St Patrick’s Athletic FC vs Shelbourne FC Prediction: Shelbourne is fighting strong to stay on top of the league

The upcoming 18th round of the League of Ireland Premiership match at Richmond Park between St Patrick’s Athletic and league leaders Shelbourne promises to be a tough game. Shelbourne is in good form as they are top of the league with an unbeaten in their last six league games while St Patrick’s Athletics can do with a draw in this game. We believe Shelbourne will not let their guard form and they’ll most likely secure a victory or a draw here. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you. 

Form: LDLWL

St. Patrick’s couldn’t hold Derry City down till the end in their most recent league game as Derry got a breakthrough on goal in the 76th minute of the game. The game ended in a narrow 0-1 defeat to St Patrick’s. St. Patrick's Athletic has faced a challenging start to the current league season as they have only won a game in their last five league games with three losses, a win, and a draw. 

As they gear up to face league leaders Shelbourne on Monday, St. Patrick's Athletic aims for a positive outcome, but they’ll need more than a miracle to overpower Shelbourne on Monday. St Patrick’s Athletics have an overall league record consisting of five wins, 4 draws, and 8 losses from 17 games. 

Form: WDDDW

Shelbourne finally bounced back to winning ways after three consecutive league draws, they secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Waterford in their most recent league game. Shelbourne is now unbeaten in their last 6 league games with two victories and four draws in those games and they’ll be hoping for a positive outcome as they prepare to take on Waterford on Friday. 

They are still top of the League but they need to be careful as a loss in this game will be costly to their current position. Shelbourne will aim for victory in this game and their overall league records are 8 wins, 7 draws, and 2 losses from a total of 17 league games. 

A critical look at the last 12 games between them produced 6 wins for St Patrick’s, 5 wins for Shelbourne, and a draw.

St. Patrick’s Athletic and Shelbourne started the season on a good note but somehow St Patrick’s have recently dipped in form. Their first-leg encounter was filled with lots of attacking opportunities as both teams found the net in that game. Their second-leg encounter late last month ended in a narrow 1-0 victory to Shelbourne and with Shelbourne’s position at the top of the league table at stake, they must avoid a defeat here. We predict a win or draw and a total of under 3.5 goals for Shels. 

Another point of interest in their last two meetings this season is the corner stats, they had over 9 corners in their last 2 encounters and we can bank on a similar outcome here on Monday.