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

Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Joey O'Brien will be hoping for a vital away win in the Premier Division on Friday evening, as he takes his Shelbourne FC side to the Waterford Regional Sports Centre to visit Waterford FC and John Coleman. Premier Division stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head history included too. It's all on this page, with data visualisations and the best odds available for every betting markets via the tabs.

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Waterford FC's next match is v Sligo at 19:45 on Friday 20th February
Shelbourne FC's next match is v Galway at 19:45 on Friday 20th February
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Waterford and Shelbourne was on Friday 6th February 2026
Irish Premier Division
February 6th 2026
Waterford 1
1 Shelbourne
 
T. Lonergan 55'13' J. Martin
 
WAT
SHE
Shots On
2
5
Shots Off
2
13
Corners
2
8
Possession
33%
67%
Fouls
10
10
Yellow/red cards
5/0
3/0
 
WaterfordShelbourne
 
S. McMullan
B. Couto
J. Mahon
C. Barrett (S. Glenfield 52')
E. McLaughlin (T. Coyle 53')
C. Noonan
C. Carty (J. Voilas 53')
P. Amond
H. Cann
L. Heeney
T. Lonergan football icon
W. Speel
K. Ledwidge
O. Casey
(M. Lundgren 80') H. Wood
(R. Costa Freitas 66') football iconJ. Martin
(S. Boyd 83') A. Odubeko
(W. Jarvis 66') D. Kelly
(S. Gannon 80') M. Mbeng
P. Barrett
J. Henry-Francis
K. Mcinroy

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% chance of Waterford and Shelbourne delivering at least two goals in this Premier Division clash. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it seems the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.25.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 46% chance of Shelbourne coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Waterford
29%
5/210/1
20%
Draw
25%
9/42/13
Shelbourne
46%
1/119/4
12%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/22/11
Shelbourne 1-0
9%
15/212/5
7%
Shelbourne 2-1
9%
8/111/2
Shelbourne 2-0
8%
10/111/4
11%
Waterford 1-0
7%
10/115/2
13%
Waterford 2-1
7%
11/111/1
26%
Draw 0-0
6%
10/113/2
6%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/133/1
8%
Shelbourne 3-1
5%
16/133/1
Waterford 2-0
4%
18/114/1
15%
Shelbourne 3-0
4%
18/16/1
13%
Shelbourne 3-2
3%
22/1125/1
Waterford 3-1
3%
25/166/1
11%
Waterford 3-2
2%
33/1125/1
13%
Shelbourne 4-1
2%
33/1100/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
17/2010/3
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
19/201/6
2%
Home 1st Goal
45%
5/48/5
14%
Away 1st Goal
51%
8/117/10
9%
No 1st Goal
3%
10/113/2
6%
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/1029/20
3%
BTTS - No
44%
21/2010/21
3%
BTTS - Home Win
15%
11/211/1
22%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/31/6
2%
BTTS - Away Win
23%
3/15/1
8%
Home/draw
54%
4/51/10
11%
Away/draw
71%
2/71/50
7%
Home/away
75%
1/318/5
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/42/7
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/423/10
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
2/120/1
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
4/111/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
5/160/1
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/81/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/170/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/251/500
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/16
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/16/1
Home DNB
47%
6/49/5
20%
Away DNB
63%
1/22/5
11%
Waterford win to nil
14%
11/2-
Shelbourne win to nil
23%
11/4-
Waterford / Waterford
14%
9/290/1
20%
Waterford / Shelbourne
4%
22/1100/1
10%
Waterford / Draw
6%
14/1125/1
8%
Draw / Waterford
10%
13/233/1
14%
Draw / Shelbourne
16%
9/220/1
13%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/225/1
Shelbourne / Waterford
3%
28/116/1
26%
Shelbourne / Shelbourne
25%
12/51/5
9%
Shelbourne / Draw
6%
12/15/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table
Won
Draw
Lost
Waterford
Shelbourne
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda236 
Apr 10
l
 
2-0A
Oct 23
May 29
Apr 24
Feb 27
Sep 4
Jun 19
2
Bohemians244 
Mar 6
Apr 6
Aug 7
Oct 16
Mar 16
May 4
Jun 22
Oct 23
3
Derry214 
May 15
Feb 27
Sep 4
Jul 3
Apr 17
Mar 13
Sep 11
May 25
4
Dundalk101 
May 4
Mar 13
Sep 11
Jun 26
Apr 3
May 1
Jul 3
Sep 18
5
Shelbourne101 
d
 
1-1A
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 30
-
-
-
-
6
St Patrick's101 
Mar 20
May 8
Jul 10
Aug 28
Mar 6
May 15
Aug 7
Oct 16
7
Waterford2-21 
-
-
-
-
May 22
d
 
