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Premier Division statistics and predictions
Season to date: 120 matches since 10 Apr 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
Premier Division in numbers
Analysis
120 matches have been played in the Premier Division (Ireland) since 10 Apr 2026, averaging 2.89 goals a game. That is close to the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 48 (40%), 35 matches were drawn (29%) and away sides won 37 (31%). Home advantage is about typical. Both teams scored in 65% of matches, 56% went over 2.5 goals, 82% over 1.5, and 8 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as Bohemians (1.54), Waterford (1.50), Dundalk (1.43), and the meanest defences as St Patrick's Athl. (0.55), Derry City (0.69), Bohemians (0.71). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Recent and upcoming PunterPick predictions
- Bohemians vs Waterford · 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.44 · FT 2–1 - Drogheda United vs Derry City · 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.70 · FT 2–0 - Galway United vs Shamrock Rovers · 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.40 · FT 2–0 - St Patrick's Athl. vs Shelbourne · 16 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.40 · FT 1–2 - Sligo Rovers vs Dundalk · 17 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.57 · FT 1–1 - Waterford vs Galway United · 19 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.50 · FT 3–2 - Derry City vs St Patrick's Athl. · 19 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.28 · FT 1–0 - Bohemians vs Shelbourne · 23 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.44 - Derry City vs Dundalk · 23 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.50 - Galway United vs St Patrick's Athl. · 23 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.40 - Waterford vs Drogheda United · 23 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: Under 3.5 Goals @ 1.44 - Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers · 23 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC · Premier Division
Published pick: BTTS No @ 1.67
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 10 Apr 2026. This is not the official table — it applies no points deductions or tie-break rules, and for cup competitions it simply totals results across rounds.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 46 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | St Patrick's Athl. | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Derry City | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | Waterford | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Galway United | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 27 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 27 |
| 9 | Dundalk | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 43 | -10 | 25 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 44 | -22 | 19 |
About these statistics
The figures above are counts over final scores (90 minutes) in the PunterPick results archive. Nothing is estimated: a match only counts once its final score is in. Team links lead to each side's own form, home and away record and the predictions we have published for them. How we build our predictions is explained on the methodology page.