Bohemian FC vs Waterford Live Stream, Predictions (May 02)

📏 Form Guide

Bohemian FC

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Bohemian FC will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 2-1 Premier Division victory vs St. Patrick's Athletic.

In that game, Bohemian FC managed 62% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 7 on target. For Bohemian FC, the scorers were Rob Cornwall (90') and Seán Grehan (97'). For their opponents, St. Patrick's Athletic had 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Chris Forrester (23') was the scorer for St. Patrick's Athletic.

It has been all too rare in recent games where Bohemian FC have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The reality is that Bohemian FC have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 8 goals on the way.

Waterford

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Waterford will come into the game following on from a 2-1 Premier Division win versus Derry City in their most recent match.

In that match, Waterford had 41% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Waterford, the goals were scored by Darragh Leahy (40') and Pádraig Amond (65'). On the other side, Derry City got 15 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Liam Boyce (94') was the scorer for Derry City.

It is worth noting that Waterford have made hard work of scoring goals over their previous six encounters, contributing the poor return of only 4. In those matches, The Blues have also seen the overall goal tally of their opponents equal 13. We will find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

Analysis of their past results shows that Waterford:

• have not been beaten by Bohemian FC in away games against them for the last 3 league games.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 4 matches in the league.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 25/10/2021 tells us that Bohemian FC have won 1 of these games and Waterford 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

An aggregate of 17 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 8 for The Bohs and 9 for The Blues. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The last league clash featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 5 on 07/03/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Waterford 0-3 Bohemian FC.

That time, Waterford had 59% possession and 11 shots on goal with 7 on target.

At the other end, Bohemian FC got 6 shots on goal with 3 on target. Colm Whelan (15', 34', 42') was the scorer.

The referee was Robert Harvey.

ℹ️ Team News: Waterford

Waterford manager Matt Lawlor has to choose a team with limited availability. Trae Coyle (Hamstring injury) and Matty Smith (Knee injury) will miss out on this game.

⚡ Prediction

Our thinking is that Bohemian FC will most probably create enough chances to score more than one when they come up against Waterford, who could well find it tough to break down their defence.

We’re predicting a 2-0 winning margin for Bohemian FC at the conclusion of the game.

Lucas Pereira, 07:03 28/04/2025