Shamrock Rovers vs Waterford

Shamrock Rovers

1 - 0

Waterford

🕒 Fri, 01 May 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Tallaght Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ L. Keating 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Shamrock Rovers 1 · Waterford 10

Referee Stats

L. Keating

6 matches · 4.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	33%
Draws	17%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shamrock Rovers outshot their opponent (22-8).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (66%).
Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shamrock Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-1-1

Goals For / Against

18 / 7

Avg: 1.80 / 0.70

Points

Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-2-8

Goals For / Against

11 / 28

Avg: 1.10 / 2.80

Points

Avg: 0.20

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.50

PPG

0.20

1.80

1.10

0.70

2.80

40%

O2.5

60%

50%

BTTS

60%

70%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Waterford rank10th

Shamrock Rovers points40

Waterford points11

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 40 pts · GD +14

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Waterford: #10 · 11 pts · GD -19

23 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.

29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Waterford last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-12

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 10%

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 90% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Shamrock Rovers score at home100%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet at home50%

Waterford score away60%

Waterford clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Shamrock Rovers score first70%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first86%

Waterford score first30%

Waterford win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shamrock Rovers 50% · Waterford 0%

Avg first goal minute: Shamrock Rovers 38.3' · Waterford 19.7'

Vs league average

Shamrock Rovers score at home1.80 vs 1.47

Shamrock Rovers concede at home0.70 vs 1.24

Waterford score away1.10 vs 1.24

Waterford concede away2.80 vs 1.47

Shamrock Rovers score 23% above league average, while Waterford score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Shamrock Rovers are 44% below league average at home, and Waterford are 91% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

574

289

Passes Accurate

480

198

Passes %

84%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

G. Burke

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Stevens

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Byrne

1st substitution · For: D. Watts

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Mulraney

2nd substitution · For: A. Matthews

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Pico

3rd substitution · For: L. Grace

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ G. Burke

4th substitution · For: A. Greene

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Brennan

5th substitution · For: M. Asamoah

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ P. Amond

1st substitution · For: S. Glenfield

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Carty

2nd substitution · For: J. Voilås

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. McLaughlin

3rd substitution · For: T. Coyle

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. McMenamy

4th substitution · For: T. Lonergan

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Houston

5th substitution · For: J. Faria

85'

85' M. Noonan

90'

90' S. Glenfield

90+3'

90+3' E. Stevens

Shamrock Rovers vs Waterford 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Waterford 1-0 on Friday, 01 May 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by L. Keating. It was played at Tallaght Stadium.

First half: Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 25' when G. Burke scored, with the assist credited to E. Stevens, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 64', with J. Byrne replacing D. Watts. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 64', with J. Mulraney replacing A. Matthews. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Pico replacing L. Grace. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 68', with G. Burke replacing A. Greene. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 68', with A. Brennan replacing M. Asamoah. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 71', with P. Amond replacing S. Glenfield. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 71', with C. Carty replacing J. Voilås. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 77', with E. McLaughlin replacing T. Coyle. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. McMenamy replacing T. Lonergan. Waterford made their 5th substitution at 83', with J. Houston replacing J. Faria. M. Noonan received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 85'. S. Glenfield received a yellow card for Waterford at 90'. E. Stevens received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 90+3'.

Shamrock Rovers used 5 substitutions while Waterford used 5 substitutions. Shamrock Rovers got 2 yellow cards, while Waterford got 1 yellow card.