📏 Form Guide

Shelbourne

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Shelbourne will be looking for a repeat result of a 0-1 Premier Division success over St. Patrick's Athletic.

In that game, Shelbourne had 39% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Shelbourne was Daniel Kelly (82'). On the other side, St Patrick's Athletic had 11 shots on goal with 2 on target.

Over their past six games, Joey O'Brien's Shelbourne have found the net 9 times resulting in an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.5.

A look at their previous results shows us that Shelbourne:

• have not lost a league tie with Waterford in their previous 3 games.
• haven’t won at home in the past 9 league games. They will be so desperate to end this run.

Waterford

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Waterford will go into this match after a 2-1 Premier Division win to beat Drogheda United in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Waterford managed 47% possession and 12 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Waterford was Tom Lonergan (35', 95'). Drogheda United had 11 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Mark Doyle (6') scored for Drogheda United.

The stats tell the story, and Waterford have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, conceding 12 goals in all. At the back, Waterford have not been doing too well.

Heading into this contest, Waterford are without a win away from home in their last 13 matches in the league. They clearly need to do something about it.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their past head-to-head meetings dating back to 18/10/2024 shows us that Shelbourne have won 3 of these and Waterford 1, with the tally of draws being 2.

A combined total of 15 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 9 from The Shels and 6 coming from The Blues. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.

The previous league match featuring these sides was Premier Division match day 1 on 06/02/2026 which finished with the scoreline of Waterford 1-1 Shelbourne.

That time, Waterford managed 32% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer was Tom Lonergan (55').

Shelbourne had 24 shots on goal with 5 on target. John Martin (13') was the scorer.

The referee was Lucas Keating.

📋 Team News: Shelbourne

Odhran Casey (unknown injury) and Mipo Odubeko (unknown injury) will not be able to play for Shelbourne manager Joey O'Brien. The players ineligible for this match because of suspension are John Martin and Kerr McInroy.

We think that The Shels could use a 4-5-1 formation in the match, handing starts to Wessel Speel, Milan Mbeng, Sam Bone, Zeno Rossi, Kameron Ledwidge, Ali Coote, Evan Caffrey, Jonathan Lunney, Harry Wood, Will Jarvis and Sean Boyd.

🗞️ Team News: Waterford

There’s a good chance that The Blues appear most likely to elect for a 5-3-2 system, giving starts to Stephen McMullan, Will Johnson, Hayden Cann, John Mahon, Kevin Long, Benny Couto, Conan Noonan, Luke Heeney, Dean McMenamy, Padraig Amond and Tommy Lonergan.

✨ Prediction

When taking all factors into account, Shelbourne will probably be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.

At the other end, Waterford could well find it tough to get shooting opportunities but we do fancy them pulling one back during this clash.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a decent 3-1 win for Shelbourne at the end of this one.

Lucas Pereira, 18:06 22/05/2026