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

Fri 30th Oct, 19:45 BST, Tolka Park, Dublin

Home advantage can be vital in the Premier Division, and John Russell’s Shelbourne FC will have the joy of it on Friday evening. Graham Coughlan’s Waterford FC are their visitors to the Tolka Park. Stats for our tip of are shown below, including head-to-head history. Flipping the market using the tabs below changes all stats and the odds from leading bookmakers, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.


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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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shelbourne
42%
--
Draw
24%
--
Waterford
34%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
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Shelbourne 2-1
9%
--
Waterford 2-1
8%
--
Shelbourne 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Waterford 1-0
6%
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Shelbourne 2-0
6%
--
Shelbourne 3-1
5%
--
Waterford 2-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Waterford 3-1
4%
--
Shelbourne 3-2
4%
--
Shelbourne 3-0
3%
--
Waterford 3-2
3%
--
Waterford 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
61%
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Under 2.5 Goals
39%
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Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
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No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
62%
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BTTS - No
38%
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BTTS - Home Win
24%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
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Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
58%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
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Under 1.5 Goals
18%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
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Over 4.5 Goals
21%
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Under 4.5 Goals
79%
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Over 5.5 Goals
10%
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Under 5.5 Goals
90%
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Over 0.5 Goals
96%
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Under 0.5 Goals
4%
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Home DNB
59%
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Away DNB
51%
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Shelbourne win to nil
19%
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Waterford win to nil
15%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shelbourne have played 34 matches so far this season and lay in 4th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 23 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 9 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Shelbourne have outscored their opponents by 49 goals to 45 goals.

Home League Performance

Shelbourne have played 17 games at home winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 8 games. They have scored 25 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 28 goals at home.

Waterford are in 9th position in the Premier Division on 34 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 37 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 23 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

29 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 11 and won 6. Waterford have conceded 54 goals, scored 41, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shelbourne
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock341965 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-2F
2
Bohemians341962 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-3A
Oct 23
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
3
St Patrick's332659 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
4
Shelbourne34246 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Oct 30
5
Dundalk34-542 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
2-3A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
5-0A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3A
6
Derry33141 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-2F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-4F
7
Galway33-441 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-3A
Oct 19
d
 
0-00-0
8
Drogheda34-1337 
l
 
3-4F
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 23
d
 
3-3F
9
Waterford33-1134 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Oct 30
l
 
1-0A
-
-
-
-
10
Sligo34-3424 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
5-1F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Win / draw / win form
Shelbourne 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Waterford 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Waterford
Goals: Scored
8
5
Games: Scored
4 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
2 / 6
SHE
4
WAT
2
League games at Waterford since 2020
Waterford
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
5
7
Games: Scored
4 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
3 / 7
SHE
3
D
3
WAT
1
Goal Statistics

Waterford FC have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Premier Division outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Shelbourne FC on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Shelbourne 4th Waterford 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Shelbourne will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Waterford will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Shelbourne’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+20
Waterford have scored 20% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Shelbourne
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
1.7
1.5
Attack rating
11%
better
SHE
WAT
view stats
Games scored27
23
Failed to score7
10
Scored first15
12
Goals scored49
45
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
7%
better
SHE
WAT
view stats
Games conceded28
27
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first15
18
Goals conceded47
56
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+7%

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

Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
328610
K LedwidgeD KellyD KellyD Kelly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Ledwidge DEF341
3
-
E Caffrey MID3111
4
-
A Coote MID3022
6
1
D Kelly FWD3086
10
-
K McInroy MID2612
7
-
J Henry-Francis MID2622
7
-
R. Costa Freitas FWD242
5
1
S Gannon DEF22
6
-
S Bone DEF2212
4
-
J Lunney MID221
7
-
W Jarvis FWD2211
2
-
J Norris DEF2121
4
-
M. Mbeng DEF2012
3
-
P Barrett DEF172
7
-
S Moore FWD1521
2
-
A Odubeko FWD1432
2
-
O Casey DEF13
3
-
E. Beach GLK9
1
-
J. Roche DEF4
1
-
D. Ring FWD3
-
J. Wuna FWD1
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Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
321498
P AmondT LonerganB CoutoJ Mahon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Cann DEF3312
4
-
P Amond FWD33111
1
-
J Mahon DEF3151
8
-
C Noonan MID3113
4
-
T Lonergan FWD31145
5
-
B Couto DEF3029
6
-
J. Voilas FWD2943
2
-
L Heeney MID27
6
-
D McMenamy MID2712
3
-
S McMullan GLK26
-
K Long DEF2321
5
-
J Houston DEF201
3
-
E McLaughlin MID2022
5
-
S Glenfield MID19
7
-
T Coyle FWD17
-
W Johnson DEF13
6
-
J Faria MID10
1
-
A. Doherty GLK7
-
A. Zborowski DEF5
-
J Dempsey DEF4
-
J. Ashton DEF1
-
B. Mackenzie DEF1
-