Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Shelbourne and Sligo Rovers, taking place on Friday, 31 May 2024, at Tolka Park in Dublin.
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Shelbourne, Recent FormShelbourne will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 2-0 winners in their away fixture against Shamrock Rovers. They achieved 35% possession in that match and had 5 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Shamrock Rovers' tally of 17 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
Manager Damien Duff will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 3 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 7 goals. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, and they have recorded 9 clean sheets in their 19 games so far this season.
Their strong run of form, both away and at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 8 games in a row.
Seán Boyd will be aiming to add his name to the scoresheet again to extend his goal tally of 4 goals in the last 6 league outings for Shelbourne.
Sligo Rovers, Recent FormSligo Rovers will have been reasonably pleased with their 2-2 draw against Derry City, not least because of the valuable point gained. In that game they recorded 27 % of the possession, with 5 attempts on goal, 3 on target. Their opponents found the target on 8 of their 24 shots on goal.
It seems pretty certain that John Russell will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 4 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 9 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. This season they have failed to score in 9 of their 17 games played so far; however, they have kept 7 clean sheets.
They've drawn their last 2 league games away from home, but their search for a league win on the road extends even further having gone 5 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
The 0-1 victory which Shelbourne recorded last time these two sides met was no surprise to most.
The Bit O'Red defence has struggled against Shelbourne in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 5 games. On each of the last 2 outings between Sligo and Shelbourne in the league, The Bit O'Red have not performed well in front of goal and have come up empty-handed in terms of goals. In their past 5 meetings, The Shels' defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Sligo will have to take their chances when they come.
Shelbourne has won the last 2 games they've played against Sligo in the league.
With no real injury worries, Shelbourne manager Damien Duff will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
John Russell has a number of injury concerns in his Sligo squad to contend with: Will Fitzgerald (Foot), John Mahon (Achilles tendon), Nando Pijnaker (Broken rib) and Simon Power (Groin)
Shelbourne Playing at home | Sligo Rovers Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 0.6 | Goals conceded | 1.6 |
| 44' | Time first goal scored | 21' |
| 45' | Time first goal conceded | 25' |
| 2.7 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.2 | Subs used | 3.5 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 5-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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