Shelbourne v Derry City

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Shelbourne were held to a 0-0 draw by Swiss club FC Zurich in their 2nd leg of the UEFA Conference League 2nd qualifying round tie which means the hosts have now been dumped out of the competition following their 3-0 defeat in the 1st leg, while Derry City's impressive four-match winning streak in the Irish Premier Division was brought to a halt when they were handed a 2-1 defeat away from home at Sligo Rovers last time out in the domestic top flight.

Shelbourne will now turn their attentions back to the bread and butter of the Irish Premier Division where the hosts sit top of the domestic table with a three-point lead over second placed Derry City ahead of this top-of-the-table clash at Tolka Park.

Despite being dumped out of the UEFA Conference League, Damien Duff's Shelbourne outfit will still fancy their chances of gaining a result here at home on Monday night as the hosts have been handed just one defeat in their last 13 matches overall in the Premier Division, while collecting seven wins within this period as well.

However, only four of these seven wins have been achieved on home soil at their Tolka Park ground and Shelbourne have failed to beat their visitors, Derry City, in each of their last nine meetings.

Derry City were also dumped out of the UEFA Conference League in the 1st qualifying round by Gibraltar outfit, Magpies, losing 3-2 on aggregate, but the visitors claimed a resounding 3-0 home win against St Patrick's Athletic in the 2nd round of the domestic FAI Cup, so they too will be in confident mood ahead of this important clash.

Last time out in the Irish Premier Division, Derry City were handed a 2-1 loss away from home at Sligo Rovers which halted a previously encouraging four-match winning streak which consisted of victories against the likes of Waterford, Galway United, Bohemians and Drogheda United respectively.

The bigger picture shows Derry City have suffered just two defeats in their last 14 matches overall in the Irish Premier Division which came in the form of losses to Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers, but also includes picking up eight wins in the process as well.

Results away from home have been fairly stubborn as well, as Derry City have slipped to just three defeats within their last 14 outings on the road which gives Ruaidhrí Higgins' side a decent chance of a result here as well on Monday night.

Shelbourne v Derry City Verdict

Derry City have avoided defeat in each of the last nine meetings with Shelbourne and this may just give the visitors a slight edge heading into this vital encounter.

Therefore, our main bet will be Derry City win @ 2.40

Other side bets worth considering:

Derry City win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct Score: Derry City 1-0 @ 6.50