Bohemians v Dundalk

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The Irish top flight action returns on Friday night and features this upcoming clash in the Premier Division between fifth-placed Bohemians and their fourth-placed visitors, Dundalk, at Dalymount Park with both teams harbouring ambitions of achieving a possible top three finish this season.

Bohemians have found themselves drifting slowly down the Premier Division standings though in recent times as the hosts have managed to collect just one win out of their last nine matches overall, which came in the form of a 2-0 home win against Sligo Rovers, but they have also slipped to four defeats as well.

Losses to Shamrock Rovers, Derry City, Cork City and Sligo Rovers have left Bohemians in fifth spot and now five points adrift of third-placed Derry City prior to Friday night's fixtures, and having also registered just two home wins from their previous seven games at Dalymount Park, Bohemians look far from a guaranteed three points when Dundalk come to visit.

Dundalk by contrast have helped lift themselves up into fourth place in the Irish Premier Division table where they trail third-placed Derry City by just a single point and indeed, St Patrick's Athletic by a mere three-point margin ahead of Friday's trip to Dalymount Park.

Although Dundalk had earlier suffered something of a hiccup earlier in the season as they failed to win any of their four matches played from mid-May through to early June, losing three games in the process, the visitors have seemingly got themselves back on an even keel after losses to Derry City, St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers.

Dundalk have subsequently put together an impressive five-match unbeaten run in the Irish top flight which includes four wins which have come in the form of victories over UCD, Cork City, Drogheda United and Shamrock Rovers, so Dundalk will be in confident mood as they prepare to face their close rivals in the league.

With four wins from their last seven outings on the road and scoring at least once in five of these seven away games, Dundalk look to be the better equipped to take the spoils here on Friday night against a struggling Bohemians outfit.

Bohemians v Dundalk Verdict

Recent results have been fairly poor for Bohemians and the hosts have managed to win just one of their last six meetings with Dundalk in previous exchanges, so the home side may be in for another tough assignment here this Friday night despite holding supposed home advantage.

Having picked up four wins on the road in recent weeks, Dundalk perhaps look to hold the edge over their hosts in this clash where they could possibly take the points with a narrow 1-0 win.

Therefore, our main bet will be Dundalk win @ 2.87

Other side bets worth considering:

Dundalk win & Under 2.5 goals @ 6.00

Correct score: Dundalk 1-0 @ 9.00