The hosts are currently sitting at the summit of the Irish top flight standings, having collected 43 points from 22 games, four points ahead of second-placed Derry City.
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In a League of Ireland Premier Division top of the table clash Shamrock Rovers will host Derry City at Tallaght Stadium on Monday night. The hosts are currently sitting at the summit of the Irish top flight standings, having collected 43 points from 22 games, while the Candystripes are occupying the second position, separated by just four points. Hoops are heading into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw away to Bohemians on Friday night, while the visitors got the better of Cork City 2-0.
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Shamrock Rovers shared the spoils against Bohemians last time out despite taking a 2-0 lead through Neil Farrugla and Markus Poorm ten minutes into the second half. The result ended their three game winning run, scoring nine goals and conceding none in the period. Rovers have recorded 12 league-wins this term and their latest success came against rock-bottom side UC Dublin (4-0) almost two weeks ago courtesy of Harvey O’Brien’s 15th-minute own goal and one goal each from Jack Byrne, Graham Burke and Kieran Cruise. Meanwhile, European matters are set to take centre-stage for the Shamrock Rovers in the next couple of weeks, as Stephan Bradley’s men will compete in the Champions League qualification in the second week of July.
Derry, on the other hand, will be competing in the Europa Conference League qualification in mid-July and they will know their opponents by the end of June. Prior to the continental engagement, the Candytripes will play three league-fixtures against the likes of Rovers, Shelbourne and Sligo Rovers. A victory on Monday will help Ruaidhri Higgins’ men to close the gap on the leaders to just a solitary point. Meanwhile, last time out, Derry secured their 11th top flight victory of the season against Cork City thanks to two unanswered goals from Jamie McGonigle and Tiernan McGinty. The result ended their four game winless run in the Irish top division.
Shamrock Rovers probable starting lineup: Pohls, Finn, Cleary, Lopes, Grace, Farrugia, Watts, Poom, Burke, Gaffney, Byrne
Derry City probable starting lineup: Maher, Connolly, McJannett, S McEleney, Coll, Graydon, Kavanagh, O’Reilly, Diallo, McEneff, McGonigle
Shamrock Rovers
| Opponents | Score |
| Bohemians | 2-2 (D) |
| UC Dublin | 4-0 (W) |
| Sligo Rovers | 0-3 (W) |
| Dundalk | 2-0 (W) |
| Cork City | 1-0 (L) |
Derry City
| Opponents | Score |
| Cork City | 2-0 (W) |
| Bohemians | 0-0 (D) |
| St. Patricks | 4-1 (L) |
| Shelbourne | 0-0 (D) |
| Sligo Rovers | 1-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Shamrock Rovers beat Derry City | 0-2 |
| Derry city beat Shamrock Rovers | 1-2 |
| Derry city beat Shamrock Rovers | 2-0 |
| Shamrock Rovers beat Derry City | 1-0 |
| Derry City beat Shamrock Rovers | 3-1 |
The League of Ireland Premier division fixture between Shamrock Rovers and Derry City will take place at Tallaght stadium on Tuesday at 12:30 am IST.
| Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City | Key Details |
| Date | June 26 (UK) |
| Venue | Tallaght Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Tuesday) |
Football fans in UK can catch the live action via LOITV.
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