St Patrick's Athl. vs Shelbourne Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent runs

St Pat's have had a strong season overall, winning half their last 20 league games, but the last month has been shaky. They've lost three of their last five, including a heavy 4-0 defeat away to Dundalk and a 1-0 loss at Sligo.

St Patrick's Athl.: 20 completed matches; Shelbourne: 20 completed matches.

St Patrick's Athl.

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

18

Difference

+11

Shelbourne

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

32

Difference

-4

Shelbourne's form has been patchy all year, with just four wins from 20 matches and plenty of draws mixed in. Their last five have brought a win, two losses and two draws, so there's no real pattern to grab onto either way.

Neither side arrives with any real momentum, despite the gap in league position.

Comparative Team Statistics: St Patrick's Athl. vs Shelbourne

Recent meetings have gone both ways

These two have played each other regularly over the past few seasons and it's been close to even. The last meeting in August saw St Pat's win 2-1 away at Shelbourne, but the one before that went the other way, with Shelbourne winning at Richmond Park.

Further back there's a 0-0 draw and a couple of matches settled by a single goal, so this fixture rarely produces a one-sided result.

A big gap in the table

St Pat's sit top of the Premier Division with 59 points from 32 games, while Shelbourne are down in sixth on 39 points from 31. That's a 20-point difference already, and St Pat's have also conceded far fewer goals across the season.

Shelbourne's goal difference is negative, which lines up with the mixed form we've seen from them lately.

The league picture strongly favours the home side, even if recent weeks haven't.

Where the goals come from

St Pat's have two players with 10 league goals each in Edmondson and Keena, giving them more than one route to a goal. Shelbourne's main threat is Wood, who's scored seven and set up five more, but there isn't as much depth behind him.

St Patrick's Athl.:

Best scorers:

R. Edmondson - 10

A. Keena - 10

K. Leavy - 6

Penalty cards:

S. Hoare x 1 x 6

J. Lennon x 7

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

On the disciplinary side, Shelbourne's Kelly has picked up 10 yellow cards this season, more than anyone else on either list, though that alone doesn't tell us much about this specific game.