Sligo Rovers FC vs Shelbourne FC Prediction: Shelbourne is in fine form

In the 27th round of the League of Ireland Premiership, Sligo Rovers and Shelbourne will face off again at The Showgrounds. Shelbourne continues to stand strong in the league table while Sligo Rovers continue to fight for a mid-table position in the league. We believe that Shelbourne will not lose to Sligo Rovers here and our prediction is a win or draw and a total of over 1.5 goals for Shelbourne. Please see the carefully prepared tips.

Form in the League: LWWWW

Sligo Rovers’s 4-game unbeaten run in the league came to an end at the hands of St Patrick’s Athletic in their last league game which ended in a 3-2 defeat. Sligo Rovers were defeated by a last minute goal from Brandon Kavanagh. Sligo Rovers might be edging towards another defeat as they take on league leaders Shelbourne.

Sligo Rovers are currently occupying the 6th position in the league table, they boast 10 wins, 7 draws, and 9 losses from the 26 games played.

Form in the League: DDWWW

Shelbourne was held down to a goalless draw by Derry City in their last league game. Shelbourne has now lost only a single game in their last 13 league games as Shelbourne continues to wax stronger in their pursuit of a top flight in the League this season. Will Jarvis continues to impress for Shelbourne as he has now scored 8 goals for Shelbourne this season. Shelbourne’s hope of playing in Europe next season was dashed as they lost 3-0 to Zurich on aggregate.

They are still top of the League with a slim 3-points 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 3 losses from a total of 25 league games.

A critical look at the last 20 games between them produced 7 wins for Shelbourne,10 wins for Sligo Rovers and 3 draws.

Shelbourne hasn’t lost a game in their last 12 league games and they’ll most definitely keep up the momentum. Sligo Rovers on the other hand are also in great form as they recently decided four consecutive league victories before their defeat to St Patrick’s Athletic last week. We expect a very open game here with goals from both teams. Both teams have met twice this season with the first leg encounter ending in a narrow 0-1 victory to Shelbourne while their second leg ended in a 1-2 Sligo Rovers. We still expect a very tough one with both teams finding the net. One thing is also consistent in their last 7 meetings and it is a total of over 4.5 cards.