Bohemians – Derry City : Preview & Prediction
Bohemians and Derry play at Dalymount Park in a match of the 22nd round of the Premier League. In the last meeting between these teams in this competition, on 01-04-2022, Derry City won away by (1-2). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium favours the visiting team, that in the last 9 matches won 5, drew 3 and lost 1. In fact, in the last meeting in this stadium, in a Premier League match, on 01-04-2022, Derry City only managed to win, by (1-2). The goals were scored by L. Burt (26′ ) for Bohemians and by J. Akintunde (90′ ) and R. Boyce (59′ ) for Derry. Home advantage could play a decisive role in this match, as Derry have shown differences in performance in their home and away games.
The home team is currently in 6th place with 26 points gained after 6 wins, 8 draws and 6 defeats. In the penultimate match, they won at home to Shelbourne by (1-0). In the last match, it lost away to Shamrock Rovers by (1-0). This is a team that maintains its performance when playing away from its stadium, as in the last 30 games it records 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats as a visitor; against 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats in its stadium. In the last 10 home league games, Bohemians record 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, having won 16 points out of a possible 30. In their home league games the most frequent scoreline at half-time was 1-0 (4 in 10 games). The team has allowed goals to its opponent in 8 of the last 10 games, so it hasn’t shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has managed to score in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 20 games in this competition, it has conceded the first goal 6 times and has never managed to turn the score around.
Bohemians enter this match demotivated after the defeat, 1-0, in the trip to Shamrock’s field, putting an end to two straight games without losing in this competition. For this match against Derry City, coach Keith Long is expected to play in a 4-3-3 formation with a more organised style of play, where the three men furthest forward are Ali Coote, Promise Omochere and Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe. At times during the match, Bohemians will try to play a counter-attacking game, trying to take advantage of any opponent’s mistakes. The coach of the home team will have to rely on all his players.
Bohemians – Derry City : Betting Tips
Derry City – Win Odds: 1.35
