Shelbourne FC vs St Patrick’s Athletic FC Prediction: Shelbourne seems to have lost their finesse

The upcoming game between Shelbourne and St Patrick’s Athletic at Tolka Park is going to be filled with lots of attacking opportunities as witnessed in their first-leg encounter which ended in a 1-2 victory to Shels. Shelbourne was held down to a goalless draw in their most recent league game against Shamrock while St Patrick’s Athletics lost to Derry City. Just like the first leg, our prediction leans towards goals from both teams and a total of over 2.5 goals. 

Form: DLLDD

Shelbourne continues to dip in form as they are now winless in their last five league games with three draws and two losses in those games. However, Shelbourne still maintains their position at the top of the league table, and a resurgence in form is needed for them to maintain their lead at the top of the table. Their most recent league game against Shamrock Rovers ended in a goalless draw as both teams were unable to find the back of the net. 

Shelbourne will aim for the victory in this game and they’ll also be without the services of Shane Farell due to his suspension in their last league game. Their overall league records are 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses from a total of 12 league games played. 

Form: LDDWW

St. Patrick's Athletic finally lost a league game after five games without a defeat. Their results in their last five league games before the defeat against Derry City were two victories and three draws. In the game against Derry City on Monday, St Patrick’s Athletics were overpowered and they lost the game by a 3-1 scoreline. They now prepare to face the league leaders with hopes of a positive outcome. 

With a league record of four wins, three draws, and five losses from twelve games played, they are out to improve and climb up the league ladder. 

A critical look at the last 11 games between them produced 6 wins for St Patrick’s, 4 wins for Shelbourne, and a draw.

Both St. Patrick’s Athletic and Shelbourne started the season on a good note but somehow they’ve both recently dipped in form. Their first-leg encounter was filled with lots of attacking opportunities as both teams found the net in that game. Furthermore, it's worth noting that St. Patrick’s Athletic has historically been better than Shelbourne as analyzed in their head-to-head statistics above. In light of this, our prediction for this game will be on the goals as we expect a minimum of two goals from either of the two teams. Shelbourne will most likely secure a win or draw in this game as they’ll hope to maintain their lead at the top of the table and a defeat could prove costly for them here.