Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Shamrock Rovers 1st on 56, Shelbourne 5th on 36. In league terms the two rates read 1.59/0.93 for Shamrock Rovers and 1.32/1.39 for Shelbourne (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
Shelbourne had gone 5 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 5 Shamrock Rovers wins, 5 for Shelbourne, 4 draws, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win.
R. Harvey officiated: 76 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. The match was played at Tallaght Stadium (capacity 10,300). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Shamrock Rovers 53% · Shelbourne 47% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 5-5