Shelbourne vs Bohemians - prediction, team news, lineups

Tolka Park volition beryllium the backdrop for a important clash successful the Irish Premier Division's contention for Europe connected Monday, erstwhile Shelbourne big out-of-form Bohemians.

The Reds could marque it 10 games unbeaten this weekend, portion Bohs volition beryllium hopeless to debar a 3rd decision connected the bounce.

Match preview

Joey O'Brien's Shelbourne travel into this crippled having proven their resilience successful caller months, and they are hoping to trim the spread to the apical three.

When the Reds lost 4-3 against Drogheda United connected April 24 - their 4th consecutive beating - they were stuck seventh successful the table, conscionable 2 points supra the relegation playoff spot.

However, a 2-1 triumph implicit now-third-placed Dundalk connected May 1 marked the opening of a melodramatic turnaround has seen Shels emergence up to fifth, wherever they are present lone 5 points abbreviated of the European places.

O'Brien's broadside are without decision since the commencement of past month, a agelong of 10 games that featured a brace of peculiarly awesome triumphs - 1-0 against second-placed St Patrick's Athletic connected May 15, and 2-1 against top-of-the-table Shamrock Rovers connected June 12.

That being said, Shelbourne drew 2-2 with Drogheda astir recently, marking their 3rd stalemate successful 4 matches, and the hosts volition beryllium keen to debar seeing their advancement stagnate by dropping much points this weekend.

Meanwhile, Alan Reynolds's Bohemians person slipped retired of the apical 3 up of Saturday's showdown, and they volition beryllium aiming to stabilise earlier their European ambitions are shattered.

On Friday, Bohs were beaten 2-1 successful a six-pointer by rivals Dundalk, a effect that saw them autumn down to 4th spot - usurped by that day's victors.

Notably, that nonaccomplishment was Reynolds's 3rd successful his past 4 games, a frustrating spell that has near his squad a constituent shy of Dundalk and 4 down second-placed St Pat's having played a lucifer much than both.

Hoping to get backmost connected way this Monday, travelling fans volition instrumentality bosom from the information that the visitors person won 3 of their astir caller 4 distant trips, scoring 11 times successful the process.

On the different hand, the much pessimistic amongst the Bohs' faithful volition beryllium acrophobic that footwear disconnected volition people precisely a period since the squad person beaten an hostile supra the relegation places.

Shelbourne League of Ireland Premier form:

Bohemians League of Ireland Premier form:

Team News

Shelbourne centre-back Odhran Casey has been retired of first-team enactment since February owed to a superior hamstring injury, but helium returned to grooming implicit the past week and volition beryllium reintegrated into the squad soon.

However, Monday's clash volition travel excessively soon for the 24-year-old, truthful expect to spot Sam Bone and Patrick Barrett continue astatine the bosom of O'Brien's defence.

Elsewhere, midfielder Kerr McInroy is sidelined with a genu injury, though Will Jarvis and Jonathan Lunney should beryllium connected manus to signifier the Reds' treble pivot, while Harry Wood operates successful a fig 10 role.

As for Bohemians, they person a mostly acceptable squad to take from, and Reynolds whitethorn opt for a backmost 3 of Cian Byrne, Patrick Hickey and Sam Todd erstwhile again.

At the other extremity of the pitch, striker Douglas James-Taylor looks acceptable to pb the line, supported by Ross Tierney and Harry Vaughan.

Shelbourne imaginable starting lineup:

Speel; Mbeng, Bone, Barrett, Ledwidge; Jarvis, Lunney; Caffrey, Wood, Coote; Odubeko

Bohemians imaginable starting lineup:

Walters; Byrne, Hickey, Todd; Power, Diallo, Devoy, Rooney; Tierney, Vaughan; James-Taylor

We say: Shelbourne 1-1 Bohemians

Shelbourne are successful amended signifier than their opponents heading into this week's clash, and are improbable to beryllium beaten having gone 10 matches without defeat.

However, Shels person drawn 3 of their past 4 games, and it remains to beryllium seen whether they tin get the amended of a hopeless Bohemains side.

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