Waterford v Shelbourne

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Waterford moved up into fourth place in the Irish Premier standings after recording a comprehensive 4-1 rout of Sligo Rovers at their Waterford Regional Sports Centre and the hosts would love to produce a repeat of that performance on Thursday night but their visitors are the league leaders, Shelbourne, who registered a 1-0 home win against Dundalk last Friday and they too will be in confident mood.

Nevertheless, Waterford's recent victory over Sligo Rovers became a sixth win from eight games which includes collecting wins on home soil against Dundalk, Drogheda United, Bohemians and the aforementioned Sligo Rovers while also picking up wins on the road at Sligo Rovers and Shamrock Rovers as well.

However, one of the two defeats inflicted upon Keith Long's side was a 1-0 defeat away from home against their upcoming opponents on Thursday night, Shelbourne, when they suffered defeat at Tolka Park back in mid-May.

Waterford have won their last four home games on the trot but these have all been recorded against lower half opposition in the Irish Premier Division. In addition, Waterford have managed to capture just five wins from their last 13 games at their Waterford Regional Sports Centre as well.

Shelbourne maintained their position at the top of the Irish domestic top flight table thanks to a 1-0 home win against Dundalk as they hold a two-point lead over second placed Derry City prior to this upcoming trip to take on Waterford on Thursday night.

It's been a steady and consistent campaign so far for Shelbourne in the Irish Premier Division as the visitors have lost just three games within a total of 21 games played to date this term, whilst picking up 11 wins and seven draws into the bargain as well.

Following a mini wobble in mid-April which saw Shelbourne slip to back-to-back defeats at the hands of Bohemians and Galway United, Damien Duff's side have clicked back into gear as they have suffered just one further defeat within their subsequent 10 games overall, including five wins.

Two of these recent five wins were also achieved on their travels as Shelbourne claimed the maximum points on the road at St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers, while the bigger picture also gives Shelbourne plenty of reasons to feel confident about their chances on the road at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre on Thursday night.

The visitors have been handed just three losses in their previous 26 away games in the Premier Division, thus making them a potentially dangerous customer for Waterford.

Waterford v Shelbourne Verdict

Shelbourne have also held the upper hand over Waterford in recent exchanges as the visitors have won three of the last four meetings.

Therefore, our main bet will be Shelbourne win @ 2.30

Other side bets worth considering:

Shelbourne win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.33

Correct Score: Shelbourne 1-0 @ 6.50