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

Fri 8th May, 19:45 BST, Tolka Park, Dublin

the Tolka Park faithful welcome Sligo Rovers's fans on Friday evening, as Joey O'Brien's Shelbourne FC go head to head with Ryan Casey's side in the Premier Division. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a smart selection is shown below. Go between 17 markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds for it all.


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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Shelbourne
41%
--
Draw
25%
--
Sligo
34%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Shelbourne 2-1
9%
--
Shelbourne 1-0
9%
--
Sligo 2-1
8%
--
Sligo 1-0
8%
--
Shelbourne 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Sligo 2-0
5%
--
Shelbourne 3-1
4%
--
Sligo 3-1
4%
--
Shelbourne 3-0
3%
--
Shelbourne 3-2
3%
--
Sligo 3-2
3%
--
Sligo 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
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Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
59%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
59%
--
Away DNB
51%
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Shelbourne win to nil
20%
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Sligo win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shelbourne have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league. Shelbourne are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Shelbourne have conceded 15 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 1 match and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Shelbourne have played 7 games at home, winning 0, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Sligo lay in 7th place on 14 points in the Premier Division league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 4 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sligo have conceded 2 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Sligo have played 6 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shelbourne
Sligo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Patrick's131326 
l
 
2-3A
May 15
Aug 7
Oct 16
May 4
l
 
4-1F
Sep 19
Jun 19
2
Shamrock13825 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2F
Jun 12
Aug 21
l
 
0-2A
May 22
Jul 4
Oct 23
3
Dundalk13421 
l
 
2-3A
May 1
Jul 3
Sep 18
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
Jul 31
4
Bohemians13420 
d
 
0-00-0
May 4
Jun 22
Oct 23
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2A
May 29
Aug 28
5
Derry13117 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
Sep 11
May 25
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
6
Galway12-215 
d
 
1-1A
Aug 28
May 29
-
May 16
l
 
1-0A
Sep 5
Jul 10
7
Sligo13-714 
May 8
w
 
0-1F
Oct 9
Jun 27
-
-
-
-
8
Shelbourne12-213 
-
-
-
-
l
 
0-1A
May 8
Jun 27
Oct 9
9
Drogheda12-413 
l
 
3-4F
w
 
1-2A
Sep 4
Jun 19
w
 
2-1F
May 1
Jul 25
Sep 11
10
Waterford12-155 
May 22
d
 
1-1F
Oct 30
Jul 31
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 12
Win / draw / win form
3
Shelbourne have lost 3 consecutive home league games
8
Shelbourne have not won in 8 consecutive home league games
Shelbourne 8TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Shelbourne0 - 0Drogheda
Shelbourne2 - 1St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 2Galway
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShelbourne3 - 4Drogheda
HShelbourne1 - 2Derry
AShelbourne2 - 3Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3Dundalk
AShelbourne1 - 0Sligo
HShelbourne0 - 0Bohemians
AShelbourne2 - 1Derry
HShelbourne2 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
AShelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
HShelbourne1 - 1Galway
AShelbourne1 - 1Waterford
HShelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
AShelbourne3 - 2Bohemians
HShelbourne3 - 1Sligo
AShelbourne2 - 1Cork
AShelbourne1 - 0Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 1Waterford
AShelbourne1 - 2Drogheda
AShelbourne1 - 1Derry
Sligo 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bohemians1 - 2Sligo
St Patrick's4 - 1Sligo
Dundalk1 - 0Sligo
Galway1 - 0Sligo
Waterford0 - 0Sligo
Derry2 - 1Sligo
Shamrock1 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne3 - 1Sligo
Derry1 - 0Sligo
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Waterford1 - 2Sligo
St Patrick's3 - 0Sligo
Cork2 - 3Sligo
Bohemians1 - 1Sligo
Drogheda1 - 0Sligo
Shelbourne3 - 2Sligo
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Shamrock2 - 0Sligo
Derry3 - 0Sligo
Waterford0 - 4Sligo
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSligo2 - 0Dundalk
HSligo2 - 0Waterford
ASligo2 - 1Bohemians
HSligo0 - 0Derry
ASligo1 - 4St Patrick's
HSligo0 - 1Shelbourne
ASligo0 - 1Dundalk
HSligo0 - 2Shamrock
HSligo2 - 1Drogheda
ASligo0 - 1Galway
ASligo0 - 0Waterford
HSligo0 - 4Bohemians
ASligo1 - 2Derry
ASligo2 - 1Shamrock
HSligo1 - 1Cork
ASligo1 - 3Shelbourne
ASligo0 - 1Derry
HSligo1 - 0St Patrick's
ASligo1 - 0Galway
HSligo1 - 1Drogheda
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Shelbourne have beaten Sligo in 5 consecutive league meetings
6
Shelbourne have not lost to Sligo in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Sligo
Goals: Scored
13
10
Games: Scored
7 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
2 / 9
SHE
5
D
2
SLR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
Shelbourne3 - 1
Shelbourne3 - 2
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Sligo
Draw1 - 1Draw
Shelbourne2 - 1
0 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne2 - 1
Shelbourne1 - 0
League games at Sligo since 2020
Sligo
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
8
14
Games: Scored
4 / 10
10 / 10
Clean sheets
0 / 10
6 / 10
SHE
7
SLR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
0 - 1Shelbourne
0 - 2Shelbourne
1 - 2Shelbourne
Sligo2 - 1
0 - 1Shelbourne
0 - 1Shelbourne
0 - 3Shelbourne
Sligo3 - 1
0 - 1Shelbourne
Sligo2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Shelbourne 8th Sligo 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Shelbourne will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Shelbourne’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-1
Sligo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Shelbourne
PG (predicted goals)
Sligo
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
41%
better
SHE
SLR
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Games scored11
6
Failed to score1
7
Scored first6
5
Goals scored19
10
Avg. goals scored1.6
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
10
Conversion rate for17
10
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+41%
Defence rating
SHE
SLR
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
9
Clean sheets2
4
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded21
17
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
9
Conversion rate against20%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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