Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City Prediction: A very tough contest ahead

In the 3rd round of the Ireland Premier League, Shamrock Rovers will square off against Derry City at Tallaght Stadium. The defending champions are still yet to win a league game this season while the visitors have also not lost any. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you below.

Despite being the defending champions, Shamrock Rovers have yet to secure a win this season. In their previous match against Drogheda United, they surrendered the lead in the 89th minute and the game ended in a controversial 1-1 draw, with two Shamrock players being sent off in the second half. Now, Shamrock Rovers will be hoping to secure their first victory of the season as they prepare to face Derry City.

The Defending Champions had a remarkable season last year, winning the championship title with a remarkable 13-point lead over their closest competitors. Graham Burke was the team's highest goal scorer last season with 11 goals to his name, he has started his impressive goal-scoring record again this season with a goal in their last 2 games.

After narrowly missing out on a win in their previous game, Derry City managed to secure their first victory of the season against newly-promoted Cork City. They scored a goal in each half of the game to clinch a comfortable 2-0 win. Derry City will now aim to build on its success and maintain its winning momentum as they prepare to face Shamrock Rovers on Friday.

Derry City has been quite impressive since the start of the season with 4 points from 2 games. Jamie McGonigle proved to be a key player for the team last season, being their top scorer with eleven goals. Will Jamie McGonigle be able to score a goal and kick off his impressive goal performance?

Both teams had a great season last year, their last 4 games produced 2 wins for Shamrock, a win for Derry City, and a Draw. We also saw in their last 4 games that there were under 3.5 goals in all. We have also seen a low-scoring season so far for both teams, this takes us to our first prediction which is a win or draws for Shamrock and an under 3.5 goal scored.

Another option is for a first-half draw, we expect a very cagy game as we have seen in their last 3 games, and as such we expect a first half with little or no goals at all. A first-half draw for 2.00 or a Full time Draw or BTTS if you want to be more conservative.