Shamrock Rovers will do battle with the visiting Derry City at Tallaght Stadium in the Premier Division meeting on Monday.
View all Shamrock Rovers v Derry City tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Shamrock Rovers
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Shamrock Rovers will be looking for an improved result here after a 2-1 Premier Division loss in their previous game against Shelbourne.
In that match, Shamrock Rovers managed 75% possession and 15 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Shamrock Rovers was Adam Brennan (55'). At the other end, Shelbourne had 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Evan Caffrey (31') and Mipo Odubeko (65') scored for Shelbourne.
It’s been all too rare in recent games that Shamrock Rovers haven’t conceded. The reality is that Shamrock Rovers have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 7 goals in the process. While that may be of interest, it remains to be seen if that trend will continue on in this next match.
Derry City
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Derry City come into this match after a 4-1 Premier Division win with the downing of Bohemian FC in their last match.
In that game, Derry City managed 43% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For Derry City, goals were scored by James Clarke (24', 61'), Conor Barr (55') and Kevin Santos (63'). Bohemian FC got 10 shots at goal with 2 on target. Harry Vaughan (17') was the scorer for Bohemian FC.
During their six previous matches, Tiernan Lynch's Derry City have managed to stick the ball in the net 7 times - yielding them the goals per game average of 1.17.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 23/05/2025, there has been little between the sides with Shamrock Rovers winning 3 of those games, Derry City 3 and 0 being draws in normal time.
An aggregate of 11 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them from The Hoops and 5 for The Candystripes. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.83.
The last league clash featuring these sides was Premier Division match day 13 on 24/04/2026 when it finished Derry City 1-0 Shamrock Rovers.
That day, Derry City had 44% possession and 15 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player to score was James Clarke (26').
Shamrock Rovers had 12 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Neil Doyle.
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Team News: Shamrock Rovers
Rory Gaffney (unknown injury) and Daniel Mandroiu (Cruciate ligament injury) will be missing for Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley. Dan Cleary will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Derry City are dangerous enough to break down this Shamrock Rovers team, but that possibly won’t be enough to avoid a loss.
We reckon that it will be a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Shamrock Rovers when all is said and done. Hopefully this is a good one.
Andre Moura,
03:02 18/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Shamrock Rovers
Formed: 1899
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium (10,547)
Captain: Roberto Lopes
Chairman: Ciaran Medlar
Manager: Stephen Bradley
Competitions: Premier Division position 1, FAI Cup (Second Round), President's Cup (Final)
🔑 Star Player: Graham Burke
Mostly taking up the Left Wing position, Graham Burke was born in Dublin, Rep. Ireland. After making a first senior appearance for Shrewsbury Town in the 2013 - 2014 season, the gifted Forward has managed 6 league goals in this Premier Division 2026 campaign so far in a total of 19 appearances.