Galway United vs Shelbourne — Tips & Analysis

Galway United +0.25: These two cannot be separated, and that is the whole point of this pick. Nine of the last 20 meetings ended level, and the last five read 1-1, 1-1, 0-1, 1-1 and 2-2. Galway need only to avoid defeat. Galway tied four in a row before last week's 2-1 win at Dundalk: 1-1 with Bray Wanderers, 0-0 with Drogheda, 1-1 with Bohemians and 0-0 with Waterford. They are not scoring freely, but they are hard to beat, and they have tied 8 of their last 20 games. Shelbourne have the same problem in reverse. They have won one of their last nine away games and score just over a goal a trip. They have won by 2 or more in only 1 of their last 18, so a heavy away win is not their style. Shelbourne have also lost four of their last five. The table says the same thing. Shelbourne sit 5th on 34 points and Galway 7th on 33, which is nothing at all. Our read is a 1-1, and that works for us. The one thing that could change it is rest. Shelbourne have had 15 days off to Galway's 7, so they may come back fresher and quicker in a game this tight. We still think Galway hold them.