About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Shamrock Rovers 1st with 56 points, Waterford United 8th with 32, 24 apart. Waterford United's recent output outruns their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Shamrock Rovers run at 1.59 scored and 0.93 conceded, Waterford United at 1.34 and 1.66. A win would lift Waterford United to 35 points and up to 6th (other results unchanged).
Waterford United are unbeaten in 11. From the last five rounds, Shamrock Rovers hold 5 points of 15 and Waterford United 13.
13 meetings are on record — 11 won by Shamrock Rovers, 1 by Waterford United, 1 drawn, at 2.46 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won.
Tallaght Stadium in Dublin stages the fixture, a ground that holds 10,300.