Shelbourne FC vs Bohemian FC Prediction: Shelbourne cannot afford another defeat

In the 29th round of the League of Ireland Premiership, Shelbourne will face off against Bohemians at The Tolka Park. Shelbourne continues to stand strong in the league table even though they lost their most recent league game to Sligo Rovers. Bohemians on the other hand are without a win in their last 9 league games. Shelbourne cannot afford to lose two consecutive league games as it is detrimental to their Championship dreams. We believe Shelbourne will not lose again. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form in the League: LDDWW

Shelbourne has now lost two games in their last 14 league games, they lost to Sligo Rovers in their most recent league game which ended in a 1-2 defeat. Shelbourne conceded a goal first in the 24th minute but Evan Caffery responded with a goal in the 55th minute. The game later ended in a 1-2 defeat to Shelbourne courtesy of Wilson Waweru's 65th-minute goal. 

Shelbourne continues to wax stronger in their pursuit of League of Ireland Premiership glory this season and Will Jarvis continues to impress for Shelbourne with 8 goals scored this season. They are still top of the League with only a single point between them and their closest rivals Derry City who have a game in hand. Shelbourne has an overall league record of 13 wins, 9 draws, and 4 losses from a total of 26 league games.

Form in the league: LDDLD

Bohemian FC is now without a win in their last nine league games which produced five draws and four losses. The last time Bohemian won a game was against Sligo Rovers in mid-May and the question remains whether they can pull off an upset as they prepare to take on league leaders Shelbourne on Friday. They lost a two-goal lead in their most recent league game against Waterford which ultimately ended in a 2-3 defeat. Their overall league statistics are 7 victories, 7 draws, and 11 losses from 25 games.

A closer look at the last 20 games between them produced 8 wins for Bohemians, 6 wins for Shelbourne, and 6 draws.

With just 10 games to the end of the season, Shelbourne cannot afford to lose this game as it’s costly and detrimental to their dreams of championship glory this season. Bohemians are in very bad shape as they are without a win in their last 9 league games. Both teams have met this season, Shelbourne won the first leg encounter by a 0-2 victory while the second leg ended in a 1-2 victory to Bohemians. Our prediction is a win or draw for Shelbourne. 

• Bohemian is without a clean sheet in their last three meetings
• There have been less than 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 meetings
• More than 4.5 cards in 8 of their last 10 encounters
• There have been less than 10.5 corners in 6 of their last 8 games.