Ireland Premier Division race map

Ireland Premier Division Season Predictor 2026-2027

A standalone race page built off the site’s simulation engine. It surfaces title pressure, top 4 probability, relegation danger, model disagreement and the remaining fixtures carrying the most heat.

Main Danger Team Sligo Rovers
99.1% average relegation risk
Biggest Model Split Galway United
Gap score 31.2 between the two models

Race Storylines

Quick reads on how open the biggest season battles still are.

2 live title contenders

Teams with at least a 10% average title chance across the goal and form models.

2 clubs still fighting for top 4

These sides sit in the messy middle where a strong finish still materially changes the season outcome.

2 teams in real drop trouble

Average relegation probability between 15% and 85%, which is usually where the stress lives.

Relegation Watch

The most exposed clubs if the rest of the season follows the current signal.

Team Pos Pts Avg Finish Avg Bottom Finish Goal Form
Sligo Rovers 10 20 10.0 99.1% 98.7% 99.5%
Waterford 9 25 9.0 52.9% 67.3% 38.4%
Drogheda United 7 30 8.5 24.7% 20.0% 29.3%
Shelbourne 8 29 6.5 10.0% 4.9% 15.0%
Derry City 6 30 6.0 7.0% 5.7% 8.3%
Dundalk 4 33 5.5 5.6% 2.2% 9.0%

Model Disagreement

The sides where underlying goal strength and current points-form tell the most different story.

Team Goal Finish Form Finish Goal Exp Pts Form Exp Pts Gap
Galway United 4 4 48.4 49.9 31.2
Waterford 9 9 37.5 40.4 28.9
Derry City 7 5 44.7 43.9 20.0
Dundalk 5 6 47.2 43.8 19.5
Shelbourne 6 7 45.2 42.7 12.5
Shamrock Rovers 1 1 65.6 67.6 10.4

High-Leverage Fixtures

The race-heat score highlights the remaining fixtures most likely to shape the season. It combines each club’s biggest live stake, such as the title race, top 4 push or relegation danger, with how open the match still looks in the two models. Higher scores point to games where the result could change the league picture more sharply than an ordinary fixture.

Match Date Race Heat Home Draw Away Why It Matters
Bohemians vs St Patrick's Athl. 26 Jun 2026 224.8 43.6% 26.8% 29.7% Bohemians: Top 4 99.4% | St Patrick's Athl.: Top 4 100.0%
St Patrick's Athl. vs Shamrock Rovers 11 Sep 2026 222.5 49.9% 25.8% 24.3% St Patrick's Athl.: Top 4 100.0% | Shamrock Rovers: Top 4 100.0%
St Patrick's Athl. vs Bohemians 30 Oct 2026 222.4 48.9% 25.4% 25.7% St Patrick's Athl.: Top 4 100.0% | Bohemians: Top 4 99.4%
Shamrock Rovers vs Bohemians 12 Oct 2026 221.9 50.0% 25.1% 24.9% Shamrock Rovers: Top 4 100.0% | Bohemians: Top 4 99.4%
Sligo Rovers vs Shamrock Rovers 04 Jul 2026 218.0 17.4% 24.5% 58.1% Sligo Rovers: Bottom Finish 99.1% | Shamrock Rovers: Top 4 100.0%
Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athl. 19 Sep 2026 217.0 15.3% 24.5% 60.3% Sligo Rovers: Bottom Finish 99.1% | St Patrick's Athl.: Top 4 100.0%
Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers 23 Oct 2026 211.3 72.8% 20.4% 6.9% Shamrock Rovers: Top 4 100.0% | Sligo Rovers: Bottom Finish 99.1%
St Patrick's Athl. vs Sligo Rovers 19 Jun 2026 211.1 73.4% 20.0% 6.6% St Patrick's Athl.: Top 4 100.0% | Sligo Rovers: Bottom Finish 99.1%

Full Simulation Tables

The full two-model output, including projected points and fixture-level win probabilities.

This tab shows two Monte Carlo models for Premier Division. The first is the goal-strength model, which estimates each match from how strongly teams have scored and conceded goals so far. The second is a points-form model built from points per game, home and away splits, and recent form, so it leans more on results momentum than raw goal output. Both simulate the remaining fixture list 50,000 times.

