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🏆 Roscommon vs Tyrone Prediction

Roscommon vs Tyrone has all the ingredients for a very interesting Round 1 match on May 24th. Mark Dowd’s Roscommon will arrive full of confidence after a stellar 2026 so far. They have already beaten Mayo and Galway to win this year’s Connacht Championship, while their underage teams also won provincial honours, leading to the county securing a clean sweep of Connacht titles in 2026.

This game could be massive for both teams. Roscommon will look to show they can perform outside of Connacht and provide evidence that they now belong among the game’s elite, while Malachy O’Rourke’s Tyrone team will be looking to revitalise their season and take a notable scalp in their All-Ireland series opener. Tyrone have a history of getting their act together when it really matters in championship football, but we think Roscommon’s momentum may just carry through another match. With that in mind, our Roscommon v Tyrone All-Ireland SFC prediction is for another Roscommon win to continue their momentous year and give their home fans another reason to be cheerful.

Roscommon’s scoring threat, pace and power through the lines have really surprised this year, and the way they dismantled Mayo in the 2nd half of their semi-final before striking late on to beat Galway in the final has really made their rivals sit up and take notice. They possess match-winning forwards in Diarmuid Murtagh, Daire Cregg, Enda Smith and Darragh Heneghan, and that is why we fancy them to go on and beat Tyrone on May 24th.

Tyrone will need to bounce back from that gut-wrenching extra-time loss to Armagh and have had quite a long time to work on things that might see an improved performance from the 2021 All-Ireland winners. It will need to be a serious Tyrone showing to halt a Roscommon side on the up, and we just don’t think they are there yet. A defeat will leave Tyrone on Round 2B and another chance to rebuild, and that can’t be ruled out, but for now we fully expect Roscommon to advance to Round 2A.

💯 Roscommon vs Tyrone Betting Odds

When we look at the latest Roscommon v Tyrone betting odds, we can see further proof of the development of this Roscommon side. They head into their meeting with Tyrone as slight favourites, with BoyleSports pricing them at 1.91, compared to Tyrone, who are priced at around 2.20 with a host of betting sites.

Below you can see the latest Roscommon v Tyrone odds with some of the best new betting sites in Ireland.

Result

Roscommon

1.83

1.83

1.91

Tyrone

2.20

2.20

2.20

Draw

9.00

9.00

11.00

Result

Roscommon

1.83

1.83

1.91

Tyrone

2.20

2.20

2.20

Draw

9.00

9.00

11.00

⚽ Roscommon Squad Form

Roscommon have really been one of the shining lights of the 2026 championship so far with their attacking football exciting nearly everyone that watches them. Diarmuid Murtagh, Darragh Heneghan, Com Neary, Enda Smith and Dylan Ruane have all stepped up for their team. They also have the likes of Daire Cregg who came off the bench against Galway, Ruairi Fallon, and Cian McKeon all ready to make an impact late on showing the squad depth they now have.

⚽ Tyrone Squad Form

Tyrone’s last match was a narrow extra-time loss to Armagh in the Ulster SFC preliminary round back on April 12th. That day they lost both Darragh Canavan and midfield stalwart Brian Kennedy early in the match, which undoubtedly harmed their chances as the match wore on. Both are expected to be fit, with hopes for big performances from that duo as well as the likes of Conn Kilpatrick, Michael McKernan, Mattie Donnelly and Darren McCurry.

👕 Roscommon vs Tyrone Predicted Lineups

Roscommon’s last match was their triumphant Connacht final against Galway while for Tyrone, six weeks will have passed between this match with Roscommon and their last game with Armagh. To give you an idea of the starting lineups both will use in this Rolund 1 meeting we have listed the starting team that both used in their last matches.

✒️ Roscommon vs Tyrone - H2H Stats

Roscommon vs Tyrone is not a game we typically see all that often in championship football. This clash on May 24th will be just the 4th meeting between the teams, with Roscommon holding the advantage in the Roscommon v Tyrone H2H stats, 2-1.

Below you can see a summary of some of their previous championship meetings.

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