Premier Division · 7 August 2026
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Home Team to Score at least one goal
High
confidence
Value analysis
-5% edgeThe odds broadly match our model, so there's limited betting value here.
Shamrock Rovers emerged victorious in a wild Premier Division encounter on 7 August 2026, defeating Dundalk 3-2 with all five goals coming in an extraordinary first half. D. Watts opened the scoring for Shamrock Rovers just three minutes in, but Dundalk pulled level through R. Cornwall in the 15th minute. M. Noonan put Rovers back ahead in the 19th minute, only for D. Horgan to equalize once more for Dundalk. The decisive strike arrived in the 38th minute, when J. Afolabi netted what proved to be the winning goal.
The match was highly physical, featuring ten yellow cards across the 90 minutes. Dundalk's C. Kilduff, C. Dillon, B. Burns, and K. Buckley were all cautioned, while M. Kovalevskis, C. O'Sullivan, M. Healy, S. Bradley, J. Byrne, and C. Barrett went into the book for Rovers. Both managers made extensive second-half substitutions, but neither side could find another goal after the break.
The result further tilts the recent head-to-head record in favor of Shamrock Rovers. Across the last 29 meetings between the two sides, Shamrock Rovers have now claimed 13 victories compared to 11 for Dundalk.
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Shamrock Rovers take on Dundalk in the Premier Division on Friday, 7 August 2026. Below is our data-driven preview and prediction for this fixture, based on head-to-head history, recent form and league position.
Going into the game, Shamrock Rovers sit 1st in the Premier Division on 59 points from 31 games, while Dundalk are 5th on 41 points.
Final result: Shamrock Rovers 3–2 Dundalk. Shamrock Rovers won the match.
Shamrock Rovers come into this fixture having won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 games (LDDLW), scoring in 2 of them.
Dundalk come into this fixture having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games (LWDLL), scoring in 4 of them.
In their last 15 meetings, Shamrock Rovers have won 6, drawn 2 and lost 5 against Dundalk. These fixtures have averaged 1.5 goals per game, with both teams scoring in 13% of them.
Defensively, Shamrock Rovers kept 6 clean sheets and Dundalk kept 5 across those meetings, giving a useful guide to how tight this matchup tends to be.
Our prediction for Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk is Home Team to Score at least one goal with a 75% confidence rating at odds of 1.25. This tip is informed by the head-to-head trends above (1.5 goals per game, 13% both-teams-to-score), recent form (Shamrock Rovers LDDLW, Dundalk LWDLL), the 4-place gap between the sides in the table.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | Dundalk | – | Shamrock Rovers | Premier Division |
| 07 Aug 2026 | Shamrock Rovers | – | Dundalk | Premier Division |
| 15 May 2026 | Dundalk | 1–0 | Shamrock Rovers | Premier Division |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Shamrock Rovers | 1–1 | Dundalk | Premier Division |
| 27 Oct 2024 | Dundalk | 0–1 | Shamrock Rovers | Premier Division |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 59 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | -4 | 41 |