Simulations 50,000
Remaining Fixtures 57
Goal Model Base 1.41 / 1.15
Form Model Base 1.33 PPG

Model Comparison

# Team Current Pts Goal Exp Pts Form Exp Pts Goal Finish Form Finish Goal Title Form Title Goal Top 4 Form Top 4 Goal Bottom Finish (9-10) Form Bottom Finish (9-10)
1 Shamrock Rovers 45 65.6 67.6 1 1 45.1% 55.5% 99.9% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2 Bohemians 43 60.0 61.9 3 3 8.8% 8.5% 98.9% 99.9% 0.0% 0.0%
3 St Patrick's Athl. 41 65.1 65.4 1 2 46.1% 36.0% 99.9% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0%
4 Dundalk 33 47.2 43.8 5 6 0.0% 0.0% 27.3% 7.8% 2.2% 9.0%
5 Galway United 32 48.4 49.9 4 4 0.0% 0.0% 40.6% 71.8% 1.3% 0.5%
6 Derry City 30 44.7 43.9 7 5 0.0% 0.0% 13.0% 9.6% 5.7% 8.3%
7 Drogheda United 30 41.4 40.9 8 9 0.0% 0.0% 2.8% 2.0% 20.0% 29.3%
8 Shelbourne 29 45.2 42.7 6 7 0.0% 0.0% 17.1% 6.6% 4.9% 15.0%
9 Waterford 25 37.5 40.4 9 9 0.0% 0.0% 0.5% 2.3% 67.3% 38.4%
10 Sligo Rovers 20 29.5 29.0 10 10 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 98.7% 99.5%

Goal-Strength Fixture Probabilities

Date Round Match Home Draw Away Proj G H Proj G A
25 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 11 Galway United vs Shelbourne 34.3% 27.0% 38.8% 1.20 1.30
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 Derry City vs Bohemians 32.6% 26.4% 41.0% 1.20 1.37
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 Galway United vs Dundalk 46.1% 22.4% 31.5% 1.86 1.51
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 Shelbourne vs Shamrock Rovers 26.6% 24.9% 48.5% 1.11 1.59
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 St Patrick's Athl. vs Drogheda United 66.6% 19.8% 13.6% 2.07 0.81
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 Waterford vs Sligo Rovers 52.0% 27.9% 20.1% 1.37 0.74
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 Bohemians vs Dundalk 56.2% 21.5% 22.3% 2.00 1.19
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 Drogheda United vs Shelbourne 33.3% 29.7% 37.0% 1.03 1.10
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 Galway United vs Derry City 42.7% 26.0% 31.3% 1.44 1.19
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 St Patrick's Athl. vs Sligo Rovers 70.4% 20.8% 8.7% 1.82 0.47
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 Waterford vs Shamrock Rovers 27.8% 25.9% 46.3% 1.09 1.49
26 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Bohemians vs St Patrick's Athl. 36.1% 28.6% 35.3% 1.14 1.12
26 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Derry City vs Drogheda United 49.6% 24.9% 25.6% 1.61 1.08
26 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Dundalk vs Waterford 59.0% 21.4% 19.7% 2.00 1.06
26 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United 50.1% 25.9% 23.9% 1.51 0.96
27 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne 21.3% 28.0% 50.8% 0.77 1.36
03 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 Derry City vs Waterford 57.6% 22.4% 20.0% 1.87 1.00
03 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 Drogheda United vs Bohemians 29.5% 27.0% 43.6% 1.08 1.37
03 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 Shelbourne vs Dundalk 41.1% 22.7% 36.2% 1.75 1.63
03 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 St Patrick's Athl. vs Galway United 55.0% 24.8% 20.1% 1.62 0.87
04 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 Sligo Rovers vs Shamrock Rovers 18.3% 25.6% 56.0% 0.76 1.54
10 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 24 Dundalk vs Drogheda United 50.7% 23.8% 25.4% 1.72 1.15
10 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 24 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 55.3% 26.4% 18.3% 1.49 0.73
