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Dundalk

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Dundalk will be wanting a better result here following the 1-3 Premier Division defeat in their last game at the hands of Bohemian FC.

In that match, Dundalk had 48% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Dundalk was Aodh Dervin (34'). For their opponents, Bohemian FC had 8 attempts 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 this clash after a 1-3 Premier Division win versus Galway United in their most recent match.

In that match, Shamrock Rovers managed 68% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Shamrock Rovers, the scorers were Michael Noonan (2'), Adam Brennan (26') and Tunmise Sobowale (73'). Galway United got 16 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Matty Wolfe (48') was the scorer 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

Checking on their past head to head clashes going back to 25/08/2023 shows us that Dundalk have won 1 of these games & Shamrock Rovers 3, with the number of drawn games standing at 2.

A sum of 8 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 3 of them from The Lilywhites and 5 created by The Hoops. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.33.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 1 on 23/02/2026 which finished with the scoreline of Shamrock Rovers 1-1 Dundalk.

On that occasion, Shamrock Rovers managed 56% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Their only player to score was Roberto Lopes (19').

On the other side, Dundalk got 15 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Danny Mullen (90') scored.

The referee was 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 manager Ciarán Kilduff. Rob Cornwall is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

🔮 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, 18:11 15/05/2026