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

Fri 3rd Jul, 20:00 BST, Tolka Park, Dublin

Dundalk pay Premier Division counterparts Shelbourne FC a visit on Friday night, as Ciarán Kilduff leads his team into an away clash with Joey O'Brien & co. at the Tolka Park. Analysing both clubs' last 20 Premier Division matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shelbourne
40%
--
Draw
24%
--
Dundalk
36%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Shelbourne 2-1
9%
--
Dundalk 2-1
8%
--
Shelbourne 1-0
8%
--
Dundalk 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Shelbourne 2-0
6%
--
Dundalk 2-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Shelbourne 3-1
5%
--
Dundalk 3-1
4%
--
Shelbourne 3-2
3%
--
Dundalk 3-2
3%
--
Shelbourne 3-0
3%
--
Dundalk 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
--
Home/draw
64%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
57%
--
Away DNB
52%
--
Shelbourne win to nil
18%
--
Dundalk win to nil
16%
--
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shelbourne have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Shelbourne have conceded 15 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 1 match and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Shelbourne have played 11 games at home, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Dundalk lay in 3rd place on 35 points in the Premier Division league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 7 and losing 3 games. They have scored 30 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Dundalk have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Dundalk have played 11 away games, winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shelbourne
Dundalk
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock221543 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2F
w
 
2-1F
Aug 21
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
Oct 30
Aug 7
2
St Patrick's211838 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-1F
Aug 7
Oct 16
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-0A
Sep 4
Jul 24
3
Dundalk21535 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
1-2F
Jul 3
Sep 18
-
-
-
-
4
Bohemians22634 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
Jun 22
Oct 23
l
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1A
Oct 9
w
 
1-2A
5
Shelbourne21230 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-2A
w
 
2-3F
Sep 18
Jul 3
6
Derry22125 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
Sep 11
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
Oct 23
7
Galway20-324 
d
 
1-1A
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
-
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
Aug 21
w
 
0-1F
8
Drogheda21-922 
l
 
3-4F
w
 
1-2A
Sep 4
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Jul 10
Aug 28
9
Sligo21-1819 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Oct 9
Jun 27
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Jul 31
Oct 17
10
Waterford21-1714 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Oct 30
Jul 31
w
 
5-0F
d
 
3-3F
Jun 26
Sep 11
Win / draw / win form
Shelbourne 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shelbourne2 - 1Shamrock
Shelbourne1 - 1Galway
Shelbourne2 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne0 - 0Sligo
Shelbourne3 - 4Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 2Derry
Shelbourne2 - 3Dundalk
Shelbourne0 - 0Bohemians
Shelbourne2 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
Shelbourne1 - 1Galway
Shelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
Shelbourne3 - 1Sligo
Shelbourne2 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne1 - 0Galway
Shelbourne2 - 2Bohemians
Shelbourne3 - 1Cork
Shelbourne0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne1 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne3 - 2Sligo
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShelbourne2 - 2Drogheda
HShelbourne2 - 1Shamrock
HShelbourne1 - 1Galway
AShelbourne0 - 0Derry
HShelbourne2 - 1Waterford
AShelbourne1 - 0St Patrick's
HShelbourne0 - 0Sligo
AShelbourne2 - 2Bohemians
AShelbourne2 - 1Dundalk
HShelbourne3 - 4Drogheda
HShelbourne1 - 2Derry
AShelbourne2 - 3Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3Dundalk
AShelbourne1 - 0Sligo
HShelbourne0 - 0Bohemians
AShelbourne2 - 1Derry
HShelbourne2 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
AShelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
HShelbourne1 - 1Galway
Dundalk 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
10
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bohemians1 - 2Dundalk
Galway0 - 1Dundalk
Drogheda1 - 1Dundalk
Waterford3 - 3Dundalk
Sligo2 - 0Dundalk
Shelbourne2 - 3Dundalk
Bohemians1 - 1Dundalk
Galway2 - 2Dundalk
St Patrick's4 - 0Dundalk
Shamrock1 - 1Dundalk
Derry2 - 2Dundalk
Drogheda0 - 0Dundalk
Galway1 - 1Dundalk
Sligo2 - 1Dundalk
Waterford2 - 1Dundalk
Derry1 - 1Dundalk
Bohemians1 - 1Dundalk
Shamrock1 - 0Dundalk
Shelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
St Patrick's2 - 3Dundalk
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADundalk2 - 1Bohemians
ADundalk1 - 0Galway
HDundalk2 - 1Derry
ADundalk1 - 1Drogheda
HDundalk1 - 0Shamrock
HDundalk1 - 3Bohemians
ADundalk3 - 3Waterford
HDundalk1 - 2Shelbourne
ADundalk0 - 2Sligo
HDundalk2 - 1Galway
HDundalk2 - 2Derry
HDundalk2 - 0St Patrick's
ADundalk3 - 2Shelbourne
ADundalk1 - 1Bohemians
HDundalk1 - 0Sligo
HDundalk5 - 0Waterford
ADundalk2 - 2Galway
ADundalk0 - 4St Patrick's
ADundalk1 - 1Shamrock
HDundalk1 - 1Drogheda
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Dundalk
Goals: Scored
9
8
Games: Scored
7 / 8
5 / 8
Clean sheets
3 / 8
1 / 8
SHE
3
D
3
DLK
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
2 - 3Dundalk
Shelbourne1 - 0
Shelbourne2 - 1
Shelbourne1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Dundalk
League games at Dundalk since 2020
Dundalk
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
9
8
Games: Scored
5 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
3 / 8
SHE
2
D
3
DLK
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dundalk
1 - 2Shelbourne
0 - 1Shelbourne
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Dundalk2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Dundalk2 - 1
Dundalk3 - 2
Goal Statistics

