Shelbourne vs Galway United Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 21)

📊 Form Guide

Shelbourne

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Shelbourne will play in this fixture coming off the back of a 2-2 Premier Division tied result against Drogheda United.

In that match, Shelbourne had 79% possession and 27 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. For Shelbourne, the scorers were Mark Coyle (29') and Sam Bone (41' Own goal, 66'). Drogheda United got 5 shots at goal with 3 on target. Warren Davis (22') was the scorer for Drogheda United.

Fewer than three goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Shelbourne have taken part. In terms of the goal split in this period, opposing sides scored a total of 4 while Shelbourne managed a tally of 5.

Galway United

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Since a loss in their previous game against Derry City in Premier Division competition, Galway United and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, Galway United managed 43% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Galway United, the scorers were Patrick Hickey (43') and Vincent Borden (90'). For their opponents, Derry City had 15 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Danny Mullen (16'), Robbie Benson (47') and Gavin Whyte (90') scored for Derry City.

A run of reliable showings by the Galway United defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their previous 6 outings in total. During the same time, their own forwards have managed to score 7. Putting that to one side, time will tell if the trend might continue on in this upcoming game or not.

Going into this encounter, Galway United have not been beaten in their last 6 league matches away from home.

↔️ Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 04/03/2024, there has been little to separate the clubs with Shelbourne winning 2 of those games, Galway United 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

An aggregate of 9 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 5 for The Shels and 4 belonging to Tribesman. That’s an average goals per game of 1.5.

📰 Team News: Shelbourne

Tyreke Wilson (unknown injury), Daniel Kelly (unknown injury) and John Martin (unknown injury) won’t be available for Shelbourne manager Damien Duff.

💡 Prediction

Our assessment here is that Galway United will do well to see themselves scoring against this Shelbourne lineup who we think might well just have the edge.

We’re therefore anticipating a hard-fought 1-0 winning score for Shelbourne when all is said and done.

Little in this one.

📚 ⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?

Looking at the bookies’ prices in the 90 minute result market, backing Shelbourne can be had for 2.15, a bet on the draw is 3 & putting your money on the win for Galway United is 3.3. They are the best prices on offer as of now.

Peter Guest, 08:07 19/04/2025