League of Ireland match betting previews, free tips & TV details

Cork v Bohemians
Eir Sport 1, 8pm Friday

The TV cameras will be at Turner's Cross, where restless natives will be hoping that Cork City can keep their slim hopes of playing in Europe next season alive by beating Bohemians.

Cork are ten points off fourth, but they look nowhere near good enough to close the gap and Bohemians, who have tended to struggle against Cork, should be able to pick up at least a point.

Cork are creating little and the optimism that surrounded