The visiting Bray Wanderers side should be favourites in this visit to Shamrock Rovers II, as the away team holds a 21 point advantage from their 15 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Shamrock Rovers II form and stats
With 1 First Division win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Shamrock Rovers II are certainly not brimming with confidence. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Tallaght Stadium, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Wexford Youths game.
Happy days for Shamrock Rovers II in their previous game, a First Division match away at Wexford Youths (placed 10th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against UCD that was lost 2-5.
Shamrock Rovers II are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Shamrock have conceded 13 from these games.
Bray Wanderers form and stats
As the visiting team in First Division matches, Bray Wanderers, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in First Division, have produced an overall stat of 4-1-2 so far. It’s been three wins in a row for Wanderers on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
It's the second away game in a row for Wanderers, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus UCD (placed 5th) in the First Division last time out. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Drogheda United.
Wanderers are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. 10 goals have been conceded by Bray Wanderers in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Bray Wanderers - Shamrock Rovers II 1-0 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  B. Kavanagh 8 goals |   G. Shaw 8 goals |  S. McEvoy 5 goals |
Shamrock Rovers II missing players
Bray Wanderers missing players
| Shamrock Rovers II | Bray Wanderers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 73% |
| 47% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 53% |
| 33% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 57% | 33% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 47% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 40% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 53% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | 5 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 18 | 58 |
| 23 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 61% | 167% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 56% | 61% |
- Bray Wanderers has the fewest conceded goals (12) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers has the most clean sheets (8) in First Division
- Bray Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bray Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shamrock Rovers II has the fewest points from losing position (0) in First Division
- Shamrock Rovers II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bray Wanderers | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Longford Town | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | Cabinteely | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
| 5 | UCD | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 23 |
| 6 | Galway United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 20 |
| 8 | Athlone Town | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -17 | 12 |
| 9 | Shamrock Rovers II | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 11 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 9 |