Limerick vs Shamrock Rovers Predictions, Betting Tips and Match Previews

Can Limerick boost their survival hopes with a victory over Shamrock Rovers this weekend? The hosts head in to Friday night’s clash in the bottom two, which puts them on course for a relegation play-off come the end of the campaign. They need to move out of ninth to be entirely sure of safety, and three points against Rovers would be a huge boost to their hopes. Will they be able to bounce back from their 4-0 hammering by Dundalk, or can the visitors add to their 5-0 victory over Bray?

Limerick come in to this clash with the worst home record in the division, trailing even bottom side Bray. The basement club have been cut adrift at the bottom, but unless their home results improve, the Super Blues are at risk of dropping to the bottom of the pile. However, they are at home to fifth placed Shamrock Rovers this week, so they don’t have an easy game to turn things around.

The Super Blues have won just one of their last eight games, so they’re likely to struggle for a result. However, they haven’t been that bad defensively, letting in 1.55 goals per game isn’t the worst for a side in danger of relegation. Their true concern should be going forward, which has seen Limerick falter. They have averaged 0.45 goals per game at their own ground, while they’ve scored less than a goal per match so far this season. Getting their home form back on track isn’t going to happen until that is fixed.

The visitors shouldn’t have too much to worry about at the back, but Rovers are also a low scoring side. They’ve been flying in front of goal at home, but with 0.5 per game on the road, they’ve hit just 15% of their strikes so far away from home. Having let in just over a goal per game this season, this doesn’t really have the potential to be a classic.

Shamrock Rovers have seen under 2.5 goals in their last five matches on the road, while 70% of their away games this season have seen fewer than three goals. However, Limerick have seen under 2.5 land in 73% of their home matches. It has also landed in five of the last six encounters between the sides, and we see the trend continuing on Friday. We’re backing under 2.5 goals in this one, which has landed in Limerick’s last three at this ground.