St Patrick’s – Bray Wanderers Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (21.07.2017)

Prediction for St Patrick’s – Bray Wanderers

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.70

St Patrick’s and Bray Wanderers rally in Richmond Park in a match for the 23rd day of the Premier League. In the last direct showdown for this edition of the league, on 24-02-2017, the Bray Wanderers won out by (1-2). The history of direct confrontations in this stadium is favorable to the home team, who in the last 8 games won 4, tied 1 and lost 3. However, the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, in 17-04-2017, for the League Cup, St Patrick’s only came to victory by (5-3) in the shoot-out. Attention to the house factor, since St Patrick’s usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

St Patrick’s

The home team is currently in 10th place, with 20 points won, after 4 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate game, lost out against Cork City by (1-0). In the last game, he won at home against Derry City by (2-1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he recorded 1 victory, 7 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 25 suffered; Against 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats in his stadium, with 13 goals scored and 20 suffered. In his last 10 home games for the championship, St Patrick’s won 3, tied 2 and lost 5, so he won 11 points out of 30. In their games for the league at home the most frequent final result to the rest was the 0-1 (5 in 11 parties). The team conceded goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 games, so it has not shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has marked regularly, since it scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home games there is a tendency to have goals, as 11 of their last 11 games for this competition have ended with over 1.5 goals. In 22 matches in this competition, only managed 2 comebacks in all 14 matches in which he suffered the first goal.

St. Patrick’s come to this game with a 2-1 home win against Derry, returning to victories after eight consecutive games without proving the taste of victory: goals were scored by Kurtis Byrne and Kelly. Usually coach Liam Buckley plays in 4-3-3, benefiting from maintenance of the ball possession and attacks by the flanks, however, in this game must act with a more defensive strategy. With the goal scored in the last game, the spearhead is now the top scorer, with 6 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Jack Bayly, who recovers from injury.

Bray Wanderers

The visiting team is currently in 3rd place with 33 points, after 10 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate game, lost at home against Dundalk by (0-3). In the last game, lost at home against Cork City by (0-2). This is a team that has similar results at home and abroad, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses as a visitor; Against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. In his last game as a visitor to this competition won by (1-2) against Galway. In his last 10 games as a visitor to the championship the Bray Wanderers recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, so he won 13 points out of 30. The team conceded goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. In their home games there is a tendency to have goals, as 9 of their last 11 games for this competition have ended with over 2.5 goals. In 22 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 7 times and only got 1 comeback. There is 1 period in the last 11 games as a visitor for this competition: he suffered 7 of his 20 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Bray arrive at this unmotivated day, after the defeat at home against Cork, by 0-2, totaling the according to snub followed in the competition. In this away game, coach Harry Kenny should line up in the usual 4-2-3-1, with Greene the most offensive reference of the away team: this player is Bray’s best finisher with 13 goals scored. For this game, the trainer should risk the same eleven in the last game.