| Metric | Shamrock Rovers | Floriana FC |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 56% | 44% |
| Shots | 21 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 14 | 1 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 4 |
| Corners | 6 | 2 |
| Fouls | 11 | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 7 | 1 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 0 | 9 |
Lee Grace struck first after 6'26'', with Jack Byrne supplying the assist, and Shamrock looked sharp from the start. Floriana answered at 12'37'' when Tomislav Gudelj finished from Mustapha Jah's pass to level the score at 1-1. A home penalty check was waved away after VAR at 24'09'', but Shamrock still reclaimed control before the break when John McGovern scored at 28'08'' from Adam Brennan's assist.
The second half swung decisively in the home side's favour. McGovern grabbed his second at 47'23'', this time set up by Dylan Watts, and the result was effectively settled. Graham Burke added another at 60'46'' before Byrne joined the scorers at 73'02'' to complete the highlights.
Floriana tried to change the flow with second-half substitutions, sending on Kenan Dervisagic, Dunstan Vella and Ange Curtis N Dri. Shamrock also freshened things up with Tunmise Sobowale, Connor Malley, Najemedine Razi, Jonathan Afolabi and Michael Noonan introduced. Yellow cards for McGovern, Watts, Vella and Razi rounded out the closing stages, and the stats that mattered most stayed fixed on the scoreboard.
Our pre-match analysis called this one correctly. These picks were backed before kick-off and landed after the final result.
1X2: Home @1.33
Pre-match pick: Shamrock should control this at home and are the clear 90-minute pick.