St Patricks v Shelbourne

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Despite losing last time out in the Irish Premier Division with a 2-1 loss away from home at Drogheda United, Friday night's hosts, St Patrick's Athletic will be in confident mood when they return to Richmond Park for this upcoming clash with sixth-placed Shelbourne as the hosts have struck gold on home soil in recent times.

St Patrick's Athletic have won six of their last eight matches overall in the Irish top flight while at their Richmond Park ground, the hosts have won their last three games on the trot following victories against Drogheda United, Dundalk and Derry City and St Patrick's will be eager to make it four wins on the trot on Friday night.

This recent flurry of success has helped lift St Patrick's up into third place in the Premier Division table and a possible Europa Conference League qualifier spot but with fourth placed Bohemians just a point behind them, St Patrick's know they need to take all three points when Shelbourne visit.

Shelbourne currently occupy a mid-table position of sixth place in the Irish top flight where the visitors have been treading water for some time despite picking up wins on the road at Cork City and Sligo Rovers as they've also been involved in a number of draws as well.

The visitors have at least made themselves a tough side to beat though in recent times as they have lost just once in their last 13 matches in the Premier Division, ironically this came in the form of a 1-0 loss at home to none other than Friday night's hosts, St Patrick's Athletic.

Five wins and no fewer than seven draws have maintained Shelbourne's mid-table security and where they possess a comfortable nine-point buffer between themselves and the second from bottom placed outfit, Cork City, who occupy the relegation play-off spot.

Shelbourne got off to a disappointing start to this season on the road as the visitors suffered back-to-back defeats at St Patrick's and Dundalk but they've since put together a seven-match unbeaten run on their travels which gives Shelbourne a chance of getting something from Friday's trip to Richmond Park.

St Patrick's Athletic v Shelbourne Verdict

Recent results suggest St Patrick's Athletic may well be the more likely to find a way to win here as the hosts have won six of their last eight home games while Shelbourne have been involved in too many draws of late which has held the visitors back.

In addition, St Patrick's have won each of the previous three meetings against Shelbourne and the hosts look set to make it four victories here at Richmond Park on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be St Patrick's win @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

St Patrick's win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct score: St Patrick's 1-0 @ 6.50