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Friday, 30/10/2026 at 20:45

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Match preview · Premier Division (Ireland)

Shelbourne – Waterford FC

Shelbourne 6th in Premier Division (Ireland) Home 1.69 projected goals by the model
Waterford FC 8th in Premier Division (Ireland) Away 1.43 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.69 1.43
Shelbourne Waterford FC
Shelbourne
42%
Draw
28%
Waterford FC
30%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Shelbourne Draw Waterford FC
Fair odds 2.37 3.63 3.30
Total goals
3.12
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Both teams to score
68%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Shelbourne

42% Shelbourne to win

Attack
6th vs 6th
Shelbourne attack v Waterford FC defence
Defence
5th vs 3rd
Shelbourne defence v Waterford FC attack
Recent xG form
+0.12 vs +0.58
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.69 – 1.43
Shelbourne v Waterford FC
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Shelbourne and Waterford FC compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Shelbourne Waterford FC
xG / match (better) 1.40 · 5th 1.40 · 6th
xGA / match (better) 1.20 · 5th 1.77 · 9th
xGD / match (better) +0.20 · 4th -0.38 · 8th
xPts / match (better) 1.48 · 4th 1.17 · 8th
Last 6 xGD / match +0.12 (better) +0.58

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Shelbourne clean sheet
21%
Shelbourne 2+ goals
52%
Under 2.5 goals
38%
Both teams to score: no
32%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.8%
2:1
10.3%
1:2
8.5%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Shelbourne sample
20 matches
Waterford FC sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Shelbourne
16 matches
Away xG sample · Waterford FC
16 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.