Shamrock Rovers 3-2 Waterford — LOI Premier Division, 18 Sep 2026
Shamrock Rovers beat Waterford 3-2 in the LOI Premier Division on 18 September 2026 at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin. Evan McLaughlin, Aaron Greene, Bernardo Piexoto Couto, John McGovern got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Shamrock Rovers have won 4 and Waterford 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Tallaght Stadium · Dublin·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 29'Graham CoughlanDissent
- 0-135'
- Half-time0-1
- 54'Foul
- 1-157'assist: Roberto Lopes
- 1-258'
- 62'
- 62'
- 64'
- 67'
- 67'
- 69'Foul
- 2-271'assist: Graham Burke
- 3-275'assist: Jake Mulraney
- 76'
- 76'
- 76'
- 79'Foul
- 84'Foul
- 86'Foul
- 88'
- 90+1'Foul
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
9.2
Top rated
Shamrock Rovers
- 9.2John McGovernF
- 7.7Aaron GreeneF
- 7.3Graham BurkeM
- 7.0PicoD
- 6.9Najemedine RaziF
- 6.7Edward McGintyG
- 6.7Lee GraceD
- 6.6Matthew HealyM
- 6.5Jack ByrneM
- 6.4William FitzgeraldM
- 6.3Dylan WattsM
- 6.3Jake MulraneyM
- 6.2Tunmise SobowaleD
- 6.2Daniel ClearyD
- 6.1Cory O'SullivanD
- 6.0A. BrennanM
- 6.6Lee SteacyG
- 6.6Jonathan AfolabiF
- 6.6John O'SullivanM
- 6.6Michael NoonanF
Waterford
- 7.5Evan McLaughlinM
- 7.3Thomas LonerganF
- 6.9Benny CoutoD
- 6.7Stephen McMullanG
- 6.2Pádraig AmondF
- 6.1Noah MaweneM
- 5.9Jørgen VoilåsM
- 5.8Luke HeeneyM
- 5.8Jordan HoustonD
- 5.7John MahonD
- 5.7Samuel GlenfieldM
- 5.6Jordan FariaM
- 5.5Conan NoonanM
- 5.4Kevin LongD
- 5.4Hayden CannD
- 6.6G. AmeduD
- 6.6Dean McMenamyM
- 6.6Arlo Ricky Hugh DohertyG
- 6.6J. AshtonD
- 6.6B. McKenzieD
Line-ups
Waterford4-4-2
Shamrock Rovers3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Shamrock RoversS. Bradley
Substitutes
- 11Jake Mulraney67'M6.3
- 25Lee SteacyG6.6
- 18Jonathan AfolabiF6.6
- 88John McGovern71'75'62'F9.2
- 22Tunmise Sobowale62'D6.2
- 26John O'SullivanM6.6
- 27Cory O'Sullivan88'D6.1
- 28Najemedine Razi67'F6.9
- 31Michael NoonanF6.6
WaterfordG. Coughlan
Substitutes
- 15Luke Heeney76'M5.8
- 17Jordan Faria79'76'M5.6
- 2Jordan Houston76'D5.8
- 27Dean McMenamyM6.6
- 21Arlo Ricky Hugh DohertyG6.6
- 19Samuel Glenfield86'64'M5.7
- 6J. AshtonD6.6
- 12B. McKenzieD6.6
- 32G. AmeduD6.6
Team statistics
69%Possession31%
17Total shots13
9Shots on target4
3Shots off target5
5Blocked shots4
7Corners8
0Offsides0
10Fouls14
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves6
513Total passes220
429Accurate passes121
Shamrock Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McGovern | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 |
| Aaron Greene | 62 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Graham Burke | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Pico | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Najemedine Razi | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Edward McGinty | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Lee Grace | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Healy | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jack Byrne | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| William Fitzgerald | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Dylan Watts | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jake Mulraney | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tunmise Sobowale | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Daniel Cleary | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Cory O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| A. Brennan | 67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Lee Steacy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jonathan Afolabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| John O'Sullivan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Michael Noonan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Waterford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan McLaughlin | 64 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Thomas Lonergan | 90 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Benny Couto | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Stephen McMullan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Pádraig Amond | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Noah Mawene | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Jørgen Voilås | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Luke Heeney | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Jordan Houston | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| John Mahon | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Samuel Glenfield | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Jordan Faria | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Conan Noonan | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Kevin Long | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Hayden Cann | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.4 |
| G. Amedu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Dean McMenamy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Arlo Ricky Hugh Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Ashton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| B. McKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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