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Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk Prediction & Betting tips
Shamrock Rovers and Dundalk meet at Tallaght Stadium, in a match for the 21st round of the Premier League. The two teams tied (0-0), on 23-02-2018, in the previous match for this edition of the league. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 4 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 9 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 23-02-2018, for the Premier League, which ended in a draw by (0-0). Despite being a match between 6th and 1st of the table, it is actually a match between the 4th classified in home matches and the 2nd as a visitor.
Shamrock Rovers:
The home team is currently in the 6 th position of the league, with 27 points won, after 7 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against St Patrick’s, by (3-0). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Bohemians, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 3 points in away matches, with 5 goals scored and 12 conceded, against 21 points won at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 5 conceded. For the championship, Shamrock Rovers won 21 points out of 30 possible points, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (4 out of 10 matches). In 20 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never got the comeback.
The Shamrock leaves for this game with a tie to a ball against the Bohemians, adding in this way the fourth game followed without losing in this competition. It is important to note that the locals add only 1 loss in the 10 games played in their stadium. In this match against Dundalk, the leader of the Irish championship, the coach Stephen Bradley must maintain the usual tactical system of the last matches, that is, the 4-2-3-1, with Carr being the most advanced player of the team. The Irish Graham Burke is the best score in this competition, with 10 goals scored so far. We emphasize, in addition, that the premises present / display great quality, as much in the attack as in the defense, since they marked in average 2,3 goals and suffered 0,5 goals by challenge. Everything indicates that there are no important absences to register for this game.
Dundalk:
After 14 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 46 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Bray Wanderers by (5-0), after in the previous match they have won at home, in a match against Waterford United, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 17 points in away matches and 29 at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 4 conceded at home, against 31 goals scored and 4 conceded at home. In the last away game in this competition, they have won (0-2) against Bohemians. In the last 9 away league matches Dundalk has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 27 possible. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition.
The Dundalk follows all the gas in this first Irish division and currently records five consecutive wins, the last against Bray, 5-0. However, the two losses recorded in the championship were precisely away from home, when he lost to Waterford and Cork City. In this game against Shamrock, coach Stephen Kenny must continue to use the usual strategy, that is, it will benefit the maintenance of ball possession and organized attacks, especially on the flanks. However, in some moments of the game the team must act more directly. The striker Patrick Hoban is the great highlight of this team, with 14 goals scored. Without great absences for this game, the Dundalk must act in maximum strength.
Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk head to head matches
06.04.18 PD Dundalk Shamrock Rovers 2 : 1
23.02.18 PD Shamrock Rovers Dundalk 0 : 0
10.10.17 FAI Shamrock Rovers Dundalk 2 : 4 (2 : 2)
01.10.17 FAI Dundalk Shamrock Rovers 1 : 1
16.09.17 LC Shamrock Rovers Dundalk 0 : 3
