Shamrock Rovers vs Waterford: Irish Premier League match prediction
Shamrock Rovers and Waterford will play in the 36th round of the Irish Championship. The hosts are aiming for the championship, but are currently in second place and are two points behind the leading Shelbourne. The visitors are in seventh place and will not move from there. Will the hosts be able to score important points on November 1? The answer is in our forecast for this match.

Command Analysis

Shamrock Rovers

Current form
Shamrock Rovers are second in the league table before the final round, but still have a chance to take the top spot. To do this, they need to beat Waterford in the upcoming match and hope for Shelbourne to lose in the match with Derry City. In the last three rounds of the championship, they managed to win dry victories over Shelbourne (2:0), Drogheda United (1:0) and Dundalk (1:0). The hosts also started the main stage of the Conference League well. There, the capital team tied with Cypriot APOEL (1:1), and then beat Northern Irish Larne (4:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Midfielder Rory Gaffney participation is in doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team won four games in a row
- At home, the hosts have suffered only one defeat in their last five matches
Prospective line-up : Pauls - Cleary, Lopez, Grace - Honohan, Watts, O'Neill, Mandroiu - Kenny, Farrugia, Byrne

Waterford FC

Current form
Waterford have no goals this season. The team has long been out of danger of relegation, and the visitors are too far from the top three, so the last match is turning into a simple formality. The team has rarely scored points lately. In their last away matches, United lost to St. Patrick Athletic (0:3) and Shelbourne (1:3). At home, they managed to draw with Drogheda United (0:0) and Bohemians (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visiting team are without Adam Queally and Kyle White injured.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not won a single game in the last five matches.
- The club suffered three defeats in a row away from home
Estimated cast : Sargent - Burke, Horton, Radkowski, Power - Bagley, McCormack - Parsons, McMenamy, Pattinson - Emond
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts won their last home game with this score
7.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in three of the hosts' last four matches
1.75Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in three of the last four matches between the teams.
2.75Tip and bets
The hosts still have a theoretical chance to win the championship, although not everything depends on their performance now. However, Rovers will definitely be set on winning, and the visitors are unlikely to be able to stop them. Waterford has nothing to fight for, and the team recent results show that the season for the club is long over. We believe that the hosts will win confidently and will hope for a positive outcome for themselves in the parallel match.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-1.5) on Shamrock Rovers for 1.65
Bet on total
The visitors have not been impressive in attack lately and are unlikely to score in the final match of the season. The hosts will most likely score one or two goals and calmly bring the match to victory.
The second bet is total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.70
Bet on corners
The hosts will definitely have the initiative throughout the match. This will probably lead to a confident advantage for the favorite in terms of the number of corners earned.
Forecast - Asian handicap (-3.5) on Shamrock Rovers with odds of 1.80