Waterford vs Shamrock Rovers

Waterford

1 - 2

Shamrock Rovers

🕒 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Harvey 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Waterford 9 · Shamrock Rovers 1

Referee Stats

Robert Harvey

20 matches · 5.55 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.55
Reds avg	0.45
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	80%
Home wins	50%
Draws	20%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-14).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (55%).
Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Waterford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 29

Avg: 1.17 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Shamrock Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-5

Goals For / Against

23 / 21

Avg: 1.28 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

1.17

PPG

1.50

1.17

1.28

1.61

1.17

67%

O2.5

56%

61%

BTTS

72%

56%

Score 1st

28%

League-position context

Waterford rank9th

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Waterford points39

Shamrock Rovers points66

Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19

24 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 66 pts · GD +23

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Waterford last 5 home

D L W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals6-7

Record1-1-3

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 last 5 away

L L W D D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-5

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 28%

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 39%

Scoring reliability

Waterford score at home78%

Waterford clean sheet at home17%

Shamrock Rovers score away78%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Waterford score first56%

Waterford win after scoring first50%

Shamrock Rovers score first28%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Waterford 38% · Shamrock Rovers 58%

Avg first goal minute: Waterford 29.0' · Shamrock Rovers 34.8'

Vs league average

Waterford score at home1.17 vs 1.38

Waterford concede at home1.61 vs 1.05

Shamrock Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05

Shamrock Rovers concede away1.17 vs 1.38

Waterford score 15% below league average, while Shamrock Rovers score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Waterford are 53% above league average at home, and Shamrock Rovers are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Waterford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 1

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

390

488

Passes Accurate

304

394

Passes %

78%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27'

27' K. Radkowski

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Honohan

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Cleary

39'

39' J. Olayinka

40'

40' C. O'Sullivan

49'

49' S. Glenfield

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ T. Coyle

1st substitution · For: T. Lonergan

68'

68' J. Miles

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Mândroiu

1st substitution · For: D. Watts

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. McGovern

2nd substitution · For: G. Burke

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. McEneff

3rd substitution · For: R. Gaffney

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

M. Healy

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Matthews

75'

75' J. Dempsey

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Dempsey

2nd substitution · For: K. White

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Honohan

4th substitution · For: S. Kavanagh

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Healy

5th substitution · For: G. O'Neill

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Miles

3rd substitution · For: M. Faal

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

T. Lonergan

Normal Goal

Waterford vs Shamrock Rovers 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Waterford 2-1 on Monday, 22 September 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Harvey.

First half: K. Radkowski received a yellow card for Waterford at 27'. Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 28' when J. Honohan scored, with the assist credited to D. Cleary, making the score 0-1. J. Olayinka received a yellow card for Waterford at 39'. C. O'Sullivan received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 40'.

Second half: S. Glenfield received a yellow card for Waterford at 49'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 57', with T. Coyle replacing T. Lonergan. J. Miles received a yellow card for Waterford at 68'. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 70', with D. Mândroiu replacing D. Watts. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 71', with J. McGovern replacing G. Burke. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 71', with A. McEneff replacing R. Gaffney. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 72' when M. Healy scored, with the assist credited to A. Matthews, making the score 0-2. J. Dempsey received a yellow card for Waterford at 75'. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 81', with J. Dempsey replacing K. White. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 87', with J. Honohan replacing S. Kavanagh. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 87', with M. Healy replacing G. O'Neill. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 88', with J. Miles replacing M. Faal. Waterford scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when T. Lonergan scored, making the score 1-2.

Waterford used 3 substitutions while Shamrock Rovers used 5 substitutions. Waterford got 5 yellow cards, while Shamrock Rovers got 1 yellow card.