What a game, with Dundalk in 2nd and Shamrock Rovers at 1st. Here's our full preview!
- Dundalk is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premier Division
This pitch has the surface artifical turf, unlike Shamrock Rovers's home arena. The previous five games by the visitors on artifical turf have given 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Dundalk form and stats
Home games in the Premier Division have been a walk in the park for Dundalk so far, with 23 points won from 9 matches; 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Dundalk has won their last four matches.
Dundalk are confident in defense, having played 195 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A nice win for Dundalk last time playing, versus St Patrick's. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Kelly scoring for the victors.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Finn Harps with a 1-0 scoreline.Goals decide football matches and Dundalk are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Dundalk are not conceding a lot of goals here at Oriel Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Shamrock Rovers are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Shelbourne (placed 6th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Drogheda United wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Shamrock Rovers find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Shamrock as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head game ended Shamrock Rovers - Dundalk 1-0, earlier this season. Gartland (Dundalk) was sent off when these teams last met. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Dundalk three wins, two draws and Shamrock Rovers five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 8 goals |  D. Mandroiu 7 goals |  G. Burke 7 goals |
Dundalk missing players
Shamrock Rovers missing players
| Dundalk | Shamrock Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 33 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 61% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 28% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 26% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 42% |
| 39% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 16% |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.7 | 12.1 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 11.3 | 12.3 |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 35% | 40% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 32% |
| 10.1 | 10 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
- Dundalk have not yet lost a game at home.
- Dundalk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dundalk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Dundalk have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Premier Division
- Dundalk is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shamrock Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shamrock Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the the best goal difference (+21) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | Derry City | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -6 | 24 |
| 7 | Bohemians | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 20 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 11 |
| 10 | UCD | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -27 | 9 |
