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

Fri 22nd May, 19:45 BST, Tolka Park, Dublin

Shelbourne FC are in Premier Division action on Friday evening, as Joey O'Brien aims to beat John Coleman and his Waterford FC side at the Tolka Park. Team form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and odds are all shown below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We're tipping , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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Shelbourne
54%
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Draw
22%
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Waterford
25%
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Shelbourne 2-1
10%
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Draw 1-1
9%
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Shelbourne 2-0
7%
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Shelbourne 1-0
7%
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Shelbourne 3-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
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Waterford 2-1
6%
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Shelbourne 3-0
5%
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Waterford 1-0
5%
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Shelbourne 3-2
4%
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Draw 0-0
4%
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Shelbourne 4-1
3%
--
Waterford 2-0
3%
--
Waterford 3-2
3%
--
Waterford 3-1
3%
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Over 2.5 Goals
65%
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Under 2.5 Goals
35%
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Home 1st Goal
53%
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Away 1st Goal
45%
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No 1st Goal
2%
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BTTS - Yes
63%
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BTTS - No
37%
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BTTS - Home Win
30%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
15%
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Home/draw
75%
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Away/draw
46%
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Home/away
78%
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Over 1.5 Goals
85%
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Under 1.5 Goals
15%
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Over 3.5 Goals
43%
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Under 3.5 Goals
57%
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Over 4.5 Goals
24%
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Under 4.5 Goals
76%
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Over 5.5 Goals
12%
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Under 5.5 Goals
88%
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Over 0.5 Goals
96%
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Under 0.5 Goals
4%
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Home DNB
69%
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Away DNB
40%
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Shelbourne win to nil
23%
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Waterford win to nil
10%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shelbourne have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Premier Division league table. Shelbourne are unbeaten in 4 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 4 games. Shelbourne are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 3 and lost no matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Shelbourne have outscored their opponents by 23 goals to 13 goals.

Home League Performance

Shelbourne have played 8 games at home winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 11 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 15 goals at home.

Waterford are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 6 points having played 15 matches so far this season. Waterford are winless in the 15 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 14 of those games. Waterford are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 4 of those games.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 6 and won zero. Waterford have conceded 32 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shelbourne
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock161434 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2F
Jun 12
Aug 21
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jun 19
Sep 18
2
St Patrick's161631 
l
 
2-3A
May 15
Aug 7
Oct 16
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1F
Jul 10
Aug 28
3
Bohemians16625 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
Jun 22
Oct 23
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 7
Oct 16
4
Dundalk16122 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
Jul 3
Sep 18
d
 
3-3A
l
 
5-0A
Sep 11
Jun 26
5
Derry16019 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
Sep 11
May 25
May 15
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
Jul 3
6
Drogheda15-519 
l
 
3-4F
w
 
1-2A
Sep 4
Jun 19
Oct 23
l
 
2-0A
-
May 29
7
Shelbourne15-118 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 30
8
Galway15-417 
d
 
1-1A
Aug 28
May 29
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-3A
Oct 9
Jul 24
9
Sligo16-816 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Oct 9
Jun 27
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
Jun 12
Aug 22
10
Waterford15-196 
May 22
d
 
1-1F
Oct 30
Jul 31
-
-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Shelbourne 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shelbourne0 - 0Sligo
Shelbourne3 - 4Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 2Derry
Shelbourne2 - 3Dundalk
Shelbourne0 - 0Bohemians
Shelbourne2 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
Shelbourne1 - 1Galway
Shelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
Shelbourne3 - 1Sligo
Shelbourne2 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne1 - 0Galway
Shelbourne2 - 2Bohemians
Shelbourne3 - 1Cork
Shelbourne0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne1 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne3 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne0 - 0Drogheda
Shelbourne2 - 1St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 1Waterford
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShelbourne0 - 0Sligo
AShelbourne2 - 2Bohemians
AShelbourne2 - 1Dundalk
HShelbourne3 - 4Drogheda
HShelbourne1 - 2Derry
AShelbourne2 - 3Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3Dundalk
AShelbourne1 - 0Sligo
HShelbourne0 - 0Bohemians
AShelbourne2 - 1Derry
HShelbourne2 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
AShelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
HShelbourne1 - 1Galway
AShelbourne1 - 1Waterford
HShelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
AShelbourne3 - 2Bohemians
HShelbourne3 - 1Sligo
AShelbourne2 - 1Cork
AShelbourne1 - 0Shamrock
Waterford 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Patrick's4 - 1Waterford
Shamrock1 - 0Waterford
Sligo2 - 0Waterford
Bohemians1 - 1Waterford
Galway4 - 3Waterford
Dundalk5 - 0Waterford
Derry4 - 2Waterford
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Bray1 - 2Waterford
St Patrick's1 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 1Waterford
Bohemians2 - 1Waterford
Cork2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda0 - 0Waterford
Galway2 - 4Waterford
Derry7 - 2Waterford
Shamrock1 - 0Waterford
Sligo1 - 0Waterford
St Patrick's2 - 2Waterford
Shelbourne0 - 1Waterford
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWaterford1 - 4St Patrick's
HWaterford3 - 3Dundalk
AWaterford0 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford0 - 2Sligo
AWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford1 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford3 - 4Galway
AWaterford0 - 5Dundalk
HWaterford0 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford2 - 4Derry
HWaterford0 - 0Sligo
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford2 - 1Bray
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford1 - 1St Patrick's
HWaterford1 - 2Derry
HWaterford2 - 0Drogheda
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Waterford
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
3 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
2 / 5
SHE
3
WAT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
Shelbourne2 - 1
0 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne3 - 1
Shelbourne1 - 0
0 - 1Waterford
League games at Waterford since 2020
Waterford
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
4
7
Games: Scored
3 / 6
6 / 6
Clean sheets
0 / 6
3 / 6
SHE
3
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Shelbourne
0 - 1Shelbourne
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Shelbourne
Goal Statistics

Shelbourne FC's forwards have been excellent of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Premier Division games. A PG of 2.0 suggests that run should continue on Friday evening.

Shelbourne 7th Waterford 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 60% probability that Shelbourne will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Shelbourne’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
=0
Waterford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Shelbourne
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
2
1.3
Attack rating
39%
better
SHE
WAT
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Games scored13
8
Failed to score2
7
Scored first7
4
Goals scored23
13
Avg. goals scored1.5
0.9
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for16
12
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+39%
Defence rating
20%
better
SHE
WAT
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Games conceded12
14
Clean sheets3
1
Conceded first6
10
Goals conceded24
32
Avg. goals conceded1.6
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
15
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against19%
14%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+20%

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

Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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