Carrying a 1 point advantage in the league standings, Shelbourne regulars wish to see their beloved team get maximum points from this game versus Dundalk.
- Shelbourne have the most clean sheets (5) in Premier Division
- Dundalk have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
Dundalk play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this game will take place on grass. The latest data for Dundalk when featuring on grass are 10 wins, 14 draws and 12 defeats from 36 matches. They have managed to score {46 goals} and conceded 50 times on these occasions.
Both contenders have had plentiful rest since their last game. Let's wish for an animated match!
Shelbourne form and stats
Shelbourne have collected 8 points from their Premier Division home games so far after 2-2-1.
Shelbourne travelled for their previous game, a trip to Shamrock Rovers that ended 2-2. Opportunity lost for Shelbourne in the Shamrock Rovers match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Sligo Rovers.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Shelbourne handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.
Shelbourne have scored {3 league goals} here from 5 matches, not a lot. As for guarding their own goal, Shelbourne have only let in {2 goals} at home.
Dundalk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Dundalk's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Derry City that finished 2-2.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Cork City wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.We have checked recent matches where Dundalk have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Dundalk are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {2 goals} from 4 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
The squads have met each other already this season, with the result Dundalk - Shelbourne 2-1 registered in the official records. Previous ten meetings with these squads: Shelbourne won one, Dundalk were winners in six and we saw three draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Tulloch 3 goals |   M. Smith 2 goals | C. Malley 2 goals |
Shelbourne missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Shelbourne | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 70% | 60% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 90% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 25% | 70% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 60% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 4.6 | 5.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 8.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 8.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 10.2 | 9.2 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15 | 12.8 |
| 3 | 2.4 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
- Dundalk have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Dundalk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the most clean sheets (5) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bohemians | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Derry City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Shelbourne | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Dundalk | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Cork City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | UCD | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -16 | 5 |
