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Shelbourne vs Linfield: result 3-1 and analysis

UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlayoff roundKick-off on August 21, 2025 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Tolka Park, Dublin

Shelbourne
3-1
Linfield

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What was the result of Shelbourne vs Linfield?

Shelbourne won 3-1 on August 21, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 45′H. WoodShelbourne (pen.)
  • 46′M. OdubekoShelbourne
  • 53′K. OffordLinfield
  • 78′E. CaffreyShelbourne

Official lineup for Shelbourne vs Linfield

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Shelbourne

4-4-2
  1. 11M. Odubeko
  2. 10J. Martin
  1. 18James Barry Norris
  2. 23K. McInroy
  3. 6J. Lunney
  4. 7H. Wood
  1. 15S. Bone
  2. 29P. Barrett
  3. 8M. Coyle
  4. 25M. Mbeng
  1. 13Wessel Speel

Linfield

5-3-2
  1. 9K. Offord
  2. 29M. Fitzpatrick
  1. 8K. McClean
  2. 5C. Shields
  3. 21J. Archer
  1. 3E. East
  2. 2S. Roscoe-Byrne
  3. 15B. Hall
  4. 27E. McGee
  5. 7K. Millar
  1. 1C. Johns
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Shelbourne have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Linfield have 6, 3 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Shelbourne
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2025St Patrick's Athl.(away)0-2FAI Cup
Aug 12, 2025HNK Rijeka(home)1-3UEFA Europa League
Aug 9, 2025Bohemians(home)2-2Premier Division
Aug 6, 2025HNK Rijeka(away)2-1UEFA Europa League
Aug 2, 2025Sligo Rovers(away)2-0Premier Division
Linfield
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2025Vikingur Gota(home)2-0UEFA Europa Conference League
Aug 10, 2025Dungannon Swifts(home)3-0Premiership
Aug 7, 2025Vikingur Gota(away)1-2UEFA Europa Conference League
Aug 2, 2025Ballinamallard United(away)1-3Friendlies Clubs
Jul 31, 2025FK Zalgiris Vilnius(home)2-0UEFA Europa Conference League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Shelbourne win, 1 draw, 0 Linfield wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 16, 2025Linfield 1-1 ShelbourneUEFA Champions League
Jul 9, 2025Shelbourne 1-0 LinfieldUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Linfield vs Shelbourne on Jul 16, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Shelbourne score 1.3 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Linfield score 1.3 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Shelbourne1.31.247/157/15
Linfield1.30.975/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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34Shelbourne6024072

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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