St Patrick's Athletic
- St Patrick's Athletic are unbeaten in their last 10 games (all-competitions) with 4 wins and 4 draws.
- Pat's side play a possession-first game with patient build-up and plenty of balls into the box and they should try to pin Shelbourne back to their own half in this fixture.
- They've won 2 and drawn 3 of their last 5, so they are in better form than Shels, who have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats during the same period.
- The hosts have a better overall record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 5 at home in all-competitions, so they can certainly make this tough for the visitors on Sunday, but Pat's have the stronger body of work and look the better bet.
Shelbourne FC
- Shelbourne FC have lost their last 2 matches, losing 2-1 away to JK Nomme Kalju in UEFA Conference League Qualification and 1-0 away to Waterford in the Premier Division.
- Shelbourne have a different shape, are more transition-based and look to break quickly when Pat's wing-backs advance.
- Shels have been more open in their 5 home games, scoring ten goals (2.00 per match) across all-competitions.
Shelbourne FC
Harry Wood is the main threat, leading Shels' Premier Division goalscoring with 11 from 24 appearances , but they've been a bit blunt lately.
Betting Insights
The Under 2.5 goals at 1.83 and Both Teams To Score: No at 1.95 are solid bets.
Prediction
But the clash of tactical styles here should keep this derby close and tense, so the visitors edge looks the best bet, with a low-scoring tie the next most likely outcome.
