Selected prediction
St Patrick's Athletic have won 6 of their last 8, while Shelbourne have taken 10 points from their last 8. St Patrick's Athletic average 1.9 scored and 0.7 conceded at home, while Shelbourne average 1.3 scored and 1.3 conceded away from home. In their last 4 meetings St Patrick's Athletic won 2, drew 1 and lost 1 to Shelbourne, with 2.3 goals a game. Our model expects St Patrick's Athletic to score about 1.6 and Shelbourne about 1.0. We expect around 2.6 goals in total, so goals look likely.