Shelbourne vs Shamrock Rovers Live Stream, Predictions

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Shelbourne

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Shelbourne will be hoping to bounce back here following the 1-0 Premier Division defeat last time out to Galway United.

In that match, Shelbourne had 72% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. On the other side, Galway United had 12 shots at goal with 5 on target. Ed McCarthy (24') scored for Galway United.

Damien Duff's Shelbourne have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a sum total of 9 times over their past half-dozen outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in those games is 6.

Going into this one, Shelbourne are without a win at home for the past 2 league matches.

Shamrock Rovers

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Shamrock Rovers will come into the match following a 1-3 Premier Division win versus Derry City in their last match.

In that game, Shamrock Rovers had 55% possession and 10 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. For Shamrock Rovers, goals were scored by Aaron Greene (57', 62') and Richie Towell (70'). Derry City got 11 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Patrick Hoban (88') was the scorer for Derry City.

A series of steadfast displays by the Shamrock Rovers defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their previous 6 clashes in total. During the same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 10. In any event, time will tell if that trend might continue on in this upcoming game.

Ahead of this meeting, Shamrock Rovers have not beaten Shelbourne when they've played them away from home in the last 4 league matches. They really have not been travelling well at all.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 09/10/2022 shows us that Shelbourne have won 1 of these and Shamrock Rovers 2, with the number of draws being 3.

A sum of 15 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 from The Shels and 8 for The Hoops. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

🗞️ Team News: Shelbourne

There’s just one fitness concern for the Shelbourne manager Damien Duff to contend with from a near full-strength group. Dáithí Folan (Leg injury) misses out.

ℹ️ Team News: Shamrock Rovers

Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley has a number of players out of action. Neil Farrugia (Shoulder injury), Sean Kavanagh (Hamstring injury) and Jack Byrne (Calf injury) are not ready for selection.

⚡ Prediction

We envisage that Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We therefore see a tight encounter with a score draw when the full-time whistle blows.

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Renata Leite, 11:08 20/04/2024