Shelbourne vs Sligo Rovers Predictions

• Shelbourne have only lost two of their 19 league games
• The hosts have the second-best defensive record, conceding just 12 times
• Shelbourne striker Will Jarvis has seven goals this season

Shelbourne on track to maintain table-topping run

Shelbourne have been the best team in the League of Ireland this season, they top the division after ten wins from their 19 games and just two defeats. Damien Duff’s men have built their recent form on solid defensive foundations and they should be able to demonstrate that once more against a struggling Sligo side.

The visitors sit in eighth after winning just one of their last six games and their away form leaves even more to be desired, taking just two points from the last 15 available on the road.

Only two teams have scored fewer goals than Sligo’s 16 from 17 games and that could be their undoing once more as they face the defensive solidity of Shels. Side with the hosts to win this one without conceding.

Shels rarely do more than they need to win

Shelbourne have made a habit of narrow victories on their run to the top of the league, scoring just 22 times in 19 matches, and they could record another close success here. Shels beat Shamrock Rovers 2-0 in their last league game and a repeat of that scoreline is the correct score selection given the fact that only one of the home team’s last nine games have gone over 2.5 goals.

On-loan striker Will Jarvis has seven league goals for the season and netted twice in their recent win over Shamrock Rovers, he is Shelbourne’s penalty taker and could add to his season tally here.