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Shelbourne vs Drogheda United tips
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Ireland. Premier Division
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Odds
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Table
Match
Last matches
Shelbourne
All
Home
Shamrock Rovers
3:2
Shelbourne
Shelbourne
2:3
Dundalk
Sligo Rovers
0:1
Shelbourne
Shelbourne
0:0
Bohemians
Derry City
1:2
Shelbourne
Drogheda United
All
Away
Drogheda United
2:3
Galway
Drogheda United
0:0
Bohemians
Derry City
2:2
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
0:0
Shamrock Rovers
St Patrick's
4:1
Drogheda United
History
1-2
0-0
2-2
0-1
2-1
Ireland. First Division: tournament table
№
MP
W
D
L
G
Pts
1
Cork City
9
7
2
0
18:6
23
2
Wexford
10
4
4
2
14:13
16
3
UCD
10
4
3
3
13:7
15
4
Bray
10
4
3
3
12:11
15
5
Cobh Ramblers
10
4
3
3
13:14
15
6
Athlone Town
10
4
1
5
11:14
13
7
Finn Harps
10
2
5
3
10:12
11
8
Longford Town
10
2
4
4
7:9
10
9
Kerry
10
1
4
5
11:16
7
10
Treaty United
9
1
3
5
8:15
6
MP: Matches played
W: Wins
D: Draws
L: Losses
И: Goals
G: Points
We're off to the Republic of Ireland, because Shelbourne are in action against Drogheda United. Both sides have made a fine start to the First Division season. Third-placed Shels are only six points off top spot, while Drogheda are just two points adrift of the leaders UCD.
This is a clash between two of the best defences in the league. Shelbourne have leaked just 11 goals in 15 games (no-one in the league has a better record), while Drogheda have let in just 12 goals.
To underline that defensive excellence, Drogheda are on a run of four wins to nil in the league, and they haven't conceded a league goal since the first week of May. Shelbourne are looking for a third straight victory, and have only leaked two goals in their last four league outings.
With both teams defending well, I'm a little surprised to see Under 2.5 Goals trading at 1.94. The last four league meetings between the two have featured fewer than three goals, and we can perhaps dismiss Shels' 7-2 League Cup win over Drogheda as a bizarre outlier.