Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 27 · Tallaght Stadium, Dublin · Ref R. Harvey

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Shamrock Rovers beat Dundalk 3–2 in the Premier Division on 7 August 2026. Expected goals finished 2.66–1.72. Shamrock Rovers had 53% of the ball.

Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk match statistics

Shamrock RoversDundalk

53% Ball possession 47%
2.66 Expected goals (xG) 1.72
14 Total shots 13
8 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 4
2 Blocked shots 4
11 Shots inside the box 5
1 Corners 7
15 Fouls 25
1 Offsides 0
5 Yellow cards 3
406 Passes 351
74% Pass accuracy 74%
3 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

3' Penalty scored D. Watts Shamrock Rovers
13' Yellow card M. Kovalevskis Shamrock Rovers
15' Goal R. Cornwall (assist T. Grivosti) Dundalk
19' Goal M. Noonan (assist D. Watts) Shamrock Rovers
27' Penalty scored D. Horgan Dundalk
36' Yellow card C. O'Sullivan Shamrock Rovers
38' Goal J. Afolabi Shamrock Rovers
43' Yellow card M. Healy Shamrock Rovers
47' Yellow card C. Dillon Dundalk
70' Yellow card J. Byrne Shamrock Rovers
73' Yellow card B. Burns Dundalk
81' Yellow card C. Barrett Shamrock Rovers
89' Yellow card K. Buckley Dundalk

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Shamrock Rovers

Confirmed 3-5-2 Stephen Bradley

1 E. McGinty

27 C. O'Sullivan 5 L. Grace 22 T. Sobowale

17 L. O'Regan 7 D. Watts 8 M. Healy 26 John O'Sullivan 38 M. Kovalevskis

18 J. Afolabi 31 M. Noonan

Bench A. Noonan , A. Matthews , J. Byrne , J. Mulraney , A. Greene , W. Fitzgerald , M. Asamoah , C. Barrett , B. Mahon

Dundalk

Confirmed 3-4-3 Ciaran Kilduff

1 E. Minogue

44 T. Grivosti 24 R. Cornwall 4 M. Animasahun

3 B. Burns 18 K. Buckley 6 A. Dervin 15 T. Clarke

7 D. Horgan 9 C. Dillon 11 R. Teahan

Bench P. Cherrie , C. Kearns , D. McDaid , L. Mulligan , H. Groome , Leonardo Gaxha , S. Spaight , A. M. Keogh , S. Casey

Form guide

Shamrock Rovers at home

8–2–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 7.4 per game

4% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Dundalk away

3–5–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.7 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
15 May 26	Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers	1–0
23 Feb 26	Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk	1–1
27 Oct 24	Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers	0–1
4 Jul 24	Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk	1–0
17 May 24	Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers	1–0
16 Feb 24	Shamrock Rovers v Dundalk	1–1

The full Shamrock Rovers vs Dundalk head-to-head record