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Shelbourne FC v Galway United : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 21st Apr, 17:00 BST, Tolka Park, Dublin

Damien Duff welcomes John Caulfield to the Tolka Park on Monday evening, as their Shelbourne FC and Galway United troops go head to head in the Premier Division. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a well-informed wager is shown below. Flip between 17 markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for each one.


Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

It may not be what the neutrals want to hear, but it's all-but impossible to predict a goal-fest here. The statistics suggest Shelbourne and Galway both can struggle to find the net on occasion, and the odds suggest it's likely there's fewer than 2 goals in total as they go head-to-head. We think they're on the right track here and, with no obvious outright winners to back, under 2.5 goals seems a good 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
Shelbourne
37%
21/20
15%
-
Draw
29%
2/1
4%
-
Galway
34%
5/2
22%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
8%
-
Shelbourne 1-0
12%
9/2
8%
-
Galway 1-0
12%
13/2
7%
-
Draw 0-0
11%
5/1-
Shelbourne 2-1
8%
9/1
9%
-
Galway 2-1
7%
14/1
25%
-
Shelbourne 2-0
7%
15/2
15%
-
Galway 2-0
6%
16/1
31%
-
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1-
Shelbourne 3-1
3%
20/1
19%
-
Shelbourne 3-0
3%
18/1
27%
-
Galway 3-1
3%
40/1
21%
-
Galway 3-0
2%
40/1
21%
-
Shelbourne 3-2
2%
40/1-
Galway 3-2
2%
50/1
24%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
17/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
4/9-
Home 1st Goal
47%
4/6
11%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
7/4
16%
-
No 1st Goal
7%
5/1-
BTTS - Yes
45%
5/4
2%
-
BTTS - No
55%
4/7
1%
-
BTTS - Home Win
14%
5/1
14%
-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
17/2
19%
-
Home/draw
66%
1/4
6%
-
Away/draw
63%
4/6
14%
-
Home/away
71%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
8/15
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
11/8-
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
9/2-
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
1/7
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
12/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/25
2%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
28/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/150
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/8
3%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
5/1-
Home DNB
57%
4/9
15%
-
Away DNB
54%
13/8
31%
-
Shelbourne win to nil
23%
2/1
14%
-
Galway win to nil
21%
9/2
27%
-
Shelbourne / Shelbourne
23%
13/5
17%
-
Shelbourne / Galway
2%
40/1-
Shelbourne / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Shelbourne
17%
15/4
14%
-
Draw / Galway
11%
13/2
15%
-
Draw / Draw
21%
3/1-
Galway / Shelbourne
3%
28/1
15%
-
Galway / Galway
13%
11/2
30%
-
Galway / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shelbourne have played 9 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league. Shelbourne are winless in the 4 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 3 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

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

Home league performance

Shelbourne have played 5 games at home, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Galway lay in 4th place on 16 points in the Premier Division league table having played 9 matches. Galway are unbeaten in 6 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 6 games. Galway are unbeaten away after 5 games and have kept 1 clean sheet in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 9 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Galway have conceded 5 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Galway have played 5 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shelbourne
Galway
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda9818 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
May 19
Sep 12
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
Oct 24
Jul 4
2
St Patrick's9717 
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 1
Jun 16
w
 
2-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
3
Shamrock9617 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
Jun 13
Aug 22
l
 
0-1A
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
4
Galway A9416 
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
Aug 29
Jun 27
-
-
-
-
5
Shelbourne H9416 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Apr 21
Jun 27
Aug 29
6
Derry9-411 
w
 
3-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
Aug 22
Jun 13
7
Bohemians9-39 
w
 
1-0F
May 16
Aug 8
Oct 24
May 5
w
 
0-2F
Oct 17
Jul 11
8
Waterford9-79 
May 5
w
 
0-1F
Sep 26
Jun 23
w
 
1-0F
May 9
Jul 25
Nov 1
9
Cork9-67 
d
 
1-1A
May 30
Jul 4
Oct 3
May 23
d
 
2-2A
Sep 26
Aug 1
10
Sligo9-94 
May 23
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Aug 2
May 16
w
 
