The visiting Shamrock Rovers side should be favourites in this visit to Finn Harps, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their seven league games this season.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Finn Harps form and stats
0 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Finn Harps has to build on here at Finn Park. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Finn Harps with their four defeats in a row. Not since the St Patrick's game, 25 days ago, have they avoided a loss. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Finn Harps, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.In their previous game, the manager O. Horgan led his Finn Harps to a defeat in the Premier Division match away at UCD. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Finn Park. Preceding that match was a defeat to Cork City (3-4).
Finn Harps has scored 5 goals so far and conceded 7 goals from 3 home games.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Playing away, Shamrock Rovers have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat so far this season. They have scored 3 goals and conceded 2 times.Shamrock Rovers won their last game, 3-0 versus Sligo Rovers played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus St Patrick's at their stadium, the result 1-0.
It's early days yet, but Shamrock Rovers has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels so far (3 games).
Head 2 Head
Shamrock Rovers - Finn Harps 3-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Finn Harps, 2 draws and 6 wins for Shamrock Rovers.Finn Harps missing players
Shamrock Rovers missing players
| Finn Harps | Shamrock Rovers | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | Played | 4 | 7 |
| 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 75% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 57% |
| 57% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 100% | Both teams to score | 0% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 100% | 71% |
| 57% | 0% | Failed To Score | 25% | 29% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Cork City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Derry City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Waterford United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | UCD | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 2 |