1-1F
Oct 30
Jul 31
8
Shamrock000 
Apr 3
May 1
Jun 19
Sep 18
Jun 12
Apr 6
-
Aug 21
9
Galway1-10 
Apr 24
Mar 16
Oct 9
Jul 24
Feb 20
Apr 10
May 29
Aug 28
10
Sligo2-50 
Feb 20
Apr 18
Jun 12
Aug 22
May 8
Mar 21
Oct 9
Jun 27
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 0Drogheda
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford1 - 2Sligo
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford2 - 0Cork
Waterford2 - 2Shelbourne
Waterford2 - 1Bohemians
Waterford2 - 2Drogheda
Waterford1 - 3Shamrock
Waterford1 - 0Galway
Waterford2 - 1Derry
Waterford0 - 4Sligo
Waterford1 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 3Bohemians
Waterford2 - 1Cork
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1Bohemians
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWaterford2 - 1Bray
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford1 - 1St Patrick's
HWaterford1 - 2Derry
HWaterford2 - 0Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford1 - 2Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 2Cork
HWaterford1 - 2Sligo
AWaterford0 - 0Drogheda
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford4 - 2Galway
HWaterford2 - 0Cork
AWaterford2 - 7Derry
AWaterford0 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford2 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford2 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 1Sligo
HWaterford2 - 2Drogheda
Shelbourne 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bohemians2 - 3Shelbourne
Cork1 - 2Shelbourne
Shamrock0 - 1Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 1Shelbourne
Derry1 - 1Shelbourne
Sligo0 - 2Shelbourne
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford2 - 2Shelbourne
St Patrick's0 - 1Shelbourne
Cork1 - 1Shelbourne
Bohemians1 - 0Shelbourne
Derry2 - 0Shelbourne
Shamrock2 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
St Patrick's0 - 0Shelbourne
Sligo1 - 2Shelbourne
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Derry0 - 1Shelbourne
Shamrock2 - 0Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
AShelbourne3 - 2Bohemians
HShelbourne3 - 1Sligo
AShelbourne2 - 1Cork
AShelbourne1 - 0Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 1Waterford
AShelbourne1 - 2Drogheda
AShelbourne1 - 1Derry
HShelbourne1 - 0Galway
HShelbourne2 - 2Bohemians
AShelbourne2 - 0Sligo
HShelbourne3 - 1Cork
AShelbourne1 - 1Galway
AShelbourne2 - 2Waterford
HShelbourne0 - 1Derry
AShelbourne1 - 0St Patrick's
HShelbourne1 - 2Shamrock
AShelbourne1 - 1Cork
HShelbourne3 - 2Sligo
HShelbourne0 - 0Drogheda
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Shelbourne have not lost to Waterford in 5 consecutive away league meetings
League games at Waterford since 2020
Waterford
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
3
6
Games: Scored
2 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
3 / 5
D
2
SHE
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Shelbourne
0 - 1Shelbourne
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Shelbourne
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Waterford
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
3 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
2 / 5
WAT
2
SHE
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
Shelbourne2 - 1
0 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne3 - 1
Shelbourne1 - 0
0 - 1Waterford
Goal Statistics
Waterford 7th Shelbourne 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Shelbourne will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Waterford have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
+10
Shelbourne’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Shelbourne
1.2
1.6
Attack rating
0%
better
WAT
SHE
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
WAT
SHE
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2112
S McMullanT LonerganC NoonanS Glenfield
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK2
-
L Heeney DEF2
-
H Cann DEF2
-
B Couto DEF2
-
J Mahon DEF2
1
-
E McLaughlin MID2
-
C. Barrett MID2
1
-
T Lonergan MID21
1
-
C Carty FWD2
1
-
P Amond FWD2
-
C Noonan FWD21
-
Subs
J. Healy GLK
-
J Dempsey DEF
-
A. Zborowski DEF
-
J Faria MID
-
S Glenfield MID2
2
-
J. Voilas FWD2
-
R. Mansfield FWD
-
T Coyle FWD2
-
Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
W. SpeelJ MartinA OdubekoS Boyd
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W. Speel GLK1
-
M. Mbeng DEF1
-
K Ledwidge DEF1
-
O Casey DEF1
-
K McInroy DEF1
-
J Martin MID11
-
D Kelly MID1
-
J Henry-Francis MID1
-
H Wood FWD1
-
P Barrett FWD1
-
A Odubeko FWD11
-
Subs
C Walsh GLK
-
S Bone DEF
-
S Gannon DEF1
-
A Coote MID
-
E Caffrey MID
-
M. Lundgren MID1
-
S Boyd FWD1
1
-
R. Costa Freitas FWD1
-
W Jarvis FWD1
1
-