Waterford United vs Shamrock Rovers: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Date: Mon 19.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Waterford Regional Sports Centre (5500 seats)

The visiting Shamrock Rovers side should be favourites in this visit to Waterford United, as the away team holds a 28 point advantage from their 27 league games this season.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Waterford United form and stats

The story so far for Waterford United at their home stadium (Waterford Regional Sports Centre) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. The home stadium (Waterford Regional Sports Centre) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Waterford United it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

The Waterford United fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier Division game also here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre: A 1-2 defeat against Cork City. A strong away win before that one, visiting Maynooth Univ. and winning 2-0.

The Waterford United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Waterford United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Shamrock Rovers form and stats

Shamrock Rovers's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Shamrock Rovers, who have the most points (28) away in Premier Division, collect 28 points from their 14 away matches. 9 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 4 defeats).

It's the second away game in a row for Shamrock Rovers, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Derry City in the Premier Division last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Finn Harps in the FAI Cup.

Shamrock Rovers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 20 goals from 14 away fixtures. It's not easy to score on Shamrock Rovers as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Shamrock Rovers - Waterford United 2-1, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Waterford United, 2 draws and 6 wins for Shamrock Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.

Top Goalscorers

A. McEneff
9 goals
A. Greene
8 goals / 1 assists

Waterford United missing players

Shamrock Rovers missing players

Waterford United Shamrock Rovers
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played 5 14 27
7 4 0 Won 4 9 17
6 3 1 Drew 1 1 4
13 6 2 Lost 0 4 6
31 18 1 Scored 9 20 45
39 17 5 Conceded 2 10 16
85% 92% 67% Over 0.5 100% 100% 93%
77% 77% 67% Over 1.5 60% 64% 63%
62% 62% 67% Over 2.5 40% 43% 44%
27% 23% 0% Over 3.5 20% 7% 15%
15% 8% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 4%
42% 46% 33% BTTS 40% 43% 33%
38% 38% 33% Clean Sheets 60% 50% 56%
35% 23% 67% Failed To Score 0% 7% 19%
 
5 5.4 4.3 Corners For (avg) 5.8 6.4 6.4
5.1 4.9 5.3 Corners Against (avg) 2.2 3.3 2.9
1.6 1.8 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.2 1.8 1.7
1 1 1 Red Cards 0 1 3
Key stats this season:
  • Shamrock Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Shamrock Rovers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Shamrock Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Waterford United
All Premier Division League Cup First Division Club Friendlies FAI Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
26-07-19 PD UCD 1 - 2 Waterford United
29-07-19 PD Derry City 2 - 0 Waterford United
05-08-19 LC Derry City 2 - 2 Waterford United
11-08-19 FAI Maynooth Univ. 0 - 2 Waterford United
16-08-19 PD Waterford United 1 - 2 Cork City
19-08-19 PD Waterford United 19:00 Shamrock Rovers
25-08-19 FAI Glengad United - Waterford United
30-08-19 PD Waterford United 18:45 Derry City
02-09-19 PD Cork City 18:45 Waterford United
07-09-19 CC Waterford United - Hearts U21
Shamrock Rovers
All Premier Division Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies Leinster Senior Cup FAI Cup Atlantic Cup
All Home Away
28-07-19 PD Cork City 1 - 1 Shamrock Rovers
01-08-19 EL Apollon 2 - 1 Shamrock Rovers
03-08-19 LSC Killester Donnycarney 1 - 0 Shamrock Rovers
09-08-19 FAI Shamrock Rovers 1 - 0 Finn Harps
16-08-19 PD Derry City 0 - 2 Shamrock Rovers
19-08-19 PD Waterford United 19:00 Shamrock Rovers
25-08-19 FAI Shamrock Rovers - Drogheda United
30-08-19 PD Shamrock Rovers 19:00 Bohemians
13-09-19 PD Dundalk 18:45 Shamrock Rovers
20-09-19 PD Shamrock Rovers 19:00 St Patrick's

  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 Dundalk 26 19 5 2 52 13 13 11 2 0 31 6 13 8 3 2 21 7 39 62
2 Shamrock Rovers 27 17 4 6 45 16 13 8 3 2 25 6 14 9 1 4 20 10 29 55
3 Bohemians 29 14 7 8 41 23 14 8 3 3 28 11 15 6 4 5 13 12 18 49
4 Derry City 29 12 10 7 44 28 14 7 3 4 22 12 15 5 7 3 22 16 16 46
5 St Patrick's 29 12 7 10 24 27 15 7 3 5 13 14 14 5 4 5 11 13 -3 43
6 Sligo Rovers 28 7 11 10 27 36 14 4 7 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 12 24 -9 32
7 Cork City 27 7 9 11 22 32 13 2 6 5 9 15 14 5 3 6 13 17 -10 30
8 Waterford United 26 7 6 13 31 39 13 4 3 6 18 17 13 3 3 7 13 22 -8 27
9 Finn Harps 29 6 5 18 23 54 15 5 2 8 17 22 14 1 3 10 6 32 -31 23
10 UCD 28 5 2 21 21 62 15 5 1 9 17 20 13 0 1 12 4 42 -41 17

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