Dundalk – UC Dublin : Preview & Prediction
Dundalk and UCD play at Oriel Park in a Premier League Round 22 match. In the last meeting between these teams in this competition, on 06-05-2022, the final result was a draw by (2-2). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium favours the home team, that in the last 6 matches won 6. In fact, in the last confrontation in this stadium, for the Premier League, on 01-04-2022, Dundalk won by (2-0). The goals of Dundalk were scored by D. Kelly (16′ ) and P. Hoban (48′ ). It is necessary to analyze the home/away condition with special attention, because Dundalk shows different results at home and away.
The home team is currently in 2nd place with 38 points gained after 10 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats. In the penultimate match, it won at home to Shamrock Rovers by (1-0). In the last match, it drew away to Shelbourne by (0-0). This is a stronger team when playing in their home stadium, as in the last 30 games they record 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in their home stadium. In the last 10 home league games, Dundalk registers 8 wins and 2 draws, having won 26 points out of a possible 30.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 7 wins in its last home games and hasn’t lost any of the last 10 games at its home stadium. In the matches played in their stadium in the championship, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45′ has been 1-0, which has occurred in 4 of their 10 matches. Their attack has scored with regularity, as they have managed to score in 8 of the last 10 matches in this competition. In 20 games in this competition, it has only managed 1 turnover in the scoreboard in the 4 games in which it conceded the first goal. There are 1 outstanding periods in the last 10 home games played in this competition: they have conceded 4 of their 6 goals between the minutes (76′-90′).
Dundalk enter this match with a draw, 0-0, on the trip to Shelbourne’s field, thus adding the ninth game in a row without losing in this Irish championship. The home team should play in a 4-3-3, privileging the fast transitions, mainly through the wings. Up front, Dundalk?s team can count on Steven Bradley, Daniel Kelly and Patrick Hoban: the last mentioned player is the best scorer of the team with 8 goals. Coach Stephen O’Donnell can count on all his players.
Dundalk – UC Dublin : Betting Tips
OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 2.25
