After four games we know a little more about the qualities of Shelbourne and Waterford United in this fresh Premier Division season. Read our match preview!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Shelbourne form and stats
Only two Premier Division home games for Shelbourne so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Shelbourne are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Bohemians. Previous to that game, a home match hosting St Patrick's in a game that was won 1-0.
Shelbourne are traveling soon after this match as the Premier Division match at Finn Harps awaits in three days.
At Tolka Park, Shelbourne has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Waterford United form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Premier Division, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 6 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats from 18 matches.
Waterford United won their last game, 2-1 versus Derry City played at home. A loss against Shamrock Rovers was the result prior to that, in a home game.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager A. Reynolds when S. Griffin scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute. Late drama in the previous game, when S. Griffin scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time to defeat Derry City.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Waterford United manager A. Reynolds as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Sligo Rovers.
Waterford United have the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shelbourne one win, four draws and Waterford United five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
G. Deegan 1 goals | ![]() J. Kabia 1 goals | ![]() C. Kilduff 1 goals |
Shelbourne missing players
Waterford United missing players
| Shelbourne | Waterford United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 75% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 3.2 | 3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 30% |
- Waterford United has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0)
- Waterford United has the most conceded goals in the first half (5)
| Shelbourne | Last season | Waterford United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 13 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 17 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Scored | S | 20 | 46 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 27 | 53 | ||
| 93% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 89% | ||
| 67% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 78% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 58% | ||
| 19% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 25% | ||
| 15% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 37% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 47% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | ||
| 19% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 31% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 310 | 168 | Total Shots | T S | 129 | 354 | ||
| 143 | 87 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 141 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Shelbourne | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Waterford United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Derry City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 9 | Cork City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 3 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shelbourne | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 60 |
| 2 | Drogheda United | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 51 |
| 3 | Longford Town | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 51 |
| 4 | Cabinteely | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 50 |
| 5 | Bray Wanderers | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 46 |
| 6 | Limerick | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -8 | 36 |
| 7 | Cobh Ramblers | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 51 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 33 | -13 | 31 |
| 8 | Galway United | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 61 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -31 | 18 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 27 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 42 | -43 | 11 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dundalk | 36 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 73 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 55 | 86 |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 62 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 41 | 75 |
| 3 | Bohemians | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 60 |
| 4 | Derry City | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 57 |
| 5 | St Patrick's | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 52 |
| 6 | Waterford United | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 43 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -9 | 42 |
| 8 | Cork City | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -20 | 37 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 40 | -38 | 28 |
| 10 | UCD | 36 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 82 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 52 | -57 | 19 |