10 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 24 Waterford vs St Patrick's Athl. 25.6% 26.7% 47.8% 0.97 1.44
22 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 25 Shelbourne vs Bohemians 25.9% 23.6% 50.5% 1.19 1.75
22 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 25 Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City 56.4% 24.5% 19.1% 1.65 0.84
24 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 25 Galway United vs Waterford 55.7% 21.8% 22.5% 1.97 1.18
24 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 25 St Patrick's Athl. vs Dundalk 66.9% 18.6% 14.6% 2.27 0.96
25 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 25 Sligo Rovers vs Drogheda United 30.5% 27.3% 42.3% 1.09 1.33
02 Aug 2026 Regular Season - 26 St Patrick's Athl. vs Derry City 61.2% 23.0% 15.8% 1.76 0.76
02 Aug 2026 Regular Season - 26 Bohemians vs Galway United 45.1% 26.5% 28.4% 1.42 1.07
21 Aug 2026 Regular Season - 28 Shamrock Rovers vs Shelbourne 47.6% 27.5% 25.0% 1.38 0.92
12 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 30 Shamrock Rovers vs Bohemians 44.1% 26.1% 29.8% 1.44 1.14
11 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 31 Shelbourne vs Derry City 38.4% 26.1% 35.5% 1.35 1.29
11 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 31 Waterford vs Dundalk 42.5% 23.2% 34.3% 1.71 1.52
11 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 31 St Patrick's Athl. vs Shamrock Rovers 48.8% 26.7% 24.5% 1.45 0.94
19 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 32 Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athl. 16.9% 26.2% 56.9% 0.68 1.49
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Derry City vs St Patrick's Athl. 30.4% 28.8% 40.8% 1.00 1.21
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Dundalk vs Bohemians 33.2% 25.5% 41.3% 1.28 1.46
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Shelbourne vs Sligo Rovers 51.4% 27.5% 21.1% 1.40 0.79
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Waterford vs Galway United 33.2% 26.4% 40.4% 1.22 1.37
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United 61.8% 21.5% 16.8% 1.94 0.90
16 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 Bohemians vs Waterford 64.7% 19.8% 15.5% 2.12 0.93
16 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 Drogheda United vs Derry City 41.1% 28.6% 30.3% 1.23 1.01
16 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 30.4% 25.8% 43.9% 1.18 1.47
16 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 St Patrick's Athl. vs Shelbourne 52.4% 26.5% 21.1% 1.47 0.83
17 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 Sligo Rovers vs Dundalk 28.8% 24.9% 46.3% 1.19 1.58
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Bohemians vs Shelbourne 42.8% 27.9% 29.4% 1.30 1.03
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Derry City vs Dundalk 48.7% 23.4% 27.9% 1.76 1.28
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. 28.0% 26.6% 45.4% 1.06 1.42
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Waterford vs Drogheda United 43.9% 24.8% 31.3% 1.56 1.28
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers 66.5% 22.8% 10.7% 1.70 0.51
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 Drogheda United vs Galway United 35.1% 28.5% 36.4% 1.13 1.15
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 Dundalk vs Shamrock Rovers 33.5% 26.8% 39.7% 1.20 1.33
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 Shelbourne vs Waterford 50.9% 22.7% 26.4% 1.85 1.28
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 Sligo Rovers vs Derry City 27.4% 28.8% 43.8% 0.92 1.25
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 St Patrick's Athl. vs Bohemians 49.2% 25.5% 25.3% 1.54 1.03

