Here's another absorbing match in the Premier Division. Shelbourne is in the 7th position after completing six fixtures. They host Finn Harps who are placed 9th after five matches.
- Shelbourne have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Premier Division
- Finn Harps have yet to win a game.
It's no vacation for neither Shelbourne nor Finn Harps as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shelbourne form and stats
Shelbourne have played three Premier Division home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Shelbourne shared the glory with Bohemians in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Dundalk that ended 1-1.Shelbourne has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Finn Harps form and stats
The Premier Division season is young and Finn Harps have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. Finn Harps seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Finn Harps lost away at Sligo Rovers (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A 0-2 loss hosting St Patrick's before that.Harps are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 3 away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - five - three (Shelbourne wins - draws - Finn Harps wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Boyd 2 goals |  R. Connolly 1 goals | L. Rudden 1 goals |
Shelbourne missing players
Finn Harps missing players
| Shelbourne | Finn Harps | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 20% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 2.7 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.2 | 7.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 7.2 | 6.7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Finn Harps have yet to win a game.
- Shelbourne have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shelbourne have yet to win a game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St Patrick's | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Sligo Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 | Derry City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 2 |
| 10 | UCD | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 2 |
