Sunday 27/07/2014, 20:00, Ireland Premier League, Round 21, Dundalk vs Bray Wanderers

Dundalk vs Bray Wanderers Betting Preview

Dundalk is by far the most consistent team in the Irish Premier League and they have lost a single match in the last 15 rounds. Unfortunately for them, the 0-2 victory in the first leg of Europa League proved to be fatal and rendered their otherwise impressive success on the road, useless. Their European adventure has ended, but they are still in pole position for winning the domestic championship and right now they need to focus on the confrontation with Bray Wanderers.

Dundalk vs Bray Wanderers Betting Odds

At Bet365

Dundalk 1.20, Draw 6.50, Bray Wanderers 11.00

Dundalk vs Bray Wanderers Betting Tips

Nobody gave Dundalk much of a chance after losing the first leg two the Croats, but they did a fine job to score twice on the road. Unfortunately for them they also allow a goal early in the match and as a result they were eliminated, failing once again to make a deep run in Europa League.

The unintended consequence of playing two important matches in exactly one week is that players gave everything on the pitch, in an attempt of setting a milestone. Not only they failed in their quest, but they now have just three days to regain their strength, before the Irish Premier League resumes.

Dundalk faces the team struggling in the relegation area, which should improve their chances to emerge victorious, but the visitors are not to be underestimated. Granted they struggled have only over the last month and lost seven consecutive games, they fired back with a narrow margin victory over Manchester United XI.

These kind of triumphs are extremely rare but that's what makes them special and Bray Wanderers is expected to build on that success. It would be a mistake to field an offensive formation away at Dundalk, something that manager Matthews is fully aware of. Instead he will use only Scully upfront as he is their most prolific striker and hope that the defenses will hold their ground the entire 90 min.

Key Facts

• Before winning against Manchester United XI in the friendly game, Bray Wanderers lost 9/10 games
• In 18 games played at home against Bray, Dundalk won five times but just once by more than one goal

Dundalk vs Bray Wanderers Betting Prediction

Everyone expects the hosts to steamroll past the visiting team and bookmakers are offering ridiculously low odds for Dundalk to prevail. That's why, punters should do the exact opposite and take the generous odds of 2.15 for Bray Wanderers to cover the +1.5 goals spread. What makes this sort of wager great is that players can make a profit even if the visitors lose by a narrow margin.

Bet: Bray Wanderers +1.5 goals @ 2.15 with Bet365