📊 Form Guide

Shamrock Rovers

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Shamrock Rovers, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 0-1 Premier Division success against Galway United.

In that match, Shamrock Rovers had 72% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorer for Shamrock Rovers was Johnny Kenny (84'). For their opponents, Galway United had 9 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

Stephen Bradley's Shamrock Rovers have hit the back of the net 8 times over their preceding six outings. The comparative tally of goals that they have conceded in those fixtures amounts to 6.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Shamrock Rovers:

• have not been beaten in the league by Bohemian FC in their previous 4 matches.
• are undefeated in their previous 11 league matches at home. A very good run at home.
• have not won at home in their last 2 league matches.

Bohemian FC

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Bohemian FC will go into this game following on from a 2-1 Premier Division win as they beat Derry City in their most recent fixture.

In that game, Bohemian FC had 38% possession and 8 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Bohemian FC, goals were scored by Dayle Rooney (30') and James Akintunde (77'). For their opponents, Derry City got 17 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Ronan Boyce (79') was the scorer for Derry City.

The numbers tell their own story, and Bohemian FC have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 10 goals overall. In defence, Bohemian FC have seen their frailties exposed.

Ahead of this clash, Bohemian FC have left without a victory over Shamrock Rovers when having played them away from home in the previous 8 league matches. A very poor run of away results.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings stretching back to 24/06/2022 shows us that Shamrock Rovers have won 4 of them and Bohemian FC 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

An aggregate of 13 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 10 from The Hoops and 3 netted by The Bohs. The average goals per game has been 2.17.

The previous league game featuring these sides was Premier Division match day 29 on 01/09/2023 when it finished Shamrock Rovers 3-0 Bohemian FC.

That day, Shamrock Rovers had 54% possession and 22 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. The scorers were Lee Grace (43'), Ronan Finn (51') and Neil Farrugia (82').

At the other end, Bohemian FC had 12 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Robert Hennessy.

📰 Team News: Shamrock Rovers

Neil Farrugia (Shoulder injury), Sean Kavanagh (Hamstring injury) and Jack Byrne (Calf injury) won’t be available for Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley.

It seems likely that The Hoops could employ a 3-4-1-2 system this time, beginning the first half with Leon Pöhls, Daniel Cleary, Roberto Lopes, Lee Grace, Darragh Burns, Dylan Watts, Gary O'Neil, Josh Honohan, Darragh Nugent, Rory Gaffney and Graham Burke.

📋 Team News: Bohemian FC

With a fully healthy group available for selection, the Bohemian FC boss Derek Pender doesn’t have any fitness concerns to report coming into this game.

It’s our belief that The Bohs might elect for a 4-2-3-1 system by sending out Kacper Chorazka, Michael Lilander, Cian Byrne, Jordan Flores, Patrick Kirk, Jevon Mills, Adam McDonnell, Dylan Connolly, James Clarke, Dayle Rooney and Filip Piszczek.

🔮 Prediction

We envisage that Shamrock Rovers will more than likely be able to score a couple when they play Bohemian FC, who could well struggle to score themselves.

We reckon that it will be a fairly comfortable 2-0 winning score for Shamrock Rovers when the full-time whistle blows.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 19:09 29/03/2024