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Shelbourne FC v Waterford FC : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 5th May, 17:00 BST, Tolka Park, Dublin

Keith Long will be hoping for a vital away win in the Premier Division on Monday evening, as he takes his Waterford FC side to the Tolka Park to visit Shelbourne FC and Damien Duff. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds are also given.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Shelbourne
49%
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Draw
26%
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Waterford
25%
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Shelbourne 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Shelbourne 2-0
9%
--
Shelbourne 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Waterford 1-0
9%
--
Waterford 2-1
6%
--
Shelbourne 3-0
5%
--
Shelbourne 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Waterford 2-0
4%
--
Shelbourne 3-2
2%
--
Waterford 3-1
2%
--
Shelbourne 4-0
2%
--
Shelbourne 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
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BTTS - No
52%
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BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
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Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
44%
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Shelbourne win to nil
29%
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Waterford win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shelbourne have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Premier Division league table. Shelbourne are unbeaten in 7 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 7 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost no matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Shelbourne have outscored their opponents by 14 goals to 9 goals.

Home League Performance

Shelbourne have played 6 games at home winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 8 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 6 goals at home.

Waterford are in 9th position in the Premier Division on 9 points having played 11 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 0 and won 2. Waterford have conceded 15 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shelbourne
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda11820 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
May 19
Sep 12
May 30
l
 
2-0A
Oct 3
Aug 8
2
St Patrick's11719 
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 1
Jun 16
l
 
1-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
3
Shamrock11518 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
Jun 13
Aug 22
May 16
l
 
2-0A
Sep 12
Jun 27
4
Shelbourne H11418 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-1A
May 5
Jun 23
Sep 26
5
Galway11317 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
Aug 29
Jun 27
May 9
l
 
1-0A
Nov 1
Jul 25
6
Derry11017 
w
 
3-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Jul 4
7
Bohemians11-115 
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Aug 8
Oct 24
l
 
0-3A
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
8
Cork11-610 
d
 
1-1A
May 30
Jul 4
Oct 3
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Jul 11
Aug 29
9
Waterford A11-129 
May 5
w
 
0-1F
Sep 26
Jun 23
-
-
-
-
10
Sligo11-87 
May 23
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Aug 2
l
 
0-4A
w
 
2-3F
Aug 22
Jun 14
Win / draw / win form
Shelbourne 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shelbourne2 - 2Galway
Shelbourne1 - 0Bohemians
Shelbourne1 - 1Cork
Shelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
Shelbourne3 - 1Derry
Shelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne3 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 0Sligo
Shelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Shelbourne2 - 0Galway
Shelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
Shelbourne1 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne1 - 0Waterford
Shelbourne1 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 0St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 0Shamrock
Shelbourne1 - 2Bohemians
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShelbourne2 - 2Galway
AShelbourne2 - 2Drogheda
HShelbourne1 - 0Bohemians
AShelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
AShelbourne2 - 1Sligo
HShelbourne1 - 1Cork
HShelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
AShelbourne1 - 1Galway
HShelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
AShelbourne1 - 0Waterford
HShelbourne3 - 1Derry
AShelbourne1 - 0Derry
HShelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
HShelbourne3 - 1Waterford
AShelbourne0 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
HShelbourne0 - 0Sligo
AShelbourne0 - 1Galway
AShelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
AShelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
Waterford 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
1
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cork2 - 1Waterford
Shamrock2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Galway1 - 0Waterford
Derry1 - 2Waterford
Sligo2 - 3Waterford
Shamrock2 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne3 - 1Waterford
St Patrick's3 - 0Waterford
Sligo2 - 0Waterford
Bohemians2 - 3Waterford
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Galway1 - 0Waterford
Dundalk0 - 2Waterford
Derry3 - 0Waterford
Shelbourne1 - 0Waterford
Shamrock1 - 3Waterford
Sligo0 - 1Waterford
St Patrick's1 - 1Waterford
Bohemians0 - 1Waterford
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWaterford1 - 2Cork
HWaterford0 - 4Sligo
AWaterford0 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford0 - 1Galway
HWaterford0 - 3Bohemians
HWaterford2 - 1Cork
AWaterford2 - 1Derry
HWaterford0 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford3 - 2Sligo
AWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford1 - 3Shelbourne
HWaterford0 - 0Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 2Galway
AWaterford0 - 3St Patrick's
HWaterford2 - 1Dundalk
AWaterford0 - 2Sligo
HWaterford0 - 1Derry
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Shelbourne have beaten Waterford in 4 consecutive league meetings
6
Shelbourne have not lost to Waterford in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Waterford
Goals: Scored
4
2
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
SHE
2
WAT
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
Shelbourne3 - 1
Shelbourne1 - 0
0 - 1Waterford
League games at Waterford since 2020
Waterford
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
1
4
Games: Scored
1 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
3 / 4
SHE
3
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
0 - 1Shelbourne
0 - 1Shelbourne
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Shelbourne
Goal Statistics

Scoring more than 1 goal looks unlikely for Waterford FC, with Keith Long's men failing to score in 3 consecutive Premier Division games.

Shelbourne 4th Waterford 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Shelbourne will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Waterford scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Shelbourne’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Waterford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Shelbourne
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
1.5
1
Attack rating
31%
better
SHE
WAT
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Games scored9
5
Failed to score2
6
Scored first7
4
Goals scored14
9
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.8
Avg. shots per game11
7
Avg. shots per goal9
9
Conversion rate for11
12
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+31%
Defence rating
46%
better
SHE
WAT
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Games conceded8
11
Clean sheets3
0
Conceded first3
7
Goals conceded10
21
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against12%
18%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+46%

Shelbourne v Waterford Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11326
C KearnsE CaffreyE CaffreyS Boyd
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Kearns GLK11
-
K Ledwidge DEF11
1
-
K McInroy MID111
2
-
E Chapman MID111
-
E Caffrey MID1132
-
M Coyle MID111
4
-
J Lunney MID11
-
A Odubeko FWD1131
1
-
H Wood FWD1111
1
-
J Norris DEF101
2
-
A Coote MID10
-
S Boyd FWD1022
6
-
J Martin FWD81
1
-
P Barrett DEF6
1
-
S Gannon DEF6
2
-
S Bone DEF51
-
L Temple DEF3
-
J O'Sullivan MID3
1
-
R O'Kane FWD3
-
R Tulloch FWD3
1
-
Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11225
S McMullanP AmondC NoonanD McMenamy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK11
2
-
K Radkowski DEF111
2
-
D Leahy DEF11
1
-
D McMenamy MID11
5
-
P Amond FWD1121
-
N Bakboord DEF10
1
-
C Noonan FWD1012
2
-
S Glenfield FWD9
1
-
M Pouwels FWD9
2
-
T Lonergan FWD92
-
R Burke DEF81
1
1
R. McDonald MID812
2
-
A Boyle DEF7
4
-
G Horton DEF7
2
-
K White MID72
2
2
J Olayinka MID7
1
-
B Mccormack MID5
-
T Coyle MID5
1
-
L. Roberts MID1
-