Evenly matched teams: Dundalk vs Bohemians match preview

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Competition: Fri 19.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Oriel Park (6000 seats)

It's been zero sleeps since Dundalk played against Bohemians and the scoreline was 2-1. How will it end versus Bohemians?

Insights:
  • Dundalk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bohemians haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Bohemians play their home games on grass, while this match is played on artifical turf. Recent results for Bohemians when featuring on artifical turf are 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats from six matches. They have scored {6 goals} and conceded 10 times on these occasions.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Dundalk and Bohemians.

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Dundalk form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier Division, Dundalk have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games. There’s a good atmosphere here at Oriel Park after three straight home wins.

Dundalk's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Bohemians (placed 3rd). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Prior to that, an away loss at Derry City.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Dundalk defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Bohemians form and stats

Bohemians's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Bohemians collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the Premier Division. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Three has not been a lucky number for Bohemians as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Cork City match.

Bohemians have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 186 minutes ago. McManus was the goal scorer.

Bohemians play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Dundalk (placed 4th).

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Derry City.

Bohemians have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bohemians - Dundalk 2-1 was the scoreline in these participants' last h2h fixture, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Dundalk five wins, two draws and Bohemians three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

DundalkR. Tulloch
R. Tulloch
4 goals
BohemiansA. Coote
A. Coote
4 goals
BohemiansJ. Flores
J. Flores
4 goals

Dundalk missing players

Bohemians missing players

Dundalk Bohemians
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 9 2 Played P 2 9 16
8 5 0 Won W 1 5 9
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 1
5 2 1 Lost L 1 3 6
24 18 2 Scored S 2 10 24
21 14 6 Conceded C 1 7 16
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 75%
59% 89% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 44%
24% 44% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 19%
12% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
53% 78% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 44%
29% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 44% 31%
24% 11% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 25%
 
4.8 5.2 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 4.9 4.8
5 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.4 4.6
2 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 2.1
2 2 2 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
10.2 11.3 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.4 11.1
3.7 4.7 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.2 2.9
38% 43% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 50% 51%
 
11.1 9.9 12 Shots against (avg) S A 7 11.2 11
3.5 3.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 2.7 2.6
Key stats in Premier Division this season:
  • All of Dundalk's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Bohemians haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dundalk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dundalk haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shamrock Rovers 16 9 6 1 34 15 8 4 3 1 19 13 8 5 3 0 15 2 19 33
2 Derry City 16 9 4 3 23 10 8 3 2 3 8 5 8 6 2 0 15 5 13 31
3 Bohemians 15 9 1 5 23 14 7 4 0 3 14 9 8 5 1 2 9 5 9 28
4 Dundalk 16 7 4 5 22 20 8 4 2 2 16 13 8 3 2 3 6 7 2 25
5 Shelbourne 15 6 6 3 16 10 8 4 3 1 7 4 7 2 3 2 9 6 6 24
6 St Patrick's 16 7 2 7 26 25 8 4 1 3 12 6 8 3 1 4 14 19 1 23
7 Sligo Rovers 15 5 4 6 18 20 8 2 3 3 9 11 7 3 1 3 9 9 -2 19
8 Drogheda United 15 3 5 7 11 20 7 1 2 4 4 9 8 2 3 3 7 11 -9 14
9 Cork City 15 2 3 10 18 33 7 2 1 4 10 11 8 0 2 6 8 22 -15 9
10 UCD 15 1 3 11 7 31 8 1 2 5 4 14 7 0 1 6 3 17 -24 6

Read more about Premier Division

The League of Ireland Premier Division, also known as the SSE Aitricity League Premier Division, is the highest level of football in the Republic of Ireland. It also has teams from Northern Ireland participating. The season runs from February to October with ten teams playing 36 matches each.