Bohemians – Sligo Rovers Prediction & Picks (16.03.2018)

Bohemians and Sligo Rovers meet in Dalymount Park, in a match for the 7th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 8 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 06-23-2017, in a match for the Premier League that ended in the victory of Bohemians by (2-0). The goals of the match were scored by K. Ward (9 ‘) and D. Corcoran (81’) for the Bohemians. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.

Bohemians

The home team is currently in the 9 th position of the league, with 4 points won, after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against St Patrick’s, by (0-1). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Waterford United, by (1-0). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 12 suffered. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, the Bohemians won 5, drew 3 and lost 2.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 4 matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches for this competition.

The Bohemian comes to this game unmotivated, after a foreign defeat, by 1-0, in the visit to the land of Waterford. The main reference of attack of the club of the house is the Irish Corcoran. In this way, the local team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, so, in this tactical scheme, the player responsible for serving in the best way to the three players of the attack is the Irish Keith Ward. In any case, when it chooses to attack by the lines it is guessed that it does it through the right flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by the captain Derek Pender. Coach Keith Long should have all the players at his disposal.

Sligo Rovers

The away team is currently in the 8 th position, with 6 points won, after 2 wins and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Waterford United, by (1-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against Bray Wanderers, by (1-2). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 27 goals scored and 27 conceded; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Sligo Rovers won 6, tied 2 and lost 2. Their defense has not been very strong, since they suffered at least one goal in each of the last 5 matches, But their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition.

The Sligo enter this motivated encounter, after a foreign victory, by 1-2, in the visit to the arena of the Bray: McAleer scored two goals, allowing his team to win the victory. Forward Adam Morgan, with three goals scored so far. The outsider team usually acts in a 4-3-3, in which the three most advanced players are Wixted, Morgan and McAleer. Coach Gerard Lyttle will be without Patrick McClean and Rhys McCabe, the first injured and the second suspended.