Bohemians vs Drogheda United Match Analysis and Prediction

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Drogheda United will be looking to make it three league victories on the bounce when they continue their domestic campaign away to Bohemians on Friday.

While the hosts are currently seventh, three points above Friday’s opponents, Drogheda United occupy eighth position in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland.

Bohemians will enter the contest off the back of a 3-0 defeat at St Patrick’s Athletic on Monday, with the result leaving them seventh in the table, 12 points above ninth-placed Finn Harps.

Keith Long’s side have won five, drawn seven and lost five of their 17 league matches this season, collecting 22 points, and they are only two points behind five-placed Sligo Rovers with a game in hand.

They have won three, drawn three and lost two of their eight home league games this season, and will be facing a Drogheda side who have picked up just five points from their eight matches on the road.

Meanwhile, Drogheda will enter Friday’s fixture off the back of successive victories over Finn Harps and Shamrock Rovers, which helped them move nne points clear of the Harps.

Ryan Brennan’s first half goal saw them record a 1-0 win over Shamrock Rovers on Monday, and the back-to-back victories followed four straight defeats for Kevin Doherty’s side.

The Drogs, who finished seventh in Ireland’s top four last season, will have a relatively long break after this contest, with their next game not coming until June 10, at home to UCD.

Doherty’s side, who won the Premier Division of the League of Ireland back in 2007, played out a 1-1 draw with Bohemians when the sides met towards the start of April.

However, Bohemians won 2-1 when the pair last met at Dalymount Park in November 2021, and Drogheda have not won away to Bohs since June 2015.

Bohemians vs Drogheda United head to head

The two sides have previously met on 72 occasions across all competitions, where Bohemians have claimed 39 victories while Drogheda have won 16, and they have drawn in 17. Bohemians have scored 116 goals and conceded 64. In their last five meetings, Drogheda have won once, Bohemians twice with two draws.

Drogheda United 1-1 Bohemians 03/05/21

Bohemians 5-0 Drogheda United 18/06/21

Drogheda United 3-2 Bohemians 10/09/21

Bohemians 2-1 Drogheda United 07/11/21

Drogheda Unted 1-1 Bohemians 08/04/22

Bohemians latest home form

Bohemians have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they having won each of their two most recent matches. They managed to defeat Sligo Rovers 2-1 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded eight.

Bohemians 1-2 Derry City 01/04/22

Bohemians 2-2 Finn Harps 15/04/22

Bohemians 1-3 Shamrock Rovers 22/04/22

Bohemians 3-0 UCD 29/04/22

Bohemians 2-1 Sligo Rovers 20/05/22

Bohemians latest away form

Bohemians have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their three most recent matches. The lost 3-0 to St Patrick’s Athletic in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded nine.

Drogheda United 1-1 Bohemians 08/04/22

Shelbourne 1-4 Bohemians 18/04/22

Derry City 1-1 Bohemians 06/05/22

Dundalk 3-1 Bohemians 13/05/22

St Patrick’s Athletic 3-0 Bohemians 23/05/22

Drogheda United latest home form

Drogheda have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Shamrock Rovers 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded seven.

Drogheda United 1-1 Bohemians 08/04/22

Drogheda United 1-1 Derry City 18/04/22

Drogheda United 0-4 St Patrick’s Athletic 06/05/22

Drogheda United 3-1 Finn Harps 20/05/22

Drogheda United 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 23/05/22

Drogheda United latest away form

Drogheda have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their three most recent matches. Their last away victory came on April 15 when they defeated UCD 2-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded 10.

Finn Harps 2-2 Drogheda United 04/04/22

UCD 0-2 Drogheda United 15/04/22

Sligo Rovers 3-2 Drogheda United 23/04/22

Dundalk 4-1 Drogheda United 29/04/22

Shelbourne 1-0 Drogheda United 13/05/22

Bohemians news

Bohemians will again be missing Stephen Mallon due to an ankle problem, while Grant Horton and Kris Twardek are doubts through injury.

Long is likely to make changes from the side that started against St Patrick’s Athletic, with Jamie Mullins and Liam Burt both pushing for spots in the starting XI.

Drogheda United news

Dean Williams and Dane Massey will both need to be assessed due to recent knocks, while Darragh Markey remains on the sidelines with a muscular problem.

Dylan Grimes had to be replaced in early stages against Shamrock Rovers, so Dayle Rooney is in line for a spot in the starting XI here.

Prediction and Odds

Drogheda enter the contest in a relatively better form, but they lost each of their last three matches on the road.

They have also failed to defeat Bohemians away from home at this level of football since June 2015, which leads us to predict a home win or a draw on Friday.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.35