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by Devesh Jaganath in Football Predictions
Saturday’s standalone fixture in the League of Ireland Premier Division will see Sligo Rovers play host to Shelbourne Dublin at the Showgrounds. After 25 games played this term, the Bit O’Red are in ninth place while the Reds are fifth in the standings. Check out our match prediction below.
After finishing sixth in the league standings last term, Sligo Rovers endured a notable drop-off at the start of this season when they earned just four points from their first nine league games.
However, the Bit O’Red have been improving steadily of late and made an outstanding comeback to win 3-2 after going two goals down to Cork on the road last week.
With that, the hosts are now unbeaten in their last five league games (home or away). They are also unbeaten in four at the Showgrounds and scored two goals in each of their last three.
Meanwhile, Shelbourne won their first league title in 18 years last season, but they seem unlikely to defend their crown, currently 14 points behind league leaders Shamrock Rovers.
Unfortunately, the Reds also saw their Champions League qualification hopes brought to an end in midweek when they were beaten 4-0 on aggregate by Qarabag.
The visitors were victorious in their last Premier League match, beating Cork City 3-1. They are also unbeaten in their last four away league games (W1 D3 L0).
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The Best Betting Odds for Sligo Rovers v Shelbourne Dublin Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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3.75 | 3.2 | 2 |
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3.6 | 3.2 | 1.95 |
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3.3 | 3.1 | 2 |
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3.5 | 3.25 | 2 |
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3.45 | 3.55 | 1.97 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Sligo Rovers and Shelbourne Dublin?
Our prediction for the Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne Dublin match is: both teams to score.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 02/08/2025 between Sligo Rovers and Shelbourne Dublin in Airtricity League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 34.18% for a win of Sligo Rovers against Shelbourne Dublin with odds of 3.75 at Bet365.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne Dublin is 29.14% with odds of 3.55 at Unibet.
- Our prediction model gives a 36.68% chance ⭐ for a win of Shelbourne Dublin vs Sligo Rovers with odds of 2.07 at 22bet.
Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne Dublin Form
Sligo Rovers and Shelbourne Dublin's standings in the Airtricity League
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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5
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35 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
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9
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26 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -8 |
Sligo Rovers and Shelbourne Dublin Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Jul 2025 - Airtricity League
18 Jul 2025 - FAI Cup
15 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
12 Jul 2025 - Airtricity League
5 Jul 2025 - Airtricity League
27 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
15 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
12 Jul 2025 - Airtricity League
5 Jul 2025 - Airtricity League
23 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
14 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
30 May 2025 - Airtricity League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Jul 2025 - Airtricity League
18 Jul 2025 - FAI Cup
27 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
20 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
23 May 2025 - Airtricity League
16 May 2025 - Airtricity League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Jul 2025 - Champions League
23 Jul 2025 - Champions League
19 Jul 2025 - FAI Cup
16 Jul 2025 - Champions League
9 Jul 2025 - Champions League
4 Jul 2025 - Airtricity League
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
23 Jul 2025 - Champions League
9 Jul 2025 - Champions League
4 Jul 2025 - Airtricity League
20 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
13 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
23 May 2025 - Airtricity League
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Jul 2025 - Champions League
19 Jul 2025 - FAI Cup
16 Jul 2025 - Champions League
27 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
23 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
16 Jun 2025 - Airtricity League
Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne Dublin Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
33 %
17 %
50 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
23 May 2025 - Airtricity League
28 Mar 2025 - Airtricity League
27 Sep 2024 - Airtricity League
10 Aug 2024 - Airtricity League
31 May 2024 - Airtricity League
1 Mar 2024 - Airtricity League
Sligo Rovers - Shelbourne Dublin Key Points
- Four of Sligo’s last five league games have ended with both teams scoring.
- Sligo have scored two or more goals in each of their last three home league matches.
- Sligo have only kept two clean sheets in their last 10 league home games.
- Six of Shelbourne’s last eight league games have ended with both teams scoring.
- Shelbourne have only kept one clean sheet in their last eight league away games.
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Our Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne Dublin Prediction
While Shelbourne are installed as the favourites in this contest, we feel Sligo cannot be written off just yet, given their recent upturn in form, capped off by that stunning comeback last week.
Indeed, Shelbourne will be determined to bounce back from their Champions League disappointment in midweek, but we reckon they will need to outscore their opponents to claim all three points in this one. Our Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne prediction is both teams to score.
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