Shelbourne vs Dundalk Live Stream, Predictions (Jul 03)

📏 Form Guide

Shelbourne

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Shelbourne head into this match after a 2-2 Premier Division draw versus Sligo Rovers.

For Shelbourne, goals were scored by Ali Coote (81') and Paddy Barrett (90'). Maï Traoré (27') and Daire Patton (56') scored for Sligo Rovers.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that Shelbourne haven’t conceded. In fact, Shelbourne have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 9 goals during that time.

Dundalk

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Waterford in Premier Division competition, Dundalk will be hoping to turn things around here.

For Dundalk, the goals were scored by Eoin Kenny (10') and Harry Groome (29'). Tom Lonergan (45', 63') and John Mahon (85') scored for Waterford.

Over the course of their previous six outings, Dundalk have amassed the sum of 9 goals. Dundalk have also scored on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, their defenders have seen 6 goals go against them. Historical results aside, we will just have to wait and see whether that trend will be replicated in this game or not.

Going into this contest, Dundalk have not been beaten in their last 4 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 29/03/2024 tells us that Shelbourne have won 4 of them & Dundalk 1, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

A combined total of 13 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 8 from The Shels and 5 being from The Lilywhites. That’s an average goals per game of 2.17.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Premier Division match day 14 on 01/05/2026 when it ended Dundalk 1-2 Shelbourne.

In that match, Dundalk managed 66% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target. The scorer was Daryl Horgan (89').

For their opponents, Shelbourne had 14 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Daniel Kelly (11') and Kerr McInroy (52') scored.

The referee was Paul Norton.

ℹ️ Team News: Shelbourne

In our view, The Shels will possibly employ a 4-2-3-1 system for this game, utilising Wessel Speel, Milan Mbeng, Zeno Rossi, Patrick Barrett, Kameron Ledwidge, Evan Caffrey, Ellis Chapman, Ali Coote, Daniel Kelly, Harry Wood and Rodrigo Freitas.

📋 Team News: Dundalk

We are inclined to think that The Lilywhites could decide to utilise a 4-2-3-1 formation, choosing Enda Minogue, Keith Buckley, Rob Cornwall, Bobby Burns, Tyreke Wilson, Aodh Dervin, Harry Groome, Eoin Kenny, Ronan Teahan, Daryl Horgan and Gbemi Arubi.

💡 Prediction

In this game, Dundalk are capable enough to score a goal against this Shelbourne lineup, however that may not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We are anticipating a close game with a 2-1 advantage for Shelbourne when the full-time whistle blows. It should be a decent one.

Andre Moura, 00:00 29/06/2026