Waterford United vs Shelbourne Predictions

Shels to secure victory

Shelbourne look the bet away at Waterford on Sunday. No team has shipped more goals in the Premier Division this season than Waterford, who have conceded 47 times in 25 games. Shelbourne have the better back line, having let in 35 goals from their 24 matches.

Shelbourne are four places and 12 points above Waterford in the table. The hosts, who have won four and lost 11 of their 25 games this season, are ninth, while Shelbourne sit fifth with eight wins, ten draws and six defeats.

The Shelbourne attack is in prolific form, with the visitors scoring two or more goals in 14 of their 24 Premier Division games this season. They have found the net at least twice in four of their last five matches.

The hosts have struggled to keep things tight defensively this season, with Waterford failing to keep a clean sheet in 18 of their last 20 Premier Division games. They have kept just four clean sheets in the last two years.

Shelbourne are in good form on the road, having gone six away trips without losing a Premier Division game. They have only lost one of their last ten on the road and have lost just one of their last ten meetings with Waterford.

With six of Shelbourne’s last eight Premier Division games featuring three or more goals and two of the last three head-to-heads ending with a narrow win for Shelbourne, a 2-1 victory for the visitors looks like a decent correct-score bet.

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