Team	MP	⊕ Conceded	Ø AVG
1	Shelbourne	18	31	1.72
2	Sligo Rovers	18	29	1.61
3	Dundalk	18	28	1.56
4	Galway United	18	25	1.39
5	Waterford	18	22	1.22
6	Bohemians	18	21	1.17
7	Drogheda United	18	21	1.17
8	Derry City	18	20	1.11
9	Shamrock Rovers	18	15	0.83
10	St Patrick's Athl.	18	15	0.83

Away / Goals Conceded

#	Team	MP	⊕ Conceded	Ø AVG
1	Waterford	18	39	2.17
2	Sligo Rovers	18	37	2.06
3	Drogheda United	18	36	2.00
4	Dundalk	18	31	1.72
5	Galway United	18	28	1.56
6	Derry City	18	27	1.50
7	Shamrock Rovers	18	23	1.28
8	Bohemians	18	23	1.28
9	Shelbourne	18	19	1.06
10	St Patrick's Athl.	18	16	0.89

Which teams concede the most goals?

Sligo Rovers concedes the most goals in the league — 1.83 per game

Waterford is #2 for goals conceded — 1.69 per game

Dundalk is #3 for goals conceded — 1.64 per game

St Patrick's Athl. has one of the tightest defences — 0.86 per game

Shamrock Rovers has one of the tightest defences — 1.06 per game

Bohemians has one of the tightest defences — 1.22 per game

League Defensive Stats

consists of 10 teams
League avg conceded per game: 1.41 per game
Home avg conceded: 1.26 per game
Away avg conceded: 1.55 per game

1st Half — Goals Conceded

#	Team	MP	⊕ Conceded	Ø AVG	Home Ø	Away Ø
1	Drogheda United	36	29	0.81	0.61	1.00
2	Waterford	36	27	0.75	0.67	0.83
3	Dundalk	36	26	0.72	0.56	0.89
4	Sligo Rovers	36	26	0.72	0.56	0.89
5	Shelbourne	36	25	0.69	0.78	0.61
6	Galway United	36	23	0.64	0.44	0.83
7	Bohemians	36	20	0.56	0.44	0.67
8	Shamrock Rovers	36	19	0.53	0.28	0.78
9	Derry City	36	18	0.50	0.50	0.50
10	St Patrick's Athl.	36	14	0.39	0.44	0.33

Home / 1st Half Conceded

#	Team	MP	⊕ Conceded	Ø AVG
1	Shelbourne	18	14	0.78
2	Waterford	18	12	0.67
3	Drogheda United	18	11	0.61
4	Dundalk	18	10	0.56
5	Sligo Rovers	18	10	0.56
6	Derry City	18	9	0.50
7	Bohemians	18	8	0.44
8	St Patrick's Athl.	18	8	0.44
9	Galway United	18	8	0.44
10	Shamrock Rovers	18	5	0.28

Away / 1st Half Conceded

#	Team	MP	⊕ Conceded	Ø AVG
1	Drogheda United	18	18	1.00
2	Dundalk	18	16	0.89
3	Sligo Rovers	18	16	0.89
4	Waterford	18	15	0.83
5	Galway United	18	15	0.83
6	Shamrock Rovers	18	14	0.78
7	Bohemians	18	12	0.67
8	Shelbourne	18	11	0.61
9	Derry City	18	9	0.50
10	St Patrick's Athl.	18	6	0.33

1st Half Defensive Insights

Drogheda United concedes most in 1H — 0.81 conceded/game

Waterford is #2 conceded 1H — 0.75 conceded/game

Dundalk is #3 conceded 1H — 0.72 conceded/game

St Patrick's Athl. has the tightest 1H defence — 0.39 conceded/game

Derry City has the tightest 1H defence — 0.50 conceded/game

Shamrock Rovers has the tightest 1H defence — 0.53 conceded/game

1ST HALF DEF. STATS

10 teams
1H conceded avg: 0.63 conceded/game
Home conceded 1H: 0.53 conceded/game
Away conceded 1H: 0.73 conceded/game
Teams avg ≥0.5 conceded 1H: 90% (9/10)

2nd Half — Goals Conceded

#	Team	MP	⊕ Conceded	Ø AVG	Home Ø	Away Ø
1	Sligo Rovers	36	40	1.11	1.06	1.17
2	Waterford	36	34	0.94	0.56	1.33
3	Dundalk	36	33	0.92	1.00	0.83
4	Galway United	36	30	0.83	0.94	0.72
5	Derry City	36	29	0.81	0.61	1.00
6	Drogheda United	36	28	0.78	0.56	1.00
7	Shelbourne	36	25	0.69	0.94	0.44
8	Bohemians	36	24	0.67	0.72	0.61
9	Shamrock Rovers	36	19	0.53	0.56	0.50
10	St Patrick's Athl.	36	17	0.47	0.39	0.56

Home / 2nd Half Conceded

#	Team	MP	⊕ Conceded	Ø AVG
1	Sligo Rovers	18	19	1.06
2	Dundalk	18	18	1.00
3	Galway United	18	17	0.94
4	Shelbourne	18	17	0.94
5	Bohemians	18	13	0.72
6	Derry City	18	11	0.61
7	Shamrock Rovers	18	10	0.56
8	Waterford	18	10	0.56
9	Drogheda United	18	10	0.56
10	St Patrick's Athl.	18	7	0.39

Away / 2nd Half Conceded

#	Team	MP	⊕ Conceded	Ø AVG
1	Waterford	18	24	1.33
2	Sligo Rovers	18	21	1.17
3	Derry City	18	18	1.00
4	Drogheda United	18	18	1.00
5	Dundalk	18	15	0.83
6	Galway United	18	13	0.72
7	Bohemians	18	11	0.61
8	St Patrick's Athl.	18	10	0.56
9	Shamrock Rovers	18	9	0.50
10	Shelbourne	18	8	0.44

2nd Half Defensive Insights

Sligo Rovers concedes most in 2H — 1.11 conceded/game

Waterford is #2 conceded 2H — 0.94 conceded/game

Dundalk is #3 conceded 2H — 0.92 conceded/game

St Patrick's Athl. has the tightest 2H defence — 0.47 conceded/game

Shamrock Rovers has the tightest 2H defence — 0.53 conceded/game

Bohemians has the tightest 2H defence — 0.67 conceded/game

2ND HALF DEF. STATS

10 teams
2H conceded avg: 0.78 conceded/game
Home conceded 2H: 0.73 conceded/game
Away conceded 2H: 0.82 conceded/game
Teams avg ≥0.5 conceded 2H: 10% (1/10)

Premier Division (Ireland) — Goals Conceded Analysis

Teams in the Premier Division (Ireland) concede an average of 1.41 goals per game this season. St Patrick's Athl. has the best defence, conceding only 31 goals (0.86/game), with 15 at home and 16 away. Sligo Rovers has the most porous defence with 66 goals conceded (1.83/game).

Betting Angle — Defence Strength

A low goals-conceded average is a key indicator for Clean Sheet, Under 2.5, and Asian Handicap markets. Teams with a strong home defence and a weak away defence create value in venue-specific markets — always check the split before betting.

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