1-2F
Sep 12
Jun 23
Win / draw / win form
Shelbourne 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shelbourne1 - 0Bohemians
Shelbourne1 - 1Cork
Shelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
Shelbourne3 - 1Derry
Shelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne3 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 0Sligo
Shelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Shelbourne2 - 0Galway
Shelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
Shelbourne1 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne1 - 0Waterford
Shelbourne1 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 0St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 0Shamrock
Shelbourne1 - 2Bohemians
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShelbourne1 - 0Bohemians
AShelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
AShelbourne2 - 1Sligo
HShelbourne1 - 1Cork
HShelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
AShelbourne1 - 1Galway
HShelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
AShelbourne1 - 0Waterford
HShelbourne3 - 1Derry
AShelbourne1 - 0Derry
HShelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
HShelbourne3 - 1Waterford
AShelbourne0 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
HShelbourne0 - 0Sligo
AShelbourne0 - 1Galway
AShelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
AShelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
HShelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
AShelbourne1 - 2Sligo
Galway 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo1 - 2Galway
Bohemians0 - 2Galway
Derry1 - 1Galway
Drogheda1 - 1Galway
Cork2 - 2Galway
Bohemians1 - 1Galway
St Patrick's2 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 2Galway
Drogheda0 - 0Galway
Shamrock1 - 1Galway
Dundalk0 - 2Galway
Sligo2 - 0Galway
Shelbourne2 - 0Galway
Derry2 - 0Galway
St Patrick's2 - 1Galway
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Bohemians0 - 1Galway
Shamrock1 - 1Galway
Sligo0 - 0Galway
Waterford0 - 0Galway
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
10
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGalway2 - 1Sligo
HGalway0 - 1Shamrock
AGalway2 - 0Bohemians
HGalway1 - 0Waterford
AGalway1 - 1Derry
HGalway1 - 1Shelbourne
AGalway1 - 1Drogheda
HGalway2 - 1St Patrick's
AGalway2 - 2Cork
AGalway1 - 1Bohemians
HGalway2 - 2Sligo
AGalway1 - 2St Patrick's
HGalway1 - 1Dundalk
AGalway2 - 1Waterford
AGalway0 - 0Drogheda
HGalway1 - 0Shelbourne
HGalway1 - 2Shamrock
HGalway1 - 0Derry
AGalway1 - 1Shamrock
HGalway1 - 1St Patrick's
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Shelbourne since 2024
Shelbourne
Galway
Goals: Scored
3
0
Games: Scored
2 / 2
0 / 2
Clean sheets
2 / 2
0 / 2
SHE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
Shelbourne2 - 0
Shelbourne1 - 0
League games at Galway since 2024
Galway
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
3
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
D
1
GAL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Galway
Draw1 - 1Draw
Galway1 - 0
Galway1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Galway United's defensive record is to be admired, J. Caulfield's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive Premier Division games. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Shelbourne FC makes sense in this context.

Shelbourne 5th Galway 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Shelbourne will score no more than 1 goal
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Galway will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Shelbourne have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
-3
Galway’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Shelbourne
PG (predicted goals)
Galway
1.2
1.1
Attack rating
SHE
GAL
14%
better
view stats
Games scored7
8
Failed to score2
1
Scored first6
5
Goals scored10
12
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
20%
better
SHE
GAL
view stats
Games conceded6
7
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first2
4
Goals conceded6
8
Avg. goals conceded0.7
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
11
Conversion rate against9%
9%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+20%

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

Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8326
C KearnsE CaffreyS BoydS Boyd
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Kearns GLK8
-
K Ledwidge DEF8
-
E Chapman MID8
-
E Caffrey MID83
-
M Coyle MID8
4
-
J Lunney MID8
-
K McInroy MID81
2
-
J Martin FWD81
1
-
H Wood FWD811
1
-
A Odubeko FWD81
-
J Norris DEF71
2
-
A Coote MID7
-
S Boyd FWD722
6
-
P Barrett DEF6
1
-
S Gannon DEF4
1
-
L Temple DEF3
-
S Bone DEF3
-
R O'Kane FWD3
-
J O'Sullivan MID2
1
-
R Tulloch FWD2
1
-
Galway Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8336
R SlevinP. HickeyB BurnsM. Dyer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Burns DEF83
1
-
R Slevin DEF8
3
-
K Brouder DEF81
2
-
R Donelon DEF8
-
J Keohane MID81
-
D. Hurley MID81
1
-
P. Hickey MID831
4
-
V. Borden MID82
-
S. Walsh FWD8
-
M. Dyer FWD83
6
-
G Cunningham DEF7
3
-
B Clarke GLK4
-
E. McCarthy MID3
-
C. Tollett FWD3
2
-
G Buckley DEF2
-