Shelbourne Drogheda United betting prediction

After 15 wins, 12 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in the 1^st position, havinf won 57 points so far. In the last match, they have won at home against Waterford United by (3‑1), after in the previous match they have lost (2‑0) an away match against Shamrock Rovers. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since they have won 27 points in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 14 conceded, against 30 points won at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Shelbourne has a record of 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 16 points out of 30 possible. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑0 (7 out of 17 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 8 of the last 17 matches for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 13 of their 34 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1.

Shelbourne come for this clash motivated after a 3-1 home win over Waterford, with Sean Boyd (2) and Liam Burt scoring the goals. The home side play in a 4-4-2 tactical formation, aiming to adopt a faster style of play with constant transitions. In this formation, the two players responsible for creating panic in the opposition's box are John Martin and Sean Boyd. One of the home team's great strengths is their ability to exploit aerial football. Shane Griffin will be out of this game due to physical problems.