Shelbourne FC vs Shamrock Rovers Prediction: Can the defending champions get it right this time?

In the 5th round of the Ireland Premier League, Shelbourne FC will square off against Shamrock Rovers at Tolka Park. The Hosts lost their last game to Dundalk while the defending champions are yet to get a win since the start of the season. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you below.

Shelbourne

Despite starting their last game against Dundalk on a high note with the opening goal, Shelbourne couldn't maintain their momentum and eventually succumbed to a 2-1 defeat after conceding two goals in the second half. In their upcoming match, they will face the defending champions and will need to dig deep to secure a positive result on Friday.

Shelbourne have only won a game this season and their league campaign is slowly taking shape. Their overall league statistics are; a win, a draw, and 2 losses from 4 games played.

Shamrock Rovers

The defending champions have been struggling in their recent matches and have failed to secure a win in their last four games. In their last game against Cork City, they managed to salvage a draw with two goals scored in the dying minutes of the game. Despite scoring first, they lost focus as the game progressed, resulting in a 4-4 draw. As they prepare to face Shelbourne on Friday, the defending champions will be hoping to finally clinch their first win of the season.

Shamrock Rovers must be in awe from the recent turn of events in their league campaign, who would believe it would take the defending champions this long to get a win? Their overall league statistics are 2 draws and 2 losses from 4 games played. Let us hope Graham Burke also gets a goal on Friday.

Expert Betting Tips

Shamrock is the stronger team but their recent form is not compelling enough, struggling to get a win in their last 4 games isn’t what we expected. But Shamrock Rovers have shown that they are a high-scoring team even with their porous defense, they have an average of 2 goals per game. Let’s Leverage on goals here and bet on Shamrock Rovers to score 2 goals or for at least one team to score 1.5 goals.

Shamrock has got the better of Shelbourne in their last 5 games with Shamrock winning 4 of the last 5 games between them. Shamrock might be in a bad shape, but we do not expect them to lose this game. Betting I’m a win or draw for Shamrock is a great option.