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Derry City v Shelbourne FC : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 2nd May, 19:45 BST, Brandywell Stadium, Derry

Shelbourne FC are on the road on Friday evening, as manager Damien Duff takes his men to visit Derry City and Huseyin Eroglu at the Brandywell Stadium in the Premier Division. All of the important statistics for the encounter, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds across 17 markets are included in this betting preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derry
37%
--
Draw
28%
--
Shelbourne
34%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Derry 1-0
12%
--
Shelbourne 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Derry 2-1
8%
--
Shelbourne 2-1
8%
--
Derry 2-0
7%
--
Shelbourne 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Derry 3-1
3%
--
Shelbourne 3-1
3%
--
Derry 3-0
3%
--
Shelbourne 3-0
2%
--
Derry 3-2
2%
--
Shelbourne 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
48%
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BTTS - No
52%
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BTTS - Home Win
15%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
14%
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Home/draw
66%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
57%
--
Away DNB
54%
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Derry win to nil
22%
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Shelbourne win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Derry have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Derry have conceded 11 goals, scored 6, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Derry have played 6 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Shelbourne lay in 4th place on 18 points in the Premier Division league table having played 11 matches. Shelbourne are unbeaten in 7 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 7 games. Shelbourne are unbeaten away after 5 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 11 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Shelbourne have conceded 6 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Shelbourne have played 5 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Derry
Shelbourne
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda11820 
l
 
1-3F
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 26
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
May 19
Sep 12
2
St Patrick's11719 
May 5
l
 
2-0A
Aug 29
Jun 23
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 1
Jun 16
3
Shamrock11518 
May 23
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 24
Aug 1
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
Jun 13
Aug 22
4
Shelbourne A11418 
May 2
l
 
3-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
-
-
-
-
5
Galway11317 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3F
Jun 13
Aug 22
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
Aug 29
Jun 27
6
Derry H11017 
-
-
-
-
w
 
3-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
7
Bohemians11-115 
w
 
1-0F
May 30
Jul 25
Sep 12
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Aug 8
Oct 24
8
Cork11-610 
w
 
2-1A
May 9
Aug 8
Nov 1
d
 
1-1A
May 30
Jul 4
Oct 3
9
Waterford11-129 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
Jul 4
Oct 17
May 5
w
 
0-1F
Sep 26
Jun 23
10
Sligo11-87 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Jul 12
May 23
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Aug 2
Win / draw / win form
Derry 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Shelbourne 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
Shelbourne have not lost to Derry in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Derry since 2020
Derry
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
5
5
Games: Scored
4 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
3 / 7
DER
1
D
4
SHE
2
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Derry
Goals: Scored
5
6
Games: Scored
3 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
5 / 8
DER
3
D
4
SHE
1
Goal Statistics
Derry 6th Shelbourne 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Derry will score no more than 1 goal
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Shelbourne will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Derry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Shelbourne’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.8
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Derry
PG (predicted goals)
Shelbourne
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
DER
SHE
1%
better
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Games scored9
9
Failed to score2
2
Scored first5
7
Goals scored14
14
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
11
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for14
11
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
DER
SHE
12%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
8
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first5
3
Goals conceded14
10
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+12%

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

Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11536
B MaherM DuffyD ThomasA O'Reilly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK11
2
-
M Duffy FWD1151
3
-
M Connolly  DEF10
4
-
A O'Reilly MID10
6
-
R Boyce DEF911
1
-
S Todd DEF91
-
C Winchester MID9
4
1
L Boyce  FWD911
1
1
K Holt DEF8
-
D Thomas MID83
1
-
R Benson MID81
-
S Patton FWD8
2
-
H Cann DEF7
1
-
B Doherty DEF7
3
-
P McMullan MID71
1
-
G Whyte FWD72
1
-
D Mullen FWD63
2
1
S Ferguson MID5
3
-
S Diallo MID5
3
-
P Hoban FWD51
2
-
C Harkin MID3
1
-
Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11326
C KearnsE CaffreyE CaffreyS Boyd
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Kearns GLK11
-
K Ledwidge DEF11
1
-
K McInroy MID111
2
-
E Chapman MID111
-
E Caffrey MID1132
-
M Coyle MID111
4
-
J Lunney MID11
-
H Wood FWD1111
1
-
A Odubeko FWD1131
1
-
J Norris DEF101
2
-
A Coote MID10
-
S Boyd FWD1022
6
-
J Martin FWD81
1
-
P Barrett DEF6
1
-
S Gannon DEF6
2
-
S Bone DEF51
-
L Temple DEF3
-
J O'Sullivan MID3
1
-
R Tulloch FWD3
1
-
R O'Kane FWD3
-