Shamrock Rovers vs Waterford Live Stream, Predictions (Jun 27)

📏 Form Guide

Shamrock Rovers

WWDWWW 📈

Shamrock Rovers, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 4-1 Premier Division triumph over Cork City.

In that match, Shamrock Rovers had 55% possession and 15 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. For Shamrock Rovers, the goalscorers were Michael Noonan (6', 29'), Roberto Lopes (26') and Rory Gaffney (49'). Cork City had 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Alex Nolan (69') scored for Cork City.

Three or more goals per match have been seen in 5 of the last 6 meetings where Shamrock Rovers have played. Opposition teams scored 4 of them in this period while Shamrock Rovers bagged a total of 14. Having said that, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend will be maintained in this game.

Waterford

WLDDLW ⚖

Waterford head into the meeting following on from a 2-1 Premier Division win in the defeat of Bohemian FC in their previous fixture.

In that match, Waterford had 43% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For Waterford, the goals were scored by Conan Noonan (45') and Pádraig Amond (45'). On the other side, Bohemian FC got 16 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Dawson Devoy (71') was the scorer for Bohemian FC.

Looking at their form, and Waterford have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 9 goals in total. At the back, Waterford could really do with shoring things up.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at their most recent head to head meetings stretching back to 01/04/2024 tells us that Shamrock Rovers have won 5 of these games and Waterford 1, with the number of drawn results being 0.

A total of 19 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 12 from The Hoops and 7 being from The Blues. That’s an average goals per game of 3.17.

The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 16 on 16/05/2025 when it ended Waterford 1-3 Shamrock Rovers.

In that game, Waterford managed 57% possession and 9 shots on goal with 1 on target. The scorer was Pádraig Amond (10').

Shamrock Rovers got 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Rory Gaffney (25'), Michael Noonan (76') and Graham Burke (93') scored.

The referee was Aaron O'Dowd.

🗞️ Team News: Waterford

Waterford manager John Coleman has multiple availability issues to deal with. Matty Smith (Knee injury) and Trae Coyle (Hamstring injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

💡 Prediction

It’s likely that Waterford will have to play really well to be putting goals past a Shamrock Rovers lineup who will likely do really well if they play to their full potential.

We think that it’s going to be a very comprehensive 3-0 win for Shamrock Rovers at the end of the game.

📖 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

Looking at the betting prices for the match in the win-draw-win market, a win for Shamrock Rovers is available for 1.36, backing a drawn result is 4.5 & betting on a victory for Waterford will get you 9. These are the top returns being offered as of now.

Peter Guest, 12:02 23/06/2025