Shelbourne VS Drogheda United

Shelbourne host Drogheda this Irish Premier Division round 35 battle at Tolka Park in Dublin early Saturday morning Beijing time. A total of 36 rounds will be played this season. This is a low-level league by European standards but my goal is to make profit for my fans and myself and this this yet another very interesting match to bet on Irish football! The situation going into this game is very clear: Neither team have anything to play for left.. In these kinds of matches the home advantage is often very big, especially in England and Ireland. Not giving their best is at home is not common for any team. This is also the last home match for Shelbourne this season and they will surely fight hard here in front of their loyal fans. I expect their coach D. Duff to field at least close to his best players here.. As for Drogheda the situation is probably different.. I expect them to rotate the squad here – offering young, promising players to prove their skills on the pitch. Shelbourne were promoted from Division 1 to this level for this season and have had a positive season overall, better than the betting market, many football analysts or their fans probably thought before the season started. They are, after all, a pretty small team by players' total market value according to the German website Transfermarkt.com and also do not have any big names - even by Irish standards – in their squad.

Shelbourne fight hard as a team and have a good defensive structure. Their strikers and midfielders lack some creative and skill though to achieve a top-5 position. The hosts currently occupy the 7th place in the standings and have grabbed 38 points so far. However, in terms of expected points they would have deserved 41 points. Their goal difference is much better than the visitors – 34:45 and have and edge over Drogheda in all areas of the – especially in defense. The visitors have conceded 52 goals and netted the ball just 32 times. They are also a bad team on the road and have taken just two wins away from home. They often play way too defensive, even cautious football on the road resulting in them being under too much pressure and eventually getting tired.. Lastly, I want to mention that the hosts were unlucky nit to beat UC Dublin in their most recent match despite huge domination! It was a 1-1 draw and Shelbourne recorded 74% ball possession and much more in expected goals than UC Dublin who <, in fact, beat Drogheda 2-1 a week ago. Shelbourne have a 63% chance to win this match that is expected to be quite relaxed and open encounter!