Friday evening, at 19:45, Dundalk and St. Patricks meet in the 18th round of the Irish first league, where hosts start with the first chance to win. Entitled champions have 1.33 odds for a success, but St. Patricks is one of the good bands of the championship.
Dundalk started the season harder, but the champion has come back lately and began to dominate the Irish game again. From 1st place (goal 32-11), Dundalk has the best attack and the best defense in the championship. Patricks can not boast of the high level of hosts. The reds are on the 5th place (goal 15-16), but they pull hard for a European cup spot after they have entered a shadow cone in the last month.
St. Patricks just managed the first victory after a series of four consecutive stages unsuccessfully, a 1-0 short with Derry City, on his own ground. Before these three points, St. Patricks had drawn with Bohemians (1-1) and Derry (1-1) after having missed the draw with Waterford (0-3) and Shamrock Rovers (0-1). Nightmare parties in early May seem to be a matter of the past, and guests are approaching the good derby on Friday.
Dundalk, on the other hand, “slalomies” in the domestic competition, where he has recently defeated Waterford (3-0), Bohemians (2-0), Cork City (2-0) and Bohemians again (2-1 ), in an enviable series. The champion seeks revenge for the failure suffered in the last direct duel with St. Louis. Patricks, 0-1 in the April defeat, as white-reds won no more than nine straight duels in front of the Irish champions! We are waiting for an energetic performance from our favorites, who should score without problems in the guests’ door.
PREDICTION: Under 2,5 goals @ 1,83
