The Premier Division clash at Dalymount Park on Friday will see home side Bohemian FC welcome Sligo Rovers.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Bohemian FC v Sligo Rovers can be seen below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
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Bohemian FC
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Bohemian FC will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 2-1 Premier Division defeat in their last game at the hands of Waterford.
In that match, Bohemian FC managed 57% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Bohemian FC was Dawson Devoy (71'). For their opponents, Waterford had 17 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Conan Noonan (45') and Pádraig Amond (45') scored for Waterford.
Fewer than three goals per match were scored during 5 of the last 6 meetings where Bohemian FC have been participants. In terms of the goal attribution from this period, their opponents scored an aggregate of 3 and Bohemian FC got themselves 6. Even so, we must now wait to see if the trend might be replicated in this game.
Sligo Rovers
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After tasting defeat last time out to Drogheda United in Premier Division action, Sligo Rovers and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that match, Sligo Rovers managed 64% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 4 on target. At the other end, Drogheda United got 16 shots at goal with 3 on target. Douglas James-Taylor (3') was the scorer for Drogheda United.
In 5 of the prior 6 clashes involving Sligo Rovers, a notably low volume of goals have been hit between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game during that period comes out as just 1.67, with the average goals for The Bit o' Red being 0.67.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 16/02/2024 shows us that Bohemian FC have won 4 of them and Sligo Rovers 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
An aggregate of 18 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 12 of them for The Bohs and 6 belonging to The Bit o' Red. That is an average goals per game value of 3.
The last league game featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 15 on 10/05/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Sligo Rovers 0-1 Bohemian FC.
In that game, Sligo Rovers had 43% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target.
Bohemian FC got 20 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. Lys Mousset (88') scored.
The match was refereed by Mark Houlihan.
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Team News: Sligo Rovers
Thanks to a largely full-strength group of players, there’s just the sole fitness problem for the Sligo Rovers boss John Russell to contend with. Ollie Denham (unknown injury) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Bohemian FC should be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
However, Sligo Rovers may well struggle finding the net themselves but we do fancy them scoring.
We’re predicting a decent 3-1 winning margin for Bohemian FC at the conclusion of the game.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the 90 min. result market, the win for Bohemian FC can be had for 1.44, betting on the game finishing all-square is 4.33 and selecting victory for Sligo Rovers will get you 7. Those are the best returns on offer at the moment.
Victor Martins,
10:03 23/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Bohemian FC
Formed: 1890
Stadium: Dalymount Park (3,640)
Captain: Keith Buckley
Chairman: Matt Devaney
Manager: Alan Reynolds
Competitions: Premier Division position 3, FAI Cup (Second Round)
🔑 Key Man: Colm Whelan
Mostly deployed in the Striker position, Colm Whelan was born in Kilkenny, Rep. Ireland. Having made his senior debut playing for UCD in the 2022 season, the gifted Forward has bagged 4 league goals in the Premier Division 2025 season to date in a total of 20 appearances.