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Preview
- Week 18 of the 2026 Premier Division sees Shelbourne and Waterford collide on 2026-05-22 at 19:45 GMT.
- Over the past 2 outings, Referee A. Hunter has shown 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, and 18 fouls each fixture.
- In the past game, Joey O'Brien recorded no wins against Jonathan Daly, who recorded no wins, with 1 draw.
- The current standings see Shelbourne hold 5th place with 21 points, while Waterford occupy 10th with 10 points.
- Neither Shelbourne nor Waterford are missing any players.
- We expect Shelbourne to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-5-2, and Waterford are expected to line up in 5-3-2.
- In their last outing, Shelbourne's highest-rated performer was K. Ledwidge (7.9), while Waterford's standout was T. Lonergan (7.7).
- Both sides left it all on the pitch: Shelbourne won 1-0 against St Patrick's Athletic, and Waterford secured a victory 2-1 over Drogheda United.
- Form edge goes to Shelbourne (2-2-1) against a faltering Waterford (1-2-2) from their past 5 matches.
- Dominance for Shelbourne: across 50 clashes, they've won 31 games and only lost 9 games to Waterford, with 10 stalemates.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Shelbourne's 0-4-4 home form and Waterford's 0-1-7 away record.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Shelbourne
Waterford
Events
| 26' | L. Heeney | ||
| 31' | B. Couto | ||
| 34' | S. Bone | ||
| 37' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 39' | 1 - 1 | ||
HT 1 - 1 | |||
| 55' | |||
| 61' | |||
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| 70' | |||
| 72' | |||
| 79' | |||
| 80' | |||
| 81' | W. Johnson | ||
| 85' | |||
| 86' | |||
| 90+3' | 2 - 1 | ||
| 90+5' | J. Lunney | ||
Stats
Lineups
Standings
Shelbourne is going head to head with Waterford on 22/5/2026 18:45 GMT for the Ireland Premier Division. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Shelbourne v Waterford H2H statistics!