Premier Division: Tipsway are previewing an engrossing and very important duel involving Shelbourne and Finn Harps at Tolka Park. They both need to win this!
- Shelbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
Both sides have had sufficient rest since their previous game. Let's trust this will be an active match!
Shelbourne form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Shelbourne have to build on here at Tolka Park in the Premier Division. When Shelbourne hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Drogheda United, UCD and Shelbourne), they have won 2 of 2 matches!
Shelbourne are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Sligo Rovers.
In the match before that, Shelbourne hosted Dundalk and drew the game 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Shelbourne have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Shelbourne aren't scoring a lot here at Tolka Park in the league, with only 8 goals from 10 games. Shelbourne have conceded 15 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Shelbourne has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Finn Harps form and stats
Finn Harps have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier Division, after 1-3-6 (10 played).
The manager Horgan was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Finn Park. Harps suffered a 0-1 loss to Shamrock Rovers (placed 1st).
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against St Patrick's.We have checked recent matches where Finn Harps have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 12 games were 2 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
For Harps, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H meeting ended Finn Harps - Shelbourne 1-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shelbourne two wins, four draws and Finn Harps four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Boyd 6 goals |  S. Farrell 3 goals | J. Moylan 3 goals |
Shelbourne missing players
Finn Harps missing players
| Shelbourne | Finn Harps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 27 | 15 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 21 | 37 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 90% | 95% |
| 67% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 90% | 71% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 57% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 30% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 14% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 48% |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 7.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 29% | 22% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 30% | 27% |
| 8.6 | 8.1 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 10.1 | 8.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Finn Harps have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shelbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Shamrock Rovers | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Derry City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 25 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -20 | 12 |
| 10 | UCD | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -32 | 9 |
