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Derry City v Shelbourne FC : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 2nd May, 19:45 BST, The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (Derry (Londonderry)), Londonderry

Derry City and their boss Huseyin Eroglu will be looking to get one over on Damien Duff and his Shelbourne FC side on Friday evening, as the pair meet at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (Derry (Londonderry)) in the Premier Division. Statistics drive the algorithmic predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and flipping between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to explore.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Derry are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

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Derry
39%
11/10
2%
-
Draw
27%
2/1-
Shelbourne
33%
14/5
1%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1-
Derry 1-0
11%
5/1-
Shelbourne 1-0
10%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
9%
11/2-
Derry 2-1
8%
17/2-
Shelbourne 2-1
7%
14/1-
Derry 2-0
7%
8/1-
Shelbourne 2-0
6%
16/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
18/1-
Derry 3-1
4%
20/1-
Derry 3-0
3%
18/1-
Shelbourne 3-1
3%
40/1-
Shelbourne 3-0
2%
40/1-
Derry 3-2
2%
40/1-
Shelbourne 3-2
2%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
6/4-
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
1/2-
Home 1st Goal
48%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/8-
No 1st Goal
5%
11/2-
BTTS - Yes
49%
11/10-
BTTS - No
51%
4/6-
BTTS - Home Win
16%
9/2-
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
14%
8/1
5%
-
Home/draw
67%
1/4-
Away/draw
61%
7/10
2%
-
Home/away
73%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
1/2-
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
6/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
4/1-
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1/6-
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
10/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/20-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
25/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/100-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/10
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
6/1
8%
-
Home DNB
59%
4/9-
Away DNB
52%
13/8-
Derry win to nil
23%
9/4-
Shelbourne win to nil
19%
9/2-
Derry / Derry
24%
5/2-
Derry / Shelbourne
2%
40/1-
Derry / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Derry
17%
4/1-
Draw / Shelbourne
11%
13/2-
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3-
Shelbourne / Derry
3%
28/1-
Shelbourne / Shelbourne
14%
5/1-
Shelbourne / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Derry have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Derry have conceded 11 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Derry have played 6 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Shelbourne lay in 5th place on 19 points in the Premier Division league table having played 12 matches. Shelbourne are unbeaten in 5 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 5 games. Shelbourne are unbeaten away after 6 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 8 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Shelbourne have conceded 3 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Shelbourne have played 6 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Derry
Shelbourne
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda12720 
l
 
1-3F
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 26
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
May 19
Sep 12
2
Galway12420 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3F
Jun 13
Aug 22
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
Aug 29
Jun 27
3
St Patrick's12619 
May 5
l
 
2-0A
Aug 29
Jun 23
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 1
Jun 16
4
Shamrock12519 
May 23
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 24
Aug 1
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
Jun 13
Aug 22
5
Shelbourne A12419 
May 2
l
 
3-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
-
-
-
-
6
Bohemians12018 
w
 
1-0F
May 30
Jul 25
Sep 12
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Aug 8
Oct 24
7
Derry H12-117 
-
-
-
-
w
 
3-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
8
Waterford12-1112 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
Jul 4
Oct 17
May 5
w
 
