Shelbourne vs Linfield PREDICTION & BETTING TIPS - 9 July 2025

Shelbourne and Linfield face each other at Tolka Park in the closing match of Wednesday’s program in the Champions League qualifiers round 1. The Reds are high on confidence following a 3-1 win over Cork City, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for Joey O’Brien’s troops. The Shelbourne boss should have a full squad to choose from for the first leg.

The Northern Ireland champions, on the other hand, aim to recover from a shocking loss to Dungannon in the Charity Shield final. Anyhow, under 2.5 goals betting option should be considered as both Linfield and Shelbourne are likely to adopt a cautious approach in the first leg. It has to be noted that Linfield’s top scorer Joel Cooper has left the club in the summer transfer window. In his absence, a man to watch in the away team will be Matthew Fitzpatrick.

This match will be played on 9 July 2025 at 19:45