Dundalk have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Premier Division outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Shelbourne FC on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Shelbourne 5th Dundalk 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that Shelbourne will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Dundalk will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Shelbourne’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+14
Dundalk have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Shelbourne
PG (predicted goals)
Dundalk
1.6
1.5
Attack rating
SHE
DLK
10%
better
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Games scored18
19
Failed to score3
2
Scored first12
14
Goals scored31
34
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.6
Avg. shots per game10
12
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
2%
better
SHE
DLK
view stats
Games conceded16
16
Clean sheets5
5
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded29
29
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+2%

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

Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21957
W. SpeelH WoodH WoodD Kelly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
W. Speel GLK21
1
-
K Ledwidge DEF211
2
-
H Wood MID2195
2
-
A Coote MID1812
1
-
E Caffrey MID181
2
-
D Kelly FWD1842
7
-
S Bone DEF1712
3
-
W Jarvis FWD1711
1
-
S Boyd FWD172
3
-
S Gannon DEF16
5
-
K McInroy MID1612
5
-
J Lunney MID16
5
-
R. Costa Freitas FWD161
4
-
J Martin FWD1662
5
-
J Henry-Francis MID142
4
-
M. Lundgren FWD133
3
-
P Barrett DEF121
5
-
J Norris DEF9
1
-
M. Mbeng DEF8
1
-
Z Rossi DEF81
2
-
E Chapman MID8
-
A Odubeko FWD611
-
J. Roche DEF3
1
-
O Casey DEF2
-
S Moore FWD2
-
Dundalk Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20667
D HorganD HorganD HorganA Dervin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Burns DEF212
5
-
T Wilson DEF2142
2
-
D McDaid MID2131
3
1
E Kenny FWD2143
1
-
K Buckley MID201
4
-
D Horgan MID2066
3
1
G Arubi FWD2063
2
-
H. Groome MID191
1
-
J Wilson DEF181
3
1
A Dervin MID1812
6
1
E Minogue GLK15
-
R. Teahan MID1521
2
-
H. Warren DEF14
3
-
S. Tracey MID121
3
-
D Mullen FWD123
1
-
M Animasahun DEF11
4
-
R Cornwall DEF11
3
1
C Kearns GLK6
-
C. O'Keefe DEF61
1
-
S. Spaight DEF5
-
V. Leonard DEF3
1
1
L. Gaxha FWD3
-
P Cherrie GLK1
-