St Patrick's Athletic Shelbourne betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 7^th position of the league, with 18 points won, after 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Sligo Rovers, by (2‑1). In the last match, they won in a home match against Drogheda United, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 11 points in away matches and 7 at their stadium, with 6 goals scored and 15 goals conceded at home, against 7 goals scored and 5 goals conceded in away matches. Their last away match for this competition ended in a loss by (1‑0) against Finn Harps. In the last 7 away league matches Shelbourne has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 21 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (5 out of 7 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 14 of the last 20 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 15 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 9 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61'‑75'); they have conceded 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Shelbourne come into this match motivated after a 1x0 win against Drogheda, which gave them their second consecutive win in this competition: the only goal was scored by Sean Boyd. For this away match, coach Damien Duff will have to use the same tactical system as the opponent, the 5-4-1, with Sean Boyd being the most advanced man in the team: the last mentioned player is the top scorer of the team, with 5 goals. For this match, the away team's coach can count on all his players.

Confirmed Lineup: Jad Hakiki, Brendan Clarke, Shane Griffin, Conor Kane, Aodh Dervin, Aaron O'Driscoll, Luke Byrne, Jack Moylan, Jonathan Lunney, Sean Boyd, Shane Farrell.
Coach: Ian Morris.