The Premier Division fixture at Oriel Park on Friday sees home team Dundalk locking horns with Bohemian FC.
Our Dundalk v Bohemian FC predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Dundalk
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Dundalk prepare for this match coming off the back of a 1-1 Premier Division drawn match against Sligo Rovers.
In that match, Dundalk managed 44% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Dundalk was Jamie Gullan (49'). On the other side, Sligo Rovers had 19 shots on goal with 4 on target. Fabrice Hartmann (16') was the scorer for Sligo Rovers.
Dundalk have not been in good attacking form in more recent games. Their ‘goals for’ figure equals just 3 vs opponents over the course of their previous six fixtures. In those meetings, Dundalk have also seen the number of goals scored against them total 8. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.
Taking a look at their past results, Dundalk:
- have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.
- are without a win at home for the past 5 league matches. Fans are getting restless.
Bohemian FC
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Bohemian FC will come into the match after a 1-0 Premier Division win in the defeat of Drogheda United in their previous game.
In that game, Bohemian FC managed 57% possession and 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for Bohemian FC was James Akintunde (15'). At the other end, Drogheda United had 10 shots on goal with 5 on target.
In the course of their 6 latest matches, Alan Reynolds's Bohemian FC have found the back of the net a total of 7 times therefore yielding them the goals per game average of 1.17.
Going into this game, the form guide shows that Bohemian FC:
- have not emerged victorious against Dundalk in games played away from home for the previous 5 league games. Not good.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head clashes going back to 28/10/2022 tells us that Dundalk have won 2 of these games & Bohemian FC 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
A total of 18 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 9 of them for The Lilywhites and 9 netted by The Bohs. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
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Team News: Dundalk
The Dundalk boss Noel King does not have any fitness worries at all coming into this game owing to a completely injury-free squad available to choose from.
We are thinking that The Lilywhites could line up in a 4-2-3-1 system in the match, utilising George Shelvey, Archie Davies, Mayowa Animasahun, Andrew Boyle, Zak Bradshaw, Scott High, Robbie Benson, Paul Doyle, Daryl Horgan, Sam Durrant and Jamie Gullan.
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Team News: Bohemian FC
With a completely injury-free squad available to choose from, the Bohemian FC boss Alan Reynolds doesn’t have any fitness worries at all ahead of this clash.
From our viewpoint, The Bohs might elect for a 4-2-3-1 formation by sending out Kacper Chorazka, Luke Matheson, Jevon Mills, Aboubacar Keita, Patrick Kirk, Jordan Flores, Adam McDonnell, Declan McDaid, James McManus, Dayle Rooney and James Akintunde.
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Prediction
We envisage that Bohemian FC and Dundalk could end up without much reward for their efforts here.
Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw with few scoring chances is looking likely to us. We’re therefore seeing a very close game with a 0-0 scoreline at the end of the 90.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
05:08 26/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Dundalk
Formed: 1903
Stadium: Oriel Park (4,500)
Captain: John Mountney
Chairman: Sean O’Connor
Manager: Liam Burns
Competitions: Premier Division position 10
🔑 Key Player: Jamie Gullan
Mostly deployed in the Striker position, Jamie Gullan was born in Scotland. After making a first senior appearance for Hibernian in the 2018 - 2019 season, the talented Forward has got 2 league goals in this Premier Division 2024 campaign to date in a total of 11 appearances.