Bohemian FC vs Dundalk FC Prediction: Can the visitors get their first win of the campaign

In the 2nd round of the Ireland Premier League, Dundalk will square off against Bohemian FC at Dalymount Park. The Hosts got their first league victory of the season in their first game while the visitors were held down to a draw by UCD. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you below.

Last week at Oriel Park, Dundalk came close to securing a memorable victory over UCD, but they were ultimately held to a draw. Despite dominating for large periods of the game, they were unable to convert their chances and were left to rue a missed penalty by Patrick Hoban in the 24th minute. UCD found the net in the 78th minute to equalize, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw. Dundalk will surely be reflecting on what might have been.

Dundalk had a remarkable season in 2022, finishing third in the league table and securing an automatic qualification for the UEFA Conference League. Their impressive performance continued in the pre-season, with the team securing four wins, two draws, and two losses in seven games played. With the new season underway, the team is eagerly anticipating getting on the pitch and scoring their first goal of the campaign.

P.Hoban was the team's highest scorer last season, he lost a penalty in their opening game last week but later got an assist to his name.

Bohemian FC had a wonderful start to the season as the only team to win a game on the opening day of the league. Bohemian scored in successive runs but later conceded a goal in the 81st minute of the game. The game ended in a 1-2 victory to Bohemian FC. They will hope to maintain their strong start to the season when they welcome Dundalk FC to Dalymount on match day 2.

Bohemian FC had quite an impressive run last season, they finished 6th on the league table with no qualification for any external competition. They are currently on top of the league table.

Both teams met just before last season ended and Dundalk won that game with a 2-1 scoreline. Dundalk currently leads in the last 5 games between the teams with 3 wins and 2 draws. The league is still young and both teams haven’t really played lots of games to enable us to determine their current form, but based on past records, Dundalk is a stronger team and we predict a win or draw for Dundalk.

Another option to go for here is the Anyteam to score over 1.5 goals as we have seen a team score a minimum of two goals in 5 of their last 7 games.