The Premier Division league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Waterford United and Shamrock Rovers are placed 7th and 1st respectively.
It's no vacation for neither Waterford United nor Shamrock Rovers 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.
Waterford United form and stats
Waterford United's first Premier Division home game here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats from 18 matches.
The Waterford United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Bohemians here at Waterford Regional Sports Centre in a Premier Division match. Before that match, a win away at St Patrick's.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Waterford United at home in the league. 0 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Only one away game in the Premier Division so far for Shamrock Rovers and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 11 victories, 2 draws and 5 losses from 18 travels.
The Shamrock Rovers goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 572 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Shamrock Rovers are travelling after their nice 6-0 home win in the Premier Division against Cork City (placed 10th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Bohemians with the score of 1-0.
As mentioned above, Shamrock Rovers was the only team on the pitch versus Cork City in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dundalk in just four days.
Shamrock Rovers 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
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Waterford United won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Shamrock Rovers has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  G. Burke 5 goals |  J. Byrne 1 goals |
Waterford United missing players
Shamrock Rovers missing players
| Waterford United | Shamrock Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 35% |
| Waterford United | Last season | Shamrock Rovers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 11 | 23 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Scored | S | 30 | 62 | ||
| 53 | 26 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 89% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 89% | ||
| 78% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 61% | ||
| 58% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | ||
| 25% | 28% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 17% | ||
| 17% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 8% | ||
| 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 33% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 58% | ||
| 31% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 19% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 354 | 225 | Total Shots | T S | 210 | 465 | ||
| 141 | 92 | Shots on Target | S O | 81 | 182 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Finn Harps | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | St Patrick's | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Waterford United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Derry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 9 | Sligo Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 10 | Cork City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 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 | 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 |