Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers, taking place on Friday, 30 June 2023, at Oriel Park in Dundalk.
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Dundalk, Recent FormDundalk will have been quite satisfied taking a point from their last match against St. Patrick's Athletic, which ran out a 1-1 draw. They came away from that fixture with 55% of the possession and clocked up 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, St. Patrick's Athletic managed 14 attempts on goal, with 4 on target.
It's fair to say that manager Stephen O'Donnell will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 8 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They've conceded a goal in each of their last 9 home games; however, over The course of the season they have scored in 10 of their 11 games played at Oriel Park.
They have been performing well at Oriel Park recently and are unbeaten in their last 6 home games.
With 6 league goals in 6 games at home in Oriel Park, Patrick Hoban will be feeling confident about hitting the net again in this home encounter.
Shamrock Rovers, Recent FormShamrock Rovers will be happy to have grabbed 3 points in their last match, where they clocked up a 1-0 win in their home outing against Derry City. They achieved 44% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Derry City's tally of 7 efforts at goal, 1 of which were on target.
It's clear that Stephen Bradley, their manager, will be very satisfied with his side's performance over the last 6 matches, a spell which has seen them notch up 12 goals and only give 3 away. They've kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 6 games, and they've scored in 21 of their 23 games this season.
They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.
Goalscorer Aaron Greene will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 4 goals in his last 6 league matches for Shamrock Rovers.
The last time these sides were pitched against each other in the league, it ended in a 2-0 win for Shamrock Rovers.
In each of the previous 3 matches against The Hoops, Dundalk have let in at least one goal. The Lilywhites have struggled for goals when Shamrock comes to visit Oriel Park, having scored just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings. Shamrock have managed to keep a clean sheet against Dundalk in 4 of their previous 5 meetings.
In the last 3 league meetings between the teams, Shamrock has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Dundalk in 3 games.
Shamrock player Jack Byrne has scored 2 times in the previous 3 matches against Dundalk away at Oriel Park in the league and will be looking for more of the same in this match.
With only Robbie Benson (Muscle) and John Mountney (Cruciate ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Stephen O'Donnell will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Stephen Bradley has a number of injury concerns in his Shamrock squad to contend with: Trevor Clarke (Muscle), Ronan Finn (Knock), Aaron Greene (Bruised foot) and Alan Mannus (Finger)
Dundalk Playing at home | Shamrock Rovers Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1.5 | Goals conceded | 0.5 |
| 43' | Time first goal scored | 34' |
| 37' | Time first goal conceded | 84' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3.5 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0.5 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 4.5 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 4-0 | Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
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