On July 29, at 19:00, Dundalk and Bohemians meet in the 27th round of the Irish first league, and the hosts need a win to stay first. Dundalk is the leader (63-12), but only one point in front of Cork City (goal 51-16).
If Dundalk reigned again, Bohemians paid tribute to an unexpected offensive apathy – only 29 goals in 26 matches. The guest team is on the 7th place and has already avoided relegation, so the motivation is rather on the side of the favorites. Dundalk has a long series of consecutive wins, while Bohemians has won a single match of the last 4. The hosts will likely dominate this game until the goal is scored.
Bohemians has kept the gorges in the limelight lately.
Dundalk has a good morale after removing it from the Europa League on Levadia Tallinn, scores 1-0 and 2-1. In the championship, the champions come after Derry 4-0, 2-1 with Cork (the derby of the championship) and 3-1 at St. Patricks. Instead, Bohemians avenged Bray 6-0 after less satisfying results with Sligo (0-3), Waterford (1-1) and Cork (0-1). Even if the scores were not great for Bohemians, we have to say that Waterford and Cork are far superior teams on paper, so the replica of the band was not disappointing at all.
The direct matches show the superiority of Dundalk, who won 4 of the last 5 direct duels to zero: 2-0, 3-0, 3-0 and 1-0. Bohemians’s last success with Dundalk dates back to 2017, when the white-eyed surprisingly surrendered home with 0-1. It is possible to see a clear victory for the favorites, but the goals should also appear in this match, especially as the Bohemians played quite well lately, including the difficult trips.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.58
