Waterford vs Shamrock Rovers Prediction & Betting Tips (2 August)

Waterford look certain to be playing their football in the Premier Division, and it is easy to see why when you consider that they are winless in 10 top-flight home games, drawing three and losing eight. Shamrock Rovers, on the other hand, have recorded ten wins in 13 trips at this level recently, so Shamrock Rovers should prove far too strong for their struggling opponents.

Waterford are rarely involved in exciting encounters, with 11 of their last 15 matches producing two goals or fewer, but that approach has served them extremely well during the current Waterford campaign. As for Shamrock Rovers, ten of their most recent 11 away games in the second tier have also been of the under 2.5 goals variety, so expect a repeat performance.

Shamrock Rovers are rarely involved in away games in which both teams find the net, with this being the case in just one of their previous seven trips in the Premier Division. It has been a similar story as far as high-flying Waterford are concerned on their own patch of late, as one of the two goalkeepers has emerged with a clean sheet from ten of their last 13 encounters.