0-1F
Sep 26
Jun 23
9
Cork12-611 
w
 
2-1A
May 9
Aug 8
Nov 1
d
 
1-1A
May 30
Jul 4
Oct 3
10
Sligo12-88 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Jul 12
May 23
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Aug 2
Win / draw / win form
3
Shelbourne have drawn 3 consecutive league games
7
Shelbourne have not lost in 7 consecutive league games
Derry 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derry3 - 0Sligo
Derry1 - 3Drogheda
Derry2 - 1Cork
Derry1 - 1Galway
Derry1 - 2Waterford
Derry1 - 0Bohemians
Derry0 - 1Shelbourne
Derry1 - 1Sligo
Derry1 - 1Bohemians
Derry1 - 1Shamrock
Derry1 - 1Dundalk
Derry5 - 1Drogheda
Derry2 - 0Galway
Derry3 - 0Waterford
Derry2 - 2Sligo
Derry1 - 0Bohemians
Derry1 - 1Shelbourne
Derry3 - 1St Patrick's
Derry1 - 3Shamrock
Derry4 - 1Dundalk
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADerry1 - 2Waterford
HDerry3 - 0Sligo
ADerry3 - 2Galway
HDerry1 - 3Drogheda
HDerry2 - 1Cork
ADerry0 - 0Shamrock
ADerry1 - 0Sligo
HDerry1 - 1Galway
ADerry0 - 2St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 2Waterford
HDerry1 - 0Bohemians
ADerry1 - 3Shelbourne
HDerry0 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry0 - 1St Patrick's
ADerry2 - 0Dundalk
HDerry1 - 1Sligo
HDerry1 - 1Bohemians
ADerry1 - 2Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Shamrock
ADerry0 - 1Galway
Shelbourne 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shamrock2 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
St Patrick's0 - 0Shelbourne
Sligo1 - 2Shelbourne
Galway1 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Derry0 - 1Shelbourne
Shamrock2 - 0Shelbourne
Galway1 - 0Shelbourne
Bohemians1 - 1Shelbourne
Dundalk0 - 1Shelbourne
Sligo2 - 1Shelbourne
Drogheda1 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Shamrock0 - 2Shelbourne
St Patrick's1 - 2Shelbourne
Derry1 - 1Shelbourne
Dundalk0 - 0Shelbourne
Galway1 - 0Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShelbourne2 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 2Galway
AShelbourne2 - 2Drogheda
HShelbourne1 - 0Bohemians
AShelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
AShelbourne2 - 1Sligo
HShelbourne1 - 1Cork
HShelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
AShelbourne1 - 1Galway
HShelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
AShelbourne1 - 0Waterford
HShelbourne3 - 1Derry
AShelbourne1 - 0Derry
HShelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
HShelbourne3 - 1Waterford
AShelbourne0 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
HShelbourne0 - 0Sligo
AShelbourne0 - 1Galway
AShelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
Shelbourne have not lost to Derry in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Derry since 2020
Derry
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
5
5
Games: Scored
4 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
3 / 7
DER
1
D
4
SHE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
0 - 1Shelbourne
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Shelbourne
Derry2 - 0
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Derry
Goals: Scored
5
6
Games: Scored
3 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
5 / 8
DER
3
D
4
SHE
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
Shelbourne3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Derry
0 - 1Derry
0 - 1Derry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Derry 7th Shelbourne 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Derry will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Shelbourne will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Derry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-4
Shelbourne’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Derry
PG (predicted goals)
Shelbourne
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
DER
SHE
4%
better
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Games scored10
10
Failed to score2
2
Scored first5
7
Goals scored15
16
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
12
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
DER
SHE
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
9
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first6
4
Goals conceded16
12
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+11%

Derry v Shelbourne Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12537
B MaherM DuffyD ThomasA O'Reilly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK12
2
-
M Duffy FWD1251
3
-
M Connolly  DEF11
4
-
A O'Reilly MID11
7
-
R Boyce DEF1011
1
-
S Todd DEF102
-
C Winchester MID10
4
1
L Boyce  FWD1021
2
1
K Holt DEF9
-
R Benson MID91
-
D Thomas MID93
1
-
S Patton FWD9
2
-
G Whyte FWD82
1
-
H Cann DEF7
1
-
B Doherty DEF7
3
-
P McMullan MID71
1
-
D Mullen FWD73
3
1
S Ferguson MID6
3
-
S Diallo MID5
3
-
P Hoban FWD51
2
-
C Harkin MID4
3
-
Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12426
C KearnsA OdubekoE CaffreyM Coyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Kearns GLK12
-
K Ledwidge DEF121
1
-
E Chapman MID121
1
-
E Caffrey MID1232
2
-
M Coyle MID121
6
-
J Lunney MID12
-
K McInroy MID121
2
-
H Wood FWD1212
1
-
A Odubeko FWD1241
1
-
J Norris DEF111
2
-
A Coote MID111
-
S Boyd FWD1022
6
-
J Martin FWD91
1
-
S Gannon DEF7
3
-
P Barrett DEF6
1
-
S Bone DEF61
-
J O'Sullivan MID4
1
-
L Temple DEF3
-
R Tulloch FWD3
1
-
R O'Kane FWD3
-