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Football Bet of the Day: Shels to do some damage in Waterford

Defences might not enjoy themselves in Waterford this evening
Defences might not enjoy themselves in Waterford this evening

"The hosts have both scored and conceded in each of their nine home games this term, with 7/9 delivering Over 3.5 Goals"

Back Over 3.5 Goals @ 2.809/5 in Waterford Utd v Shelbourne

Tobias Gourlay expects the floodgates to open at the RSC Stadium tonight

Waterford Utd v Shelbourne
Friday 19:45


Total war broke out in Singapore this morning. That wasn't good news for us, with Warriors 3 Tampines Rovers 2 the unfavourable final score.

Where else to spend Friday night but Ireland? Waterford United have conceded more goals on home turf than anyone else in the LOI First Division this year, and we like the big price on an entertaining game when Shelbourne come to town this evening.

The hosts have both scored and conceded in each of their nine home games this term, with 7/9 delivering Over 3.5 Goals (including each of the most recent five).

Fifth-placed Shelbourne have failed to score in their last four on the road, but those games took them to each of the league's current top three. One place below them in the table, Waterford cannot boast of such a robust defence and the visitors, who have scored 11 times in the three away games they've already won this term, should relocate the back of the net.

Going back to the end of last season, half of Shels' last 10 away games have delivered Over 3.5 Goals. That record too suggests the price on another four match goals tonight is generous.


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Back Over 3.5 Goals @ 2.809/5 in Waterford Utd v Shelbourne

2016 P/L (1pt per bet)

Staked: 110pts
Returned: 91.38pts
P/L: -18.62pts

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