Ireland - Premier DivisionData current as of 22 July 2026

Shelbourne vs St Patrick's Athl.: match statistics

140%(1.96)
X35%(3.10)
225%(3.30)

Shelbourne presents solid form with three victories in their last five matches and an impressive average xG of 2.04 in home games, indicating offensive potential. However, it is concerning that in two home matches this season they have not recorded a single victory (100% draws). St Patrick's Athletic occupies a higher position in the table and shows good overall form, but their away statistics are alarming – they have not won any match on the road this season (50% losses, 50% draws) and have not scored a goal in away matches (0% efficiency). Considering the hosts' strong offense in recent matches (11 goals in 5 games) and the defensive issues of both teams, I expect an open match. Shelbourne's possession advantage (69% vs 42%) could be key, but the history of draws at home and St Patrick's difficulties on the road suggest that a draw is the most probable scenario.

Shelbourne vs St Patrick's Athl.: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shelbourne play St Patrick's Athl. in Premier Division (Ireland). The match date is 6 March 2026 at 21:00. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

Shelbourne: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. St Patrick's Athl.: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shelbourne scores 1.46 and concedes 1.46 goals per match. St Patrick's Athl. scores 1.63 and concedes 0.83. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shelbourne 75%, St Patrick's Athl. 38%. Over 2.5: Shelbourne 67%, St Patrick's Athl. 38%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

St Patrick's Athl. has higher xG: 1.96 vs 1.54. Shelbourne: 13.8 shots per match, St Patrick's Athl.: 18.0.

Match halves

Shelbourne: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.83. St Patrick's Athl.: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.92.

Goals by minute

Shelbourne: 61-75 (9 goals). St Patrick's Athl.: 76-90+ (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Division: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

5 H2H matches: 3-2-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 20%.

Match description

Shelbourne presents solid form with three victories in their last five matches and an impressive average xG of 2.04 in home games, indicating offensive potential. However, it is concerning that in two home matches this season they have not recorded a single victory (100% draws). St Patrick's Athletic occupies a higher position in the table and shows good overall form, but their away statistics are alarming – they have not won any match on the road this season (50% losses, 50% draws) and have not scored a goal in away matches (0% efficiency). Considering the hosts' strong offense in recent matches (11 goals in 5 games) and the defensive issues of both teams, I expect an open match. Shelbourne's possession advantage (69% vs 42%) could be key, but the history of draws at home and St Patrick's difficulties on the road suggest that a draw is the most probable scenario.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
2 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
18Shots18
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
8Shots on target7
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
2.1xG2.04
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
5Corners6
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
55Dangerous attacks59
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
7Fouls6
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
4Cards2
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
1.46Goals scored / match1.63
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
1.46Goals conceded / match0.83
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
52%Average possession55%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
4.38Shots on target / match5.54
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.75Shots per match18
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
4.38Shots on target5.54
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
10.6%Shot conversion9%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
52%Possession55%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
1.54xG for1.96
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
1.35xG against1.18
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

Shooting quality

Shelbourne: BalancedSt Patrick's Athl.: Dominant
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
Accuracy (shots on target)32%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

St Patrick's Athl. is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Shelbourne · 2 pts / match - St Patrick's Athl.

Shelbourne
WDLDW
Season result split
33% W42% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-10-6
1.42 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-5-5
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
St Patrick's Athl.
WWLWD
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-6-6
1.75 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-5-4
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DDLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 2.54Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

St Patrick's Athl. is 12% better for: goals scored per match.

1.46 goals / match - Shelbourne · 1.63 goals / match - St Patrick's Athl.

St Patrick's Athl. is 76% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.46 goals / match - Shelbourne · 0.83 goals / match - St Patrick's Athl.

Shelbourne scoring profile: very strong

Shelbourne scores in 83% of matches (20 of 24 matches), while St Patrick's Athl. keeps a clean sheet in 38% (9 of 24 matches).

St Patrick's Athl. scoring profile: strong

St Patrick's Athl. scores in 63% of matches (15 of 24 matches), while Shelbourne keeps a clean sheet in 21% (5 of 24 matches).

35Goals scored (season)39
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
35Goals conceded (season)20
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
2.92Average goals in match2.46
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
8Goals scored (last 5)8
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
9Goals conceded (last 5)3
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal63%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
58%2 goals50%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
4%3 goals33%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
0%4 goals17%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal63%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
42%2 goals21%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
21%3 goals0%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
4%4 goals0%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

38%
St Patrick's Athl. - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 24 matches
60%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time17%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
8%BTTS in both halves0%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
29%Scored in both halves29%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
80%BTTS - last 520%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

St Patrick's Athl. is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.21 pts / match - Shelbourne · 1.42 pts / match - St Patrick's Athl.

Shelbourne - half-time state
25% leading46% draw29% trailing
St Patrick's Athl. - half-time state
33% leading42% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.21Points per match (1st half)1.42
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.71
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
0.71Goals conceded (1st half)0.46
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
1.33Average goals (1st half)1.17
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
50%Clean sheet before half-time58%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
54%No goal before half-time58%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

After half-time (2nd half)

1.42Points per match (2nd half)1.71
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.92
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
1.58Average goals (2nd half)1.29
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
46%Clean sheet after half-time75%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.
33%No goal after half-time50%
ShelbourneSt Patrick's Athl.

Shelbourne - second-half results

29% W54% R17% P
29
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

St Patrick's Athl. - second-half results

46% W33% R21% P
34
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
41
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.42
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Shelbourne - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match2.01.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
St Patrick's Athl. - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.21.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Shelbourne
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
2
6
16-30
7
5
31-45
5
6
46-60
9
6
61-75
6
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

St Patrick's Athl.
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
5
1
16-30
6
3
31-45
8
0
46-60
5
5
61-75
9
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.69
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-63%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Shelbourne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

St Patrick's Athl.

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.78
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.33
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
129%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
54%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Division).

Teams vs league

ShelbourneLigaSt Patrick's Athl.
Average goals in match 2.922.79 2.46
Both teams scored 75%60% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%53% 38%
Clean sheets 21%24% 38%
Goal before half-time 67%75% 67%
Goal after half-time 75%79% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (5): Shelbourne 3 - 2 - 0 St Patrick's Athl.. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 20% matches.

St Patrick's Athl.
0 : 1
Shelbourne
Shelbourne FC
0 : 0
St Patrick's Athletic FC
St Patrick's Athletic FC
0 : 1
Shelbourne FC
Shelbourne FC
2 : 1
St Patrick's Athletic FC
St Patrick's Athletic FC
0 : 0
Shelbourne FC

FAQ

What was the result of Shelbourne vs St Patrick's Athl.?

The Premier Division match finished Shelbourne 2:3 St Patrick's Athl.. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Shelbourne and St Patrick's Athl.?

In the last 5 head-to-head matches Shelbourne won 3, St Patrick's Athl. won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 20% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Shelbourne vs St Patrick's Athl.?

Shelbourne score 1.46 goals per game on average and St Patrick's Athl. 1.63. The Premier Division average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Shelbourne's matches and 38% of St Patrick's Athl.'s.

What form are Shelbourne and St Patrick's Athl. in?

Over the last 5 games Shelbourne have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and St Patrick's Athl. 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Shelbourne vs St Patrick's Athl.?

The statistical background for Shelbourne vs St Patrick's Athl. — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.