In total; 19 game weeks are finished and Shelbourne are 7 points on top of Sligo Rovers. What will the score be?
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Shelbourne nor Sligo Rovers 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
5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Shelbourne have to build on here at Tolka Park in the Premier Division.
A nice win for Shelbourne last time playing, versus Drogheda United. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2. Sweet to taste a league victory after three fixtures without one.
Before that, Shelbourne played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Derry City.From these home matches, Shelbourne have conceded only 7 goals.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
Playing away, Sligo Rovers have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier Division this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sligo Rovers are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The attacking players of Sligo Rovers have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 266 minutes.
Sligo Rovers might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Shamrock Rovers proved too strong as Rovers slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at The Showgrounds.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bohemians wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sligo Rovers playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 3 Sligo Rovers wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Some info for sports gamblers wanting to bet on only one (or no) side scoring in this match: This club have played 7 consecutive league games with just one or no side finding the net.
Sligo Rovers have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the participants played each other previously this campaign; Sligo Rovers - Shelbourne 0-3. Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two squads are: five wins for Shelbourne, zero draws and five wins for Sligo Rovers. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Mata 9 goals |  J. Moylan 6 goals | M. Smith 3 goals |
Shelbourne missing players
Sligo Rovers missing players
| Shelbourne | Sligo Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 74% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 47% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 68% |
| 32% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 11% | 10% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 5% | 10% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 37% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 47% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 42% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 37% |
| 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7 | 5.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 9.3 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 32% | 33% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 26% | 30% |
| 12.2 | 11.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
- Shelbourne have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 39 |
| 2 | Derry City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Shelbourne | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 8 | Cork City | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Drogheda United | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 10 | UCD | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 28 | -34 | 6 |
