Competitors: Irish Premier Division
Market: Each groups to attain
Odds: 10/11 @ Pribet
Two sides scrapping it out at reverse ends of the Premier Division desk, Shamrock Rovers will journey to Dundalk on Friday evening.
Beginning with the hosts, though Dundalk might need signed off final season within the midst of an actual purple patch, the previous Irish champions have come crashing again all the way down to earth in a dramatic vogue. Final seen placing in one other nightmare efficiency as they slumped to a 4-1 drumming away at Waterford, the Lilywhites sit rock-bottom of the Premier Division desk and discover themselves on the coronary heart of a relegation scrap. Opening Could with a 2-1 defeat by the hands of Drogheda, Noel King’s males have collected only a single victory from any of their 15 top-flight appearances this 12 months and so they already sit 9 factors adrift of security. With their prolonged disaster underlined by one other 4-1 defeat in opposition to Derry Metropolis on April fifth, Dundalk have additionally continued to indicate a string of defensive points. Shedding their back-to-back Premier Division defeats by an combination rating of 6-2, Friday’s hosts have shipped 23 targets this season.
As for the guests, whereas Shamrock might need made actual historical past final season as they obtained their palms on a twenty first home crown, the Rovers have struggled to seek out any actual stability this time round. Lacking out on a possible alternative final weekend as they needed to accept a vigorous 2-2 stalemate at residence in opposition to St. Patricks, Stephan Bradley’s males have collected only a single victory from any of their earlier six Premier Division appearances. Opening Could with a nightmare show in Dublin as they slumped to a 3-1 loss by the hands of Waterford, the Irish champions have additionally proven their very own respective defensive points. Transport six targets on their three-match winless rut, Shamrock have additionally recorded only a single clear sheet over the previous month. It needs to be highlighted, with Bradley’s aspect seeing 4 of their earlier 5 Premier Division showdowns end with each groups getting on the scoresheet, we predict the same consequence right here.
Wager: Each groups to attain at Dundalk vs Shamrock Rovers 10/11 for Friday’s Irish Premier Division battle @ Pribet
