Buckle up for a show! Today's starring antagonists are Shamrock Rovers and Derry City, 3 points is the target and 90 minutes the duration.
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals (46) in Premier Division
- Derry City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Premier Division
Shamrock Rovers's stadium, Tallaght Stadium, has a grass surface. Derry City have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Derry City when playing on grass; 17 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses from 31 matches. They have scored {44 goals} in these games and conceded 30.
It's no vacation for neither Shamrock nor Derry City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier Division, Shamrock Rovers have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games. Two home wins in a row for Shamrock Rovers bring valid hopes of a third.
Shamrock Rovers drew their last game, 2-2 away at Bohemians (placed 4th). Opportunity lost for Shamrock in the Bohemians match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Ahead of that match, Shamrock Rovers won a home game hosting UCD (4-0).The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Shamrock handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
The manager Bradley will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Dundalk in only four days.
Shamrock Rovers can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 26 times. 15 goals have been conceded.
Derry City form and stats
Derry City have an excellent away record in the Premier Division so far with 6-2-2 from 10 games. Derry seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The Derry City goalkeeper Brian Philip Maher is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 191 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Derry City are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the game against Cork City (placed 9th). Those three points felt sweet as this team had gone four league games without victory.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Bohemians.Stats flash: 9 of the latest 11 league matches involving this club have ended with only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
Derry have another game away in just four days, a Premier Division game vs Shelbourne. A difficult programme for them!
Derry City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games.
Head 2 Head
The latest past result featuring both these participants is the Derry City - Shamrock Rovers 0-2 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - one - four (Shamrock wins - draws - Derry City wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Gaffney 7 goals |  G. Burke 7 goals |   J. McEneff 6 goals |
Shamrock Rovers missing players
Derry City missing players
| Shamrock Rovers | Derry City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 46 | 26 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 30 |
| 20 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 59% |
| 59% | 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 32% |
| 32% | 45% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 23% |
| 9% | 18% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 10% | 9% |
| 45% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 32% |
| 50% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 32% |
| 6.8 | 7.8 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.5 |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16.5 | 19 | 19.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.9 | 13.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 44% | 44% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 53% | 35% |
| 10.5 | 9.5 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 9.8 | 8.5 |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
- All of Shamrock Rovers's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Derry City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Derry City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Premier Division
- Derry City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Shamrock Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shamrock Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shamrock Rovers have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals (26) at home in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals (46) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the the best goal difference (+26) in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Shamrock Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 43 |
| 2 | Derry City | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 39 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | Cork City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 10 | UCD | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 32 | -37 | 9 |
