Shelbourne vs Linfield

3 - 1
πŸ•’ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:45 Europe/London πŸ“ Tolka Park πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ Vassilis Fotias πŸ” Playoff round 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Playoff round
Conference League Table
Shelbourne 48 Β· Linfield 60
Referee Stats
4 matches Β· 4.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.25
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 2 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Shelbourne (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

3 / 5
Avg: 0.75 / 1.25

Points

4
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3
Linfield (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

2 / 5
Avg: 0.67 / 1.67

Points

1
Avg: 0.33

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Conference League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
0.33
0.75
GF
0.67
1.25
GA
1.67
50%
O2.5
67%
25%
BTTS
67%
25%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Shelbourne rank48th
Linfield rank60th
Shelbourne points8
Linfield points7
Shelbourne: #48 Β· 8 pts Β· GD -3
24 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Linfield: #60 Β· 7 pts Β· GD -1
25 pts off the top 2. 20 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Shelbourne last 5 home

L L D W
Points4/12
Weighted index17
Goals3-5
Record1-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Linfield last 5 away

L L D
Points1/9
Weighted index6
Goals2-5
Record0-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Shelbourne trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS25%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.525%
Also: Over 0.5 75% Β· Over 1.5 50% Β· Over 3.5 25% Β· 1H BTTS 0%

Linfield trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.567%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 67% Β· Over 1.5 67% Β· Over 3.5 33% Β· 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Shelbourne score at home25%
Shelbourne clean sheet at home25%
Linfield score away67%
Linfield clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Shelbourne score first25%
Shelbourne win after scoring first100%
Linfield score first33%
Linfield win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Shelbourne 0% Β· Linfield 0%
Avg first goal minute: Shelbourne 45.0' Β· Linfield 3.0'

Vs league average

Shelbourne score at home0.75 vs 1.62
Shelbourne concede at home1.25 vs 1.09
Linfield score away0.67 vs 1.09
Linfield concede away1.67 vs 1.62
Shelbourne score 54% below league average, while Linfield score 39% below league average.
Defensive side: Shelbourne are 15% above league average at home, and Linfield are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Shelbourne goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Linfield goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
46-60 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
31-45 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
61-75 0

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
18'
18' M. Fitzpatrick
45' ⚽
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45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
H. Wood
Penalty
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ S. Bone
1st substitution Β· For: E. Caffrey
46' ⚽
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46' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
M. Odubeko
Normal Goal Β· Assist: E. Caffrey
53' ⚽
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53' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
K. Offord
Normal Goal Β· Assist: S. Roscoe-Byrne
62'
62' P. Barrett
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ K. McInroy
2nd substitution Β· For: A. Coote
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ J. Martin
3rd substitution Β· For: D. Kelly
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ M. Coyle
4th substitution Β· For: S. Gannon
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ M. Mbeng
5th substitution Β· For: S. Moore
78' ⚽
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78' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
E. Caffrey
Normal Goal
85' ↑↓
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85' ⇄ K. Offord
1st substitution Β· For: C. Morrison
86' ↑↓
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86' ⇄ K. Millar
2nd substitution Β· For: J. Mulgrew
90+3' ↑↓
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90+3' ⇄ E. McGee
3rd substitution Β· For: S. Brown
90+5'
90+5' K. McClean

Shelbourne vs Linfield 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shelbourne beat Linfield 3-1 on Thursday, 21 August 2025 in Conference League. The match was refereed by Vassilis Fotias. It was played at Tolka Park.

First half: M. Fitzpatrick received a red card for Linfield at 18'. Shelbourne took the lead at 45' when H. Wood scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0.

Second half: Shelbourne made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. Bone replacing E. Caffrey. Shelbourne extended the lead at 46' when M. Odubeko scored, with the assist credited to E. Caffrey, making the score 2-0. Linfield reduced the deficit at 53' when K. Offord scored, with the assist credited to S. Roscoe-Byrne, making the score 2-1. P. Barrett received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 62'. Shelbourne made their 2nd substitution at 64', with K. McInroy replacing A. Coote. Shelbourne made their 3rd substitution at 64', with J. Martin replacing D. Kelly. Shelbourne made their 4th substitution at 78', with M. Coyle replacing S. Gannon. Shelbourne made their 5th substitution at 78', with M. Mbeng replacing S. Moore. Shelbourne extended the lead at 78' when E. Caffrey scored, making the score 3-1. Linfield made their 1st substitution at 85', with K. Offord replacing C. Morrison. Linfield made their 2nd substitution at 86', with K. Millar replacing J. Mulgrew. Linfield made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with E. McGee replacing S. Brown. K. McClean received a yellow card for Linfield at 90+5'.

Shelbourne used 5 substitutions while Linfield used 3 substitutions. Shelbourne got 1 yellow card, while Linfield got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 2 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

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