📊 Form Guide

Dundalk

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Dundalk won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 1-3 Premier Division defeat last time out to Bohemian FC.

In that game, Dundalk had 48% possession and 7 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Dundalk was Aodh Dervin (34'). On the other side, Bohemian FC got 8 shots at goal with 5 on target. Ross Tierney (50'), Douglas James-Taylor (68') and Zane Myers (93') scored for Bohemian FC.

Dundalk have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets of late, but they have also managed to convert their own chances into goals. Over their last 6 matches, Dundalk have seen their goal breached in 6 of them while also scoring in 5 of those games. Such a trend might not be carried forward into this game, however.

Leading up to this clash, Dundalk:

• haven't won against Shamrock Rovers in their last 3 league matches.
• haven’t won at home in the past 2 matches in the league.

Shamrock Rovers

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Shamrock Rovers will go into the clash following a 1-3 Premier Division win in the defeat of Galway United in their previous outing.

In that match, Shamrock Rovers had 68% possession and 14 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Shamrock Rovers, goals were scored by Michael Noonan (2'), Adam Brennan (26') and Tunmise Sobowale (73'). For their opponents, Galway United had 16 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Matty Wolfe (48') scored for Galway United.

A series of effective showings from the Shamrock Rovers defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their previous 6 outings in total. Over that same period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 11.

👥 Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 25/08/2023 tells us that Dundalk have won 1 of them and Shamrock Rovers 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 2.

An aggregate of 8 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 3 of them from The Lilywhites and 5 netted by The Hoops. That is an average goals per game value of 1.33.

The last league meeting between these sides was Premier Division match day 1 on 23/02/2026 and the score finished Shamrock Rovers 1-1 Dundalk.

That time, Shamrock Rovers had 56% possession and 10 shots at goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Roberto Lopes (19').

Dundalk got 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. Danny Mullen (90') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Aaron O'Dowd.

📰 Team News: Dundalk

Vinnie Leonard (unknown injury), Norman Garbett (Hamstring injury), Conor Kearns (Knee injury) and Danny Mullen (unknown injury) won’t be available for Dundalk boss Ciarán Kilduff. Rob Cornwall will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

In our view, The Lilywhites will possibly use a 4-2-3-1 formation this time and select Enda Minogue, John Ross Wilson, Bobby Burns, Harvey Warren, Tyreke Wilson, Keith Buckley, Aodh Dervin, Eoin Kenny, Ronan Teahan, Daryl Horgan and Gbemi Arubi.

🗞️ Team News: Shamrock Rovers

We’re of the thinking that The Hoops seem most likely to begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 lineup, settling for Edward McGinty, Tunmise Sobowale, Daniel Cleary, Enda Stevens, Michael Noonan, Matthew Healy, Jack Byrne, Lee Grace, Victor Ozhianvuna, Adam Brennan and John McGovern.

✨ Prediction

Our assessment here is that Dundalk could find themselves up against it to put one past this Shamrock Rovers team who we think will likely manage to get a goal of their own in a winning performance.

Therefore, we predict a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 winning score for Shamrock Rovers when the referee blows for full-time.

Should be a close one.

Victor Martins, 14:06 15/05/2026