Derry City vs Shelbourne betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier Division match on November 01th, 2024

Derry City will be playing against Shelbourne in a Premier Division football match scheduled to take place on Friday, November 01th, 2024, at 19:45h (UTC), in Republic of Ireland, check the Derry City vs Shelbourne betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Derry City vs Shelbourne will occur

The game is set to be played in the small The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium stadium, in the city of Derry, with a capacity for 7700 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Derry City vs Shelbourne betting tip 2024

The Premier Division has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.61 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.29 goals per match played.

Derry City last match

Derry City arrives from a defeat in the last match they played. The contest against St Patrick's, valid for the Premier Division, ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of the rivals.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.38.

Shelbourne last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this contest after a previous event's victory. In a dispute valid for Premier Division, Shelbourne faced the Drogheda United team, and the score ended in favor with a 2-1.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.45.

Derry City vs Shelbourne h2h

It was on 14-09-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 2-0 win for Derry City, was valid for the 2024 season of the FAI Cup.

Derry City

Premier Division leaderboard now

Considering the home team Derry City, standing in 4th place with 55 points in the Premier Division competition in Republic of Ireland. Their performance statistics have been such as 14 wins, 8 losses and, 13 draws.

St Patrick's ranks just above, occupying 3rd place in the 36th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point.

Derry City analysis

After 35 rounds, Derry City has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 48 goals for and 30 conceded.

The Derry City team comes from a defeat in the Premier Division, and its coach Ruaidhri Higgins wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Derry City average number of shots on net is 4.14 per game. This is a good indicator of the fact that the team does not score much, nor does it impose too much of a burden on opposing defenses.

To control the game, the Derry City team would often try to reach an average ball possession of 55.89%. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% would give teams some control over their opponents.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 5 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 9 wins, 2 losses, and 6 draws playing in their home base.

While Shelbourne has only managed to convert 39 of their 3360 attacks into goals, Derry City has been much more successful with 3527 attacks and 48 goals.

Best goalscorer from Derry City

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Pat Hoban. Derry City owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 14 goals in this season.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Shelbourne

Premier Division leaderboard now

The Shelbourne team with 60 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 16 wins, 12 draws, and 7 losses.

Shelbourne analysis

After 35 rounds, Shelbourne has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 39 goals for and 27 conceded.

Shelbourne is in a great position! After 2 wins in the Premier Division, there doesn't seem to be any doubt of who is the favorite.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Premier Division.

Away, Shelbourne usually don't give their opponents many chances, with a balance of 7 wins, 4 losses, and 6 draws in the Premier Division.

Best goalscorer from Shelbourne

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Sean Boyd. The Attacker has already scored 10 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Shelbourne, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Historical data: Shelbourne

With 12 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Shelbourne team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Derry City is Pat Hoban, who has already scored 14 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Shelbourne is Sean Boyd, he has scored in 10 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Taking into consideration that Shelbourne scores an average of 1.06 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.62.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 5.2 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 5.09 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Shelbourne side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 5 time this season, very different from Derry City who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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