Points-Form Fixture Probabilities

Date Round Match Home Draw Away Home Form Away Form
25 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 11 Galway United vs Shelbourne 57.4% 23.9% 18.7% 1.06 0.93
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 Derry City vs Bohemians 38.4% 26.7% 34.9% 1.07 1.23
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 Galway United vs Dundalk 66.4% 22.1% 11.5% 1.06 0.75
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 Shelbourne vs Shamrock Rovers 23.9% 24.9% 51.2% 0.80 1.19
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 St Patrick's Athl. vs Drogheda United 70.1% 21.2% 8.7% 1.22 0.82
12 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 20 Waterford vs Sligo Rovers 71.4% 20.8% 7.8% 1.05 0.61
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 Bohemians vs Dundalk 74.5% 19.8% 5.7% 1.29 0.75
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 Drogheda United vs Shelbourne 53.6% 24.5% 21.9% 1.00 0.93
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 Galway United vs Derry City 62.2% 23.0% 14.8% 1.06 0.84
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 St Patrick's Athl. vs Sligo Rovers 76.4% 19.1% 4.5% 1.22 0.61
19 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 21 Waterford vs Shamrock Rovers 39.2% 26.6% 34.2% 1.05 1.19
26 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Bohemians vs St Patrick's Athl. 51.0% 24.9% 24.1% 1.29 1.26
26 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Derry City vs Drogheda United 63.9% 22.6% 13.5% 1.07 0.82
26 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Dundalk vs Waterford 50.1% 25.0% 24.9% 0.96 0.94
26 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Shamrock Rovers vs Galway United 62.4% 22.9% 14.6% 1.34 1.11
27 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 22 Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne 30.6% 26.0% 43.4% 0.65 0.93
03 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 Derry City vs Waterford 57.3% 23.9% 18.8% 1.07 0.94
03 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 Drogheda United vs Bohemians 33.5% 26.5% 40.0% 1.00 1.23
03 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 Shelbourne vs Dundalk 52.2% 24.7% 23.1% 0.80 0.75
03 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 St Patrick's Athl. vs Galway United 56.1% 24.1% 19.8% 1.22 1.11
04 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 23 Sligo Rovers vs Shamrock Rovers 16.5% 23.4% 60.2% 0.65 1.19
10 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 24 Dundalk vs Drogheda United 57.8% 23.8% 18.4% 0.96 0.82
10 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 24 Galway United vs Sligo Rovers 71.8% 20.7% 7.5% 1.06 0.61
10 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 24 Waterford vs St Patrick's Athl. 34.6% 26.7% 38.8% 1.05 1.26
22 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 25 Shelbourne vs Bohemians 22.0% 24.5% 53.5% 0.80 1.23
22 Jun 2026 Regular Season - 25 Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City 73.3% 20.2% 6.5% 1.34 0.84
24 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 25 Galway United vs Waterford 56.6% 24.0% 19.4% 1.06 0.94
24 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 25 St Patrick's Athl. vs Dundalk 72.4% 20.5% 7.1% 1.22 0.75
25 Jul 2026 Regular Season - 25 Sligo Rovers vs Drogheda United 37.3% 26.9% 35.8% 0.65 0.82
02 Aug 2026 Regular Season - 26 St Patrick's Athl. vs Derry City 69.3% 21.4% 9.3% 1.22 0.84
02 Aug 2026 Regular Season - 26 Bohemians vs Galway United 60.1% 23.4% 16.5% 1.29 1.11
21 Aug 2026 Regular Season - 28 Shamrock Rovers vs Shelbourne 70.3% 21.1% 8.6% 1.34 0.93
12 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 30 Shamrock Rovers vs Bohemians 55.9% 24.1% 19.9% 1.34 1.23
11 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 31 Shelbourne vs Derry City 46.3% 25.6% 28.1% 0.80 0.84
11 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 31 Waterford vs Dundalk 65.9% 22.2% 11.9% 1.05 0.75
11 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 31 St Patrick's Athl. vs Shamrock Rovers 51.0% 24.9% 24.1% 1.22 1.19
19 Sep 2026 Regular Season - 32 Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athl. 13.6% 22.7% 63.7% 0.65 1.26
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Derry City vs St Patrick's Athl. 36.0% 26.9% 37.0% 1.07 1.26
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Dundalk vs Bohemians 31.0% 26.1% 42.9% 0.96 1.23
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Shelbourne vs Sligo Rovers 60.5% 23.3% 16.2% 0.80 0.61
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Waterford vs Galway United 44.9% 25.8% 29.3% 1.05 1.11
09 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 33 Shamrock Rovers vs Drogheda United 73.9% 20.0% 6.1% 1.34 0.82
16 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 Bohemians vs Waterford 68.1% 21.7% 10.2% 1.29 0.94
16 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 Drogheda United vs Derry City 58.9% 23.6% 17.5% 1.00 0.84
16 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers 40.0% 26.5% 33.5% 1.06 1.19
16 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 St Patrick's Athl. vs Shelbourne 65.7% 22.3% 12.1% 1.22 0.93
17 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 34 Sligo Rovers vs Dundalk 42.0% 26.2% 31.8% 0.65 0.75
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Bohemians vs Shelbourne 68.6% 21.6% 9.8% 1.29 0.93
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Derry City vs Dundalk 66.9% 22.0% 11.1% 1.07 0.75
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. 35.3% 26.8% 38.0% 1.06 1.26
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Waterford vs Drogheda United 62.7% 22.9% 14.4% 1.05 0.82
23 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 35 Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers 79.0% 17.9% 3.1% 1.34 0.61
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 Drogheda United vs Galway United 41.3% 26.3% 32.4% 1.00 1.11
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 Dundalk vs Shamrock Rovers 33.2% 26.5% 40.3% 0.96 1.19
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 Shelbourne vs Waterford 39.1% 26.6% 34.3% 0.80 0.94
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 Sligo Rovers vs Derry City 35.9% 26.9% 37.2% 0.65 0.84
30 Oct 2026 Regular Season - 36 St Patrick's Athl. vs Bohemians 48.6% 25.3% 26.1% 1.22 1.23