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

Sun 2nd Aug, 15:00 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Waterford FC and their boss Graham Coughlan will be aiming to beat John Russell and his Shelbourne FC side on Sunday afternoon, as the pair go head to head at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre in the Premier Division. Premier Division statistics are the foundation of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head records included too. There's so much to explore, with data visualisations and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for the biggest betting markets via the tabs.

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Shelbourne and Waterford supporters should get a chance to celebrate as their clubs go head-to-head, with KickOff's prediction of both teams to score looking a much better pick than any bet on the full time result market. The two sides are more than capable of finding the net, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding much to pick between the sides, with equal threat among their respective squads. Both teams to score is the way to go here.

An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 44% chance of Shelbourne coming away with a win.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Waterford 32%	-	21/10
Draw 24%	-	12/5
Shelbourne 44%	-	19/20
Draw 1-1 11%	-	11/2
Shelbourne 2-1 9%	-	13/2
Shelbourne 1-0 8%	-	15/2
Waterford 2-1 8%	-	9/1
Shelbourne 2-0 6%	-	17/2
Waterford 1-0 6%	-	9/1
Draw 2-2 6%	-	9/1
Shelbourne 3-1 5%	-	11/1
Draw 0-0 5%	-	12/1
Waterford 2-0 5%	-	14/1
Shelbourne 3-0 4%	-	14/1
Shelbourne 3-2 4%	-	16/1
Waterford 3-1 4%	-	18/1
Waterford 3-2 3%	-	20/1
Shelbourne 4-1 2%	-	20/1
Over 2.5 Goals 60%	-	8/13
Under 2.5 Goals 40%	-	21/20
Home 1st Goal 47%	-	5/4
Away 1st Goal 51%	-	8/11
No 1st Goal 3%	-	12/1
BTTS - Yes 61%	-	4/7
BTTS - No 39%	-	5/4
BTTS - Home Win 18%	-	9/2
BTTS - Draw 19%	-	16/5
BTTS - Away Win 24%	-	13/5
Home/draw 56%	-	3/4
Away/draw 68%	-	1/3
Home/away 76%	-	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 81%	-	2/11
Under 1.5 Goals 19%	-	3/1
Over 3.5 Goals 37%	-	8/5
Under 3.5 Goals 63%	-	2/5
Over 4.5 Goals 20%	-	7/2
Under 4.5 Goals 80%	-	1/7
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	-	15/2
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	-	1/25
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	-	1/100
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	-	10/1
Home DNB 49%	-	7/5
Away DNB 61%	-	1/2
Waterford win to nil 14%	-	-
Shelbourne win to nil 20%	-	-
Waterford / Waterford 15%	-	4/1
Waterford / Shelbourne 5%	-	16/1
Waterford / Draw 7%	-	10/1
Draw / Waterford 10%	-	13/2
Draw / Shelbourne 14%	-	9/2
Draw / Draw 13%	-	19/4
Shelbourne / Waterford 3%	-	22/1
Shelbourne / Shelbourne 26%	-	2/1
Shelbourne / Draw 7%	-	10/1

Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 9 and won 3. Waterford have conceded 45 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 12 games at home, winning 2, drawing 7 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Shelbourne lay in 5th place on 34 points in the Premier Division league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 7 and losing 2 games. They have scored 18 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Shelbourne have conceded 16 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Shelbourne have played 11 away games, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Waterford Shelbourne
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Shamrock	25	18	50	d 1-1F	l 1-0A	l 0-2A	Sep 18	d 2-2F	l 3-2F	w 2-1F	Aug 21
2	St Patrick's	25	19	43	l 0-2A	l 4-1F	d 1-1F	Aug 28	l 2-3A	w 0-1F	Aug 7	Oct 16
3	Bohemians	25	13	43	l 0-1A	d 1-1F	Aug 7	Oct 16	d 0-00-0	d 2-2A	l 0-3A	Oct 23
4	Dundalk	25	2	36	d 3-3A	l 5-0A	Sep 11	w 2-3A	l 2-3A	w 1-2F	w 2-1A	Sep 18
5	Shelbourne	24	0	34	d 1-1A	l 2-1A	Aug 2	Oct 30	-	-	-	-
6	Derry	25	1	29	d 2-2A	l 4-2F	Sep 4	w 2-4F	l 1-2A	w 1-2F	Sep 11	d 0-00-0
7	Galway	24	-7	28	d 1-1A	l 4-3A	Oct 9	d 0-00-0	d 1-1A	Aug 28	d 1-1F	-
8	Drogheda	25	-12	26	w 2-1A	l 2-0A	Oct 23	d 3-3F	l 3-4F	w 1-2A	Sep 4	d 2-2F
9	Waterford	25	-14	22	-	-	-	-	w 2-1F	d 1-1F	Oct 30	Aug 2
10	Sligo	25	-20	21	d 0-00-0	l 2-0A	w 4-0F	Aug 21	d 0-00-0	w 0-1F	Oct 9	d 2-2A

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Win / draw / win form

Shelbourne have drawn 3 consecutive away league games

Shelbourne have not lost in 6 consecutive away league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford	1 - 1	St Patrick's
Waterford	0 - 2	Shamrock
Waterford	4 - 0	Sligo
Waterford	2 - 1	Drogheda
Waterford	2 - 2	Derry
Waterford	3 - 3	Dundalk
Waterford	1 - 1	Galway
Waterford	1 - 1	Shamrock
Waterford	0 - 2	St Patrick's
Waterford	0 - 1	Bohemians
Waterford	0 - 0	Sligo
Waterford	1 - 1	Shelbourne
Waterford	1 - 1	Galway
Waterford	1 - 2	Derry
Waterford	2 - 0	Drogheda
Waterford	1 - 2	Shamrock
Waterford	1 - 2	Sligo
Waterford	0 - 2	St Patrick's
Waterford	2 - 0	Cork
Waterford	2 - 2	Shelbourne

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Waterford	0 - 0	Galway
H	Waterford	1 - 1	St Patrick's
A	Waterford	4 - 2	Derry
A	Waterford	3 - 2	Dundalk
H	Waterford	0 - 2	Shamrock
H	Waterford	4 - 0	Sligo
A	Waterford	3 - 3	Drogheda
A	Waterford	1 - 2	Shelbourne
H	Waterford	2 - 1	Drogheda
H	Waterford	2 - 2	Derry
A	Waterford	1 - 4	St Patrick's
H	Waterford	3 - 3	Dundalk
A	Waterford	0 - 1	Shamrock
H	Waterford	1 - 1	Galway
A	Waterford	0 - 2	Sligo
A	Waterford	1 - 1	Bohemians
H	Waterford	1 - 1	Shamrock
H	Waterford	0 - 2	St Patrick's
A	Waterford	3 - 4	Galway
A	Waterford	0 - 5	Dundalk

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

19 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

1 / 20

Won

Draw

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo	2 - 2	Shelbourne
Drogheda	2 - 2	Shelbourne
Derry	0 - 0	Shelbourne
St Patrick's	0 - 1	Shelbourne
Bohemians	2 - 2	Shelbourne
Dundalk	1 - 2	Shelbourne
Shamrock	3 - 2	Shelbourne
Sligo	0 - 1	Shelbourne
Derry	1 - 2	Shelbourne
Drogheda	1 - 2	Shelbourne
Waterford	1 - 1	Shelbourne
Bohemians	2 - 3	Shelbourne
Cork	1 - 2	Shelbourne
Shamrock	0 - 1	Shelbourne
Drogheda	2 - 1	Shelbourne
Derry	1 - 1	Shelbourne
Sligo	0 - 2	Shelbourne
Galway	1 - 1	Shelbourne
Waterford	2 - 2	Shelbourne
St Patrick's	0 - 1	Shelbourne

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Shelbourne	2 - 1	Dundalk
A	Shelbourne	2 - 2	Sligo
H	Shelbourne	0 - 3	Bohemians
A	Shelbourne	2 - 2	Drogheda
H	Shelbourne	2 - 1	Shamrock
H	Shelbourne	1 - 1	Galway
A	Shelbourne	0 - 0	Derry
H	Shelbourne	2 - 1	Waterford
A	Shelbourne	1 - 0	St Patrick's
H	Shelbourne	0 - 0	Sligo
A	Shelbourne	2 - 2	Bohemians
A	Shelbourne	2 - 1	Dundalk
H	Shelbourne	3 - 4	Drogheda
H	Shelbourne	1 - 2	Derry
A	Shelbourne	2 - 3	Shamrock
H	Shelbourne	2 - 3	Dundalk
A	Shelbourne	1 - 0	Sligo
H	Shelbourne	0 - 0	Bohemians
A	Shelbourne	2 - 1	Derry
H	Shelbourne	2 - 2	Shamrock

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Shelbourne have not lost to Waterford in 6 consecutive away league meetings

Waterford

Shelbourne

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 6

6 / 6

Clean sheets

0 / 6

3 / 6

SHE

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
	0 - 1	Shelbourne
	0 - 1	Shelbourne
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 1	Shelbourne

Shelbourne

Waterford

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

4 / 6

5 / 6

Clean sheets

1 / 6

2 / 6

WAT

SHE

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
Shelbourne	2 - 1
Shelbourne	2 - 1
	0 - 1	Waterford
Shelbourne	3 - 1
Shelbourne	1 - 0
	0 - 1	Waterford

Goal Statistics

	Waterford 9th	Shelbourne 5th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.4 goals	1.7 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 25% 1 34% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 75% probability that Waterford will score 1 or more goals	0 19% 1 31% 2 26% 3 15% 4+ 9% There is a 81% probability that Shelbourne will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-1 Waterford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+27 Shelbourne have scored 27% more goals when away than predicted
	1.3 average goals scored	1.6 average goals scored
	1.3 conceded	1.1 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season

