Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Waterford and Shamrock Rovers, taking place on Monday, 01 April 2024, at Waterford Regional Sports Centre in Waterford.
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Waterford, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Waterford players having failed to take any points away from their recent 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Sligo Rovers. They achieved 60% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Sligo Rovers' tally of 6 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 8, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 8 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have failed to score in their last 3 games, and they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
This will be regarded as a poor run of form, with 3 defeats from their last 6 matches and just 2 victories.
Goalscorer Pádraig Amond will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Waterford.
Shamrock Rovers, Recent FormShamrock Rovers will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 3-1 win in their home outing against Bohemian FC. They came away from that fixture with a 65% share of the possession and clocked up 21 attempts on goal with 8 on target, in comparison to Bohemian FC, who managed 4 attempts on goal, 2 of which were on target.
When it comes to attacking power Stephen Bradley will be justly satisfied with his squad's performances of late, which has seen them chalk up 8 goals in their last 6 matches. However, it hasn't all been going well, and questions remain about their defence with 6 goals lost in those 6 matches resulting in some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, and playing away from home, they're currenlty on a run of 2 clean sheets in a row.
Shamrock will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement.
On an individual basis, Trevor Clarke will be looking to cause Waterford some problems having scored 2 goals in Shamrock Rovers' last 6 away games in the league.
Not many saw the outcome of the last meeting between these sides as a surprise, with Shamrock Rovers running out winners in a match that ended 1-3.
Goals should be on the cards for The Hoops in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Waterford in their last 14 meetings together. When it comes to breaching the opposition defence, Shamrock know how to do it against The Blues, having clocked up 18 goals against them in their previous 5 meetings.
Waterford will be desperate to get some points from this game, having lost the last 12 times they've faced Shamrock in the league and not managed a win from any of their last 13 meetings.
With 2 goals notched up from the last 3 league meetings against Waterford at their home ground Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Shamrock man Graham Burke will be looking for more of the same in this one.
With no real injury worries, Waterford manager Keith Long will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
Stephen Bradley has a number of injury concerns in his Shamrock squad to contend with: Jack Byrne (Calf), Neil Farrugia (Collarbone), Seán Kavanagh (Muscle) and Aaron McEneff (Unknown)
Waterford Playing at home | Shamrock Rovers Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 0.7 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 0.7 |
| 5' | Time first goal scored | 67' |
| 54' | Time first goal conceded | 17' |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2.7 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2.7 | Subs used | 4 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| 1-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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