Shamrock Rovers know they are going on a back-breaking excursion to Finn Harps and their Finn Park. This article has all the facts you require ahead of the game.
- Finn Harps have yet to win a game at home.
- Shamrock Rovers have yet to win a game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Finn Harps form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier Division, Finn Harps have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 2 games.
Finn Harps enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Shelbourne's place. The match ended 3-0 with McWoods, Boyle and Tourish scoring.
Heartbreak before that as Finn Harps lost 1-3 at Sligo Rovers's place.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier Division game versus Drogheda United in only three days. This game is also played here at Finn Park.
Finn Harps has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Premier Division for Shamrock Rovers with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
There were no winners in Shamrock's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Sligo Rovers (placed 2nd).
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Dundalk.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Shamrock Rovers's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Many of these goals have been scored late in the games; more than 50 % (14 goals) after the 60th minute.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Finn Harps victory, one draw and eight Shamrock Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Burke 3 goals |   E. Boyle 1 goals | R. Connolly 1 goals |
Finn Harps missing players
Shamrock Rovers missing players
| Finn Harps | Shamrock Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 29% |
| 4.8 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.3 | 8.1 |
| 3.5 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.7 | 13.6 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 6.1 |
| 21% | 11% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 7% | 23% |
| 7.2 | 8.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.3 | 6.7 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
- All of Finn Harps's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Finn Harps have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Finn Harps have yet to win a game at home.
- Shamrock Rovers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shamrock Rovers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shamrock Rovers have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Derry City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -5 | 6 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 6 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 10 | UCD | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
