Shelbourne VS Dundalk

Shelbourne host Dundalk for this round 21 of Irish Premier division early Saturday morning Beijing time. The level of this league is quite low, but there is of course great football culture in Ireland. Most promising players leave the country at relatively young age to build a career in the UK. Most teams in this league play quite physical football and fight hard for every ball. Both Shelbourne and Dundalk are tactically good teams and I have in fact been a little surprised to see the hosts play very mature football, especially defensively. Indeed, they were promoted to this league for this season and the betting market, football media and even me did not expect too much from them as they do not look very impressive on paper, are a small team by financial resources and are quite limited offensively. I did rate them higher than the betting market in my preseason analysis though, and have raised their power ratings that reflects the teams pure class as the season has progressed.. Organized, solid defense is they key to most win they have taken so far. They do play great as a team and have a great team spirit. Their coach, Damien Duff is also good yet under-valued and he just keeps improving! The team without any stars (by this league’s standards) are once again under-valued by the bookies. The visitors are definitely the better team by raw class but taking the substantial home advantage into account Dundalk are only very slim favorites. I expect Shelbourne to be pretty cautious here, even in front of their fans and the goal expectancy is low. A draw would probably be a somewhat satisfactory result for both teams. The wise selection here is without a doubt Shelbourne with the +0.5 goals handicap!

The hosts currently occupy the 7th place in this league of 10 teams with respectable 24 points – Dundalk are in second place. The hosts are in pretty good form despite losing two of their latest two games. In their most recent match, they faced Bohemians away from home and suffered a 0-1 defeat. They did, however, have 54% ball possession and recorded six more scoring chances than the hosts! They also had more attacks and dangerous attacks. At least a draw would have been justified. The hosts’ Cieran Kelly did receive a red card in the second half though. Shelbourne should be a little more creative in offense and pass the ball more accurately and faster to score more goals.. Let’s also remember that they were clear underdogs according to the betting market in this match. Before this match they lost to Shamrock Rovers 0-2 also away from home, but the match was pretty balanced. They were very clear underdogs in this match according to the bookies. However, they also took four fine wins in a row in May! Dundalk, on the other hand, have taken several wins in a row but their true level is not as impressive as the results suggest and they are getting way too much respect on the betting market here. Many matches they have won lately have been quite balanced. Their defense has been solid recently but luck has definitely played a role too..

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北京时间周六凌晨，谢尔本主场迎战爱尔兰甲级联赛第21轮的邓道克。这个联赛的水平是相当低的，但当然有伟大的足球文化在爱尔兰。大多数有前途的球员在相对年轻的时候就离开了英国，在英国建立自己的职业生涯。这个联盟的大多数球队踢的都是身体力行的足球，为了每一个球都要拼命。谢尔本和登多克都是战术上很出色的球队，事实上我有点惊讶地看到东道主踢出了非常成熟的足球，尤其是防守端。的确，他们本赛季升入了这个联赛，博彩市场、足球媒体甚至我都没有对他们有太多的期望，因为他们在纸面上看起来不太出众，从财力上看是一支小球队，进攻也相当有限。在我的季前赛分析中，我对他们的评价确实高于博彩市场，随着赛季的进展，我提高了他们的实力评级，这反映了球队的纯粹水平。到目前为止，有组织、稳固的防守是他们取得胜利的关键。他们作为一个团队踢得很好，有很强的团队精神。他们的教练达米安·达夫也很好，但被低估了，他一直在进步!没有球星的球队(以这个联盟的标准)再一次被博彩公司低估了。客队绝对是一个更好的球队，但考虑到实质性的主场优势，邓道克只是非常微弱的热门。我希望谢尔伯恩在这里会非常谨慎，即使是在他们的粉丝面前，他们的目标也很低。一场平局对两队来说可能都是令人满意的结果。毫无疑问，明智的选择是谢尔伯恩+0.5球的障碍!

东道主目前以可观的24分在10支球队中排名第7，登多克排名第二。东道主虽然输掉了最近两场比赛中的两场，但状态相当不错。在最近的一场比赛中，他们客场面对波西米亚人，结果0-1落败。然而，他们的控球率达到了54%，比东道主多了6次得分机会!他们也有更多的攻击和危险的攻击。至少平局是合理的。不过，东道主凯利在下半场确实得到了一张红牌。谢尔伯恩应该在进攻上更有创造力一点，传球更准确更快，以获得更多的进球。我们也要记住，根据这场比赛的博彩市场，他们显然处于劣势。在这场比赛之前，他们也在客场0-2输给了三叶草流浪者，但比赛相当平衡。根据博彩公司的说法，他们在这场比赛中明显处于劣势。然而，他们在五月份也取得了四连胜!另一方面，登多克已经连续赢了几场，但他们的真实水平并不像结果显示的那样令人印象深刻，他们在这里的博彩市场上得到了太多的尊重。他们最近赢的许多比赛都相当平衡。最近他们的防守很稳固，但是运气也起到了一定的作用。