Shelbourne vs St. Patrick's Athletic Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Shelbourne

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Shelbourne will play in this fixture following a 0-0 Premier Division tied result vs Shamrock Rovers.

In that game, Shelbourne had 47% possession and 6 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. On the other side, Shamrock Rovers got 11 shots at goal with 1 of them on target.

Damien Duff's Shelbourne have managed to score 5 times in their preceding six outings. The comparative number of goals that they have conceded in those same games amounts to 6.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Shelbourne:

• have not been beaten in the league by St. Patrick's Athletic in their previous 2 games.
• are without a win at home for the past 3 league matches.

St. Patrick's Athletic

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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Derry City in Premier Division action, St. Patrick's Athletic and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, St. Patrick's Athletic managed 67% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for St. Patrick's Athletic was Conor Keeley (54'). Derry City had 12 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Danny Mullen (16', 56') and Patrick Hoban (51') scored for Derry City.

Jon Daly's St. Patrick's Athletic have found the back of the net 7 times in the course of their previous 6 matches. The total of goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period equals 5.

Going into this encounter, St. Patrick's Athletic haven’t won away from home in the past 5 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 06/11/2022 shows that Shelbourne have won 2 of these games & St. Patrick's Athletic 4, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 0.

In all, 13 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 4 for The Shels and 9 coming from Saints. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The last league clash featuring these sides was Premier Division match day 6 on 15/03/2024 when the final score was St. Patrick's Athletic 1-2 Shelbourne.

That day, St. Patrick's Athletic managed 57% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player to score was Jake Mulraney (71').

Shelbourne got 11 shots at goal with 3 on target. Will Jarvis (48', 58') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Robert Harvey.

📰 Team News: Shelbourne

Availability isn’t a big problem, with just the sole fitness concern for the Shelbourne boss Damien Duff to be concerned with from an otherwise complete set of players. Dáithí Folan (Leg injury) will miss out. Shane Farrell cannot play in this game through suspension.

In all likelihood, The Shels could go for a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, handing starts to Conor Kearns, Sean Gannon, Patrick Barrett, Gavin Molloy, Tyreke Wilson, Jonathan Lunney, Kameron Ledwidge, John Martin, John O'Sullivan, Matthew Smith and Will Jarvis.

🗞️ Team News: St. Patrick's Athletic

Thanks to a largely available squad, there’s just the sole fitness problem for the St. Patrick's Athletic gaffer Jon Daly to be concerned with. Tom Grivosti (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.

We are inclined to think that Saints seem likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Daniel Rogers, Luke Turner, Joe Redmond, Conor Keeley, Anto Breslin, Jamie Lennon, Aaron Bolger, Ruairi Keating, Chris Forrester, Brandon Kavanagh and Mason Melia.

💡 Prediction

In our view, St. Patrick's Athletic and Shelbourne may well both score at least one goal each although picking a clear a winner isn’t easy.

It’s looking like it could well end up as a draw but we do expect to see goals at each end. Our tip is therefore for a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 2-2 score draw at full-time.

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Renata Leite, 20:05 25/04/2024