Ireland - Premier DivisionData current as of 05 August 2026

Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk: match statistics

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Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shamrock Rovers play Dundalk in Premier Division (Ireland). The match date is 7 August 2026.

Current form

Shamrock Rovers: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Dundalk: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shamrock Rovers scores 1.54 and concedes 0.85 goals per match. Dundalk scores 1.54 and concedes 1.46. League average: 2.72 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shamrock Rovers 54%, Dundalk 73%. Over 2.5: Shamrock Rovers 42%, Dundalk 58%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Dundalk has higher xG: 1.82 vs 1.60. Shamrock Rovers: 14.0 shots per match, Dundalk: 16.4.

Match halves

Shamrock Rovers: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.73. Dundalk: half-time lead 46%, second-half goals 0.77.

Goals by minute

Shamrock Rovers: 31-45+ (11 goals). Dundalk: 76-90+ (15 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Division: 2.72 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.66)
(4.00)
(4.65)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Shamrock RoversDundalk
1.54Goals scored / match1.54
Shamrock RoversDundalk
0.85Goals conceded / match1.46
Shamrock RoversDundalk
63%Average possession52%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
4.81Shots on target / match5.65
Shamrock RoversDundalk

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.04Shots per match16.38
Shamrock RoversDundalk
4.81Shots on target5.65
Shamrock RoversDundalk
11%Shot conversion9.4%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
63%Possession52%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
1.6xG for1.82
Shamrock RoversDundalk
1.17xG against1.51
Shamrock RoversDundalk

Shooting quality

Shamrock Rovers: DominantDundalk: Attacking
Shamrock RoversDundalk
Accuracy (shots on target)34%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Shamrock Rovers is 450% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Shamrock Rovers · 0.4 pts / match - Dundalk

Shamrock Rovers
WDWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
58% W23% R19% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-6-5
1.96 pts / match · goal difference +18
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-2-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.78Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Dundalk
LLLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W38% R27% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-10-7
1.42 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-7-3
Last 5 away
2-2-1
DWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.98Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Shamrock Rovers is 72% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.85 goals / match - Shamrock Rovers · 1.46 goals / match - Dundalk

Shamrock Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Shamrock Rovers scores in 85% of matches (22 of 26 matches), while Dundalk keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 26 matches).

Dundalk scoring profile: very strong

Dundalk scores in 92% of matches (24 of 26 matches), while Shamrock Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 38% (10 of 26 matches).

40Goals scored (season)40
Shamrock RoversDundalk
22Goals conceded (season)38
Shamrock RoversDundalk
2.38Average goals in match3
Shamrock RoversDundalk
8Goals scored (last 5)6
Shamrock RoversDundalk
3Goals conceded (last 5)9
Shamrock RoversDundalk

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal92%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
50%2 goals42%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
15%3 goals12%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
4%4 goals4%
Shamrock RoversDundalk

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal81%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
19%2 goals46%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
4%3 goals15%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
0%4 goals4%
Shamrock RoversDundalk

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time19%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
4%BTTS in both halves4%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
23%Scored in both halves31%
Shamrock RoversDundalk

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
60%BTTS - last 5100%
Shamrock RoversDundalk

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Shamrock RoversDundalk

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time27%
Shamrock RoversDundalk

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Shamrock Rovers is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.77 pts / match - Shamrock Rovers · 1.65 pts / match - Dundalk

Shamrock Rovers - half-time state
50% leading27% draw23% trailing
Dundalk - half-time state
46% leading27% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.77Points per match (1st half)1.65
Shamrock RoversDundalk
0.81Goals scored (1st half)0.77
Shamrock RoversDundalk
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Shamrock RoversDundalk
1.15Average goals (1st half)1.27
Shamrock RoversDundalk
69%Clean sheet before half-time62%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
46%No goal before half-time42%
Shamrock RoversDundalk

After half-time (2nd half)

1.46Points per match (2nd half)1.27
Shamrock RoversDundalk
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.77
Shamrock RoversDundalk
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.96
Shamrock RoversDundalk
1.23Average goals (2nd half)1.73
Shamrock RoversDundalk
58%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Shamrock RoversDundalk
46%No goal after half-time35%
Shamrock RoversDundalk

Shamrock Rovers - second-half results

31% W54% R15% P
46
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.77
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 58%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dundalk - second-half results

35% W23% R42% P
43
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding76%

Leads at half-time in 46% of matches and wins 35%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Shamrock Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.20
Goals scored / match0.61.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Dundalk - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.40
Goals scored / match1.00.2
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal20%80%
Goal difference+2-5
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Shamrock Rovers
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
5
4
16-30
11
2
31-45
4
3
46-60
4
3
61-75
11
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Dundalk
ScoredConceded
6
4
0-15
9
4
16-30
5
5
31-45
4
11
46-60
1
5
61-75
15
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.70
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-44%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
78%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Shamrock Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.26
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Dundalk

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Division).

Teams vs league

Shamrock RoversLigaDundalk
Average goals in match 2.382.72 3.00
Both teams scored 54%60% 73%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%50% 58%
Clean sheets 38%24% 19%
Goal before half-time 77%74% 77%
Goal after half-time 69%78% 92%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.72
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / match
1.23
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Shamrock Rovers 0 - 1 - 1 Dundalk. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk play?

Shamrock Rovers face Dundalk on 7 August 2026 in Premier Division. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Shamrock Rovers won 0, Dundalk won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk?

Shamrock Rovers score 1.54 goals per game on average and Dundalk 1.54. The Premier Division average is 2.72 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Shamrock Rovers's matches and 73% of Dundalk's.

What form are Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk in?

Over the last 5 games Shamrock Rovers have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Dundalk 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.