Bohemians vs Shelbourne Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent runs

Bohemians have won 10 of their last 20 matches, drawing four and losing six, scoring 37 goals in that spell. That's a strong scoring return and a healthy points rate over a decent sample size.

Bohemians: 20 completed matches; Shelbourne: 20 completed matches.

Bohemians

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

22

Difference

+14

Shelbourne

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

32

Difference

-4

Shelbourne's equivalent run reads very differently: four wins, nine draws and seven losses from 20 games, with 27 scored and 31 conceded. They're picking up points steadily through draws rather than piling up wins, which fits a side that's competitive but short of the cutting edge.

Shelbourne's high draw count suggests tight, low-margin games rather than one-sided results.

Comparative Team Statistics: Bohemians vs Shelbourne

A fixture that usually stays close

Looking back over recent meetings between these two, draws crop up again and again, including three of the last six league or cup encounters. It's been a fixture where neither side tends to run away with it.

The most recent one bucked that pattern completely, with Bohemians winning 3-0 away at Shelbourne back in June. Before that, though, this was 2-2, 0-0 and 2-2 in successive meetings, so that scoreline stands out rather than confirms a fresh trend.

A clear gap in the table

Bohemians sit third with 56 points from 31 games, built on 16 wins against just seven defeats. Shelbourne are down in sixth on 39 points, with nine wins and ten losses from the same number of matches.

The goal difference gap is notable too: Bohemians have scored 55 and conceded 37, while Shelbourne have 41 for and 44 against. On paper, that's a comfortable case for Bohemians.

That table gap doesn't fully match how close their recent head-to-head meetings have actually been.

Who's carrying the goal threat

Bohemians' attack is led by C. Whelan, who has 12 goals and six assists in 31 appearances this season, with R. Tierney adding nine goals of his own. Between them they've carried a big share of the attacking output.

Bohemians:

Best scorers:

C. Whelan - 12

R. Tierney - 9

Penalty cards:

P. Hickey x 1 x 5

D. Devoy x 10

R. Tierney x 6

Shelbourne:

Best scorers:

H. Wood - 8

J. Martin - 6

D. Kelly - 6

Penalty cards:

R. Freitas x 1 x 5

S. Boyd x 1 x 4

D. Kelly x 10

For Shelbourne, H. Wood is top scorer with seven goals in 25 games and five assists, while J. Martin has six in just 17 outings. D. Kelly also has six goals but picks up cards regularly, ten yellows in 29 matches, matched by Bohemians' D. Devoy on the same tally.

Both sides have a player on ten yellow cards this season, so discipline could shape how the game unfolds.