League Preview: Shelbourne -v- Galway United

SHELBOURNE

Shelbourne welcome Galway United to Tolka Park for their final league game of the season on Saturday (kick-off 7.45pm). A win for the home side will ensure they secure a play-off place and continue their quest for promotion to the Premier Division.

Owen Heary’s side have put together a very good run of form in recent weeks and are unbeaten in their last six league games.

Their solid home form has been the foundation for their promotion push this season losing just one of their thirteen home games and taking maximum points in seven of those games.

Striker David O’Sullivan has had a fine year in front of goal and sits just one goal clear of Longford Town winger Dylan McGlade heading into the final evening of league fixtures.

Shelbourne currently occupy third position in the league and sit just one point clear of Drogheda United in fourth. Longford also remain in contention just three points adrift of Shels before Saturday night’s final hurdle.

GALWAY UNITED

Galway United’s inconsistent season will mean that they will compete in the First Division again in 2019 but they will still be looking to finish the season on a high and with positives to take into next season.

Regardless of the result Saturday evening, Alan Murphy’s men are guaranteed a 6^th place finish this season as they sit seven points clear of 7^th placed Cabinteely and seven points behind 5^th placed Longford Town.

Conor Barry and Eoin McCormack are both on ten league goals for the season and lead the way in terms of the goal scoring charts for Galway.

Galway’s away form has been very inconsistent this season picking up just fourteen points on the road this term from a possible thirty nine.

Referee: Garvin Taggart

MATCH FACTS

A win for Shelbourne in their final league game of the season would see them secure a play-off place and take one step closer to promotion.

Shelbourne striker Dave O’Sullivan currently tops the goal-scoring charts for the 2018 league season and has an impressive fifteen league goals this campaign.

These sides have met on two occasions in the league this season with Shelbourne winning both games

BETTING

Shelbourne 1/2; Draw 3/1; Galway United 4/1

PREDICTION

Shelbourne 3-0 Galway United

Shelbourne

Injured: Dave Mulcahy

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Galway United

Injured: Unavailable

Doubtful: Unavailable

Suspended: None