Bohemians vs Dundalk Prediction & Betting Tips (26 July)

In search of a 12th Irish championship title for almost 15 years now, Bohemian FC will certainly have to wait at least one more season since they are struggling in the 2nd part of the standings, in 8th place, with 26 points taken. in 22 matches. It is only 4 points ahead of the relegation play-off but still 2 games behind most of its competitors. Unable to win a single match for 6 days, the capital's players suffered a setback against Sligo Rovers 0-2 but they found a little peace in their hearts by winning the FAI Cup against Shamrocks Rovers 1- 0 last weekend.

Dundalk also finds itself in great difficulty this year after having nevertheless imposed its domination on this championship between 2014 and 2020, a period where the team had always finished at least in one of the first two places in the ranking. From now on, this team is only in 9th position out of 10 and finds itself in a bad position because it is virtually forced to play in the relegation play-offs. Defeated by Waterford United 0-1 and Shamrock Rovers 1-0, the Lilywhites recovered against the bottom side, Drogheda United 4-2, but saw their FAI Cup road stop against this same team the following week 2-1.

Long injured, goalkeeper Buckley is still on the sidelines along with defender Cornwall, and midfielders Brian and James McManus who are used more regularly this season. Conversely, striker Rooney (4 goals) and the team's top scorer, the Englishman Akintunde (5 goals) should respond well to their coach's call. Dundalk FC should make the short trip without the midfielder relatively important Paul Doyle who is stuck in the infirmary at the moment.

Otherwise, everyone should be on deck for this team which can count on the promising O'Kane (3 goals), the more experienced Horgan (3 goals) and the Scottish striker Gullan who is the club's best pyrotechnician with 5 goals this season.