WAT

SHE

18%

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Games scored	16		20
Failed to score	9		4
Scored first	8		12
Goals scored	33		35
Avg. goals scored	1.3		1.5
Avg. shots per game	9		10
Avg. shots per goal	7		7
Conversion rate for	15		15
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		+18%

WAT

SHE

18%

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Games conceded	22		19
Clean sheets	3		5
Conceded first	15		9
Goals conceded	47		35
Avg. goals conceded	1.9		1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded	13		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		6
Conversion rate against	14%		16%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		+18%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
24	12	3	7
P Amond	T Lonergan	C Noonan	J Mahon

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
H Cann DEF	25		2	3 -
P Amond FWD	25	7		1 -
J Mahon DEF	23	4	1	7 -
C Noonan MID	23	1	3	4 -
T Lonergan FWD	23	12	3	3 -
B Couto DEF	22	1	2	5 -
J. Voilas FWD	22	3	3	2 -
L Heeney MID	21			6 -
D McMenamy MID	21	1	2	3 -
S McMullan GLK	18			-
S Glenfield MID	17			5 -
T Coyle FWD	17			-
K Long DEF	15	2	1	4 -
J Houston DEF	14		1	2 -
W Johnson DEF	12			6 -
E McLaughlin MID	12		2	4 -
J Faria MID	9			-
A. Doherty GLK	7			-
A. Zborowski DEF	5			-
J Dempsey DEF	4			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
12	23	3	6
T Lonergan	T Lonergan	C Noonan	C Noonan

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Lonergan FWD	12	23	3	2
P Amond FWD	7	22		1
J Mahon DEF	4	6	1	2
J. Voilas FWD	3	7	3	3
K Long DEF	2	3	1	1
C Noonan MID	1	6	3	6
B Couto DEF	1	6	2	3
D McMenamy MID	1	3	2	2
H Cann DEF		7	2	2
L Heeney MID		1
S Glenfield MID		1
T Coyle FWD		3
J Houston DEF			1	2
W Johnson DEF		2
E McLaughlin MID			2
J Faria MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
645	39	168
H Cann	H Cann	T Lonergan

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
H Cann DEF	645	39	118
B Couto DEF	565	36	76
S McMullan GLK	471	1	15
C Noonan MID	462	26	75
D McMenamy MID	435	29	90
T Lonergan FWD	417	24	168
J Mahon DEF	413	36	118
P Amond FWD	372	8	98
L Heeney MID	368	28	70
K Long DEF	308	18	91
S Glenfield MID	276	37	65
J Houston DEF	242	25	40
W Johnson DEF	214	36	65
A. Doherty GLK	190		3
E McLaughlin MID	180	14	33
T Coyle FWD	169	14	37
J. Voilas FWD	160	6	44
A. Zborowski DEF	120	8	12
J Dempsey DEF	102	8	14
J Faria MID	36	7	18

Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
23	5	2	8
K Ledwidge	D Kelly	A Coote	D Kelly

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
K Ledwidge DEF	24		1	3 -
A Coote MID	21	2	2	2 -
E Caffrey MID	21	1		4 -
D Kelly FWD	21	5	2	8 -
W Jarvis FWD	20	1	1	1 -
R. Costa Freitas FWD	19		2	4 -
S Gannon DEF	18			6 -
S Bone DEF	18	1	2	3 -
J Henry-Francis MID	17	2	1	5 -
K McInroy MID	16	1	2	5 -
J Lunney MID	16			5 -
P Barrett DEF	15	2		7 -
M. Mbeng DEF	11			1 -
J Norris DEF	11		1	1 -
S Moore FWD	5			-
J. Roche DEF	3			1 -
J. Wuna FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	11	2	5
D Kelly	A Coote	A Coote	D Kelly

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
D Kelly FWD	5	9	2	5
A Coote MID	2	11	2	1
J Henry-Francis MID	2	4	1
P Barrett DEF	2	6		1
E Caffrey MID	1	3		2
W Jarvis FWD	1	2	1
S Bone DEF	1	1	2	1
K McInroy MID	1	6	2	3
K Ledwidge DEF		2	1	3
R. Costa Freitas FWD		8	2	4
S Gannon DEF		1
J Lunney MID		1
M. Mbeng DEF		1		1
J Norris DEF			1	2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1222	42	100
K Ledwidge	J Henry-Francis	K Ledwidge

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
K Ledwidge DEF	1222	34	100
S Bone DEF	784	25	80
P Barrett DEF	752	10	67
J Lunney MID	636	17	40
K McInroy MID	630	22	52
J Henry-Francis MID	628	42	98
E Caffrey MID	609	23	48
A Coote MID	411	21	52
S Gannon DEF	396	28	45
D Kelly FWD	367	27	75
M. Mbeng DEF	304	9	36
J Norris DEF	289	14	30
W Jarvis FWD	282	22	55
R. Costa Freitas FWD	100	6	41
J. Roche DEF	36	1	3
S Moore FWD	34		5
J. Wuna FWD	2

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Waterford have played 25 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Shelbourne lay in 5th place on 34 points in the Premier Division league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

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