📊 Form Guide

Shamrock Rovers

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Shamrock Rovers go into this game coming off the back of a 1-1 Premier Division draw vs Waterford.

In that game, Shamrock Rovers had 74% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Shamrock Rovers was Graham Burke (80'). For their opponents, Waterford had 5 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Pádraig Amond (70') scored for Waterford.

Their latest results really do illustrate the point that things are going according to plan in the Shamrock Rovers rearguard. Shamrock Rovers have been stingy, with the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their previous six matches standing at 3.

Pre-game facts show that Shamrock Rovers:

• are winless against Shelbourne in their previous 2 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their previous 4 league matches at home.

Shelbourne

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against Dundalk in Premier Division action, Shelbourne and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that game, Shelbourne had 63% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Shelbourne, the scorers were Zeno Ibsen Rossi (60', 86' Own goal) and John Martin (67'). Dundalk had 20 shots at goal with 9 of them on target. Gbemi Arubi (11') and Bobby Burns (22') scored for Dundalk.

Throughout their 6 latest matches, Joey O'Brien's Shelbourne have slotted home 9 times - giving them a goals per game average of 1.5.

Their previous form shows that Shelbourne:

• are undefeated by Shamrock Rovers when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
• are unbeaten in their previous 7 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 06/10/2024 shows that Shamrock Rovers have won 2 of them and Shelbourne 1, with the tally of draws being 3.

A combined total of 16 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 9 of them for The Hoops and 7 for The Shels. That’s an average goals per game of 2.67.

The previous league encounter between the two was Premier Division match day 2 on 09/03/2026 which finished with the scoreline of Shelbourne 2-2 Shamrock Rovers.

That time, Shelbourne had 43% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 2 on target. The goals were scored by Harry Wood (8') and John Martin (13').

Shamrock Rovers got 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. John McGovern (26') and Dylan Watts (33') scored.

The referee was Robert Hennessy.

📰 Team News: Shamrock Rovers

Daniel Mandroiu (Cruciate ligament injury), Dan Cleary (unknown injury) and Rory Gaffney (unknown injury) are unavailable for Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley.

We think that The Hoops will probably use the 4-4-2 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Edward McGinty, Tunmise Sobowale, Roberto Lopes, Maleace Asamoah, Enda Stevens, Danny Grant, Matthew Healy, Jack Byrne, Connor Malley, John McGovern and Aaron Greene.

📋 Team News: Shelbourne

Shelbourne boss Joey O'Brien has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Paddy Barrett (unknown injury), Sean Moore (unknown injury), Milan Mbeng (unknown injury), Mipo Odubeko (unknown injury) and Odhran Casey (unknown injury) are not able to play.

We believe The Shels seem most likely to play in a 3-5-2 system, choosing Wessel Speel, Sam Bone, Zeno Rossi, Kameron Ledwidge, Daniel Kelly, Maill Lundgren, Jack Henry-Francis, Kerr McInroy, Evan Caffrey, Harry Wood and John Martin.

🧠 Prediction

We’re thinking that Shelbourne will likely create enough chances to score a goal against this Shamrock Rovers outfit, however it is unlikely to be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re expecting a close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Shamrock Rovers after the 90. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.

Renata Leite, 03:04 06/04/2026