Waterford FC aims to extend unbeaten run against Shelbourne in Irish Premier Division clash

Waterford Football Club host Shelbourne Football Club at the Regional Sports Centre on Sunday. The Blues sit ninth in the league with 22 points but have gone five games unbeaten under manager Graham Coughlan, looking to keep their relegation worries at bay. They enter the match level on points with bottom‑placed Sligo Rovers but have lost only one of their last nine home games.

Shelbourne, currently fifth with 34 points, are coming off a strong European showing, having qualified for the third round of the UEFA Conference League and set to face Ajax in early August. Manager John Russell, appointed in July, seeks to build on the recent 5‑2 aggregate win over Nomme Kalju while trying to improve the club's domestic form, which has seen no away wins in the last five league matches.