University College Dublin vs Bohemians Match Analysis and Prediction

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University College Dublin will be looking to lift themselves off the foot of the Ireland Premier league table on Thursday when they play host to Bohemians at the UCD Bowl.

The hosts have claimed just one victory this season, while Bohemians head into the contest in poor form on the back of successive defeats.

Andrew Myler’s side have had a tough campaign, having only won once out of their 21 matches this season, which is the reason they are currently bottom og the league standings.

That victory also came away from home, with the team having yet to pick up three points in front of their home fans at the UCD Bowl, something they will be looking to change on Thursday.

University College Dublin have gone six matches in a row since they were able to claim a victory, and they head into this contest off the back of three consecutive losses.

The most recent loss came against Dundalk, with three goals in the second half proving too much for College to overcome, marking the second game on the bounce where they failed to score.

Bohemians are much further up in the league standings, as they currently sit sixth in the division with the potential of putting some pressure on teams above them this week.

However, the visitors enter the contest off the back of consecutive defeats, which is something they will want to put behind them as they play one of their games in hand on some of the other teams in the league.

The Gypsies were involved in a five-goal thriller during their most recent game, with an own goal from Dawson Devoy proving decisive.

Devoy and Alister Coote got their names on the scoresheet for Bohs, but that was not enough, and they now need to produce a response.

University College Dublin vs Bohemians head to head

The two teams have previously met on 67 occasions across all competitions, where UCD have claimed 12 victories while Bohemians have won 42, and they have drawn in 13. Bohemians have scored 111 goals and conceded 51. In their last five meetings, UCD have won one, Bohemians three with one draw.

Bohemians 3-0 UCD 19/04/19

UCD 3-0 Bohemians 15/07/19

Bohemians 10-1 UCD 16/08/19

UCD 1-1 Bohemians 18/03/22

Bohemians 3-0 UCD 29/04/22

University College Dublin latest home form

UCD have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having failed to win any of their 10 most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Derry City in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just four goals and conceded nine.

UCD 1-2 St Patrick’s Athletic 18/04/22

UCD 2-2 Dundalk 06/05/22

UCD 0-3 Shamrock Rovers 19/05/22

UCD 1-1 Sligo Rovers 27/05/22

UCD 0-1 Derry City 24/06/22

University College Dublin latest away form

UCD have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 3-0 to Dundalk in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just two goals and conceded 10.

Bohemians 3-0 UCD 29/04/22

Finn Harps 0-1 UCD 13/05/22

Shelbourne 2-0 UCD 23/05/22

St Patrick’s Athletic 2-1 UCD 17/06/22

Dundalk 3-0 UCD 01/07/22

Bohemians latest home form

Bohemians lost their last away game 3-2 to Derry City in the league. However, they have recently been on good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their four matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded five.

Bohemians 3-0 UCD 29/04/22

Bohemians 2-1 Sligo Rovers 20/05/22

Bohemians 1-1 Drogheda United 27/05/22

Bohemians 1-0 Shelbourne 17/06/22

Bohemians 2-3 Derry City 01/07/22

Bohemians latest away form

Bohemians have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost each of their three most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Shamrock Rovers in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.

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

Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Bohemians 24/06/22

University College Dublin news

Colm Whelan is currently unavailable for University College Dublin, which is a big blow for a team struggling to score, as he is the club’s topscorer.

The hosts are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, as the look to pick up only their second victory of the season.

Bohemians news

Dawson Devoy got on the scoresheet for both teams at the weekend, but he will no doubt have a featured role in the heart of the Bohemians midfield.

Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe is set to lead the line in order to push the team forward, with Coote likely filling in just behind him.

Prediction and Odds

Bohemians enter the contest winless in their previous two matches, but coming up taking on University College Dublin is likely the ideal situation considering their league position and form.

UCD have not won a single game at home this season, and that record is likely to extend against Thursday’s visitors.

Odds: 1 3.00 X 2.10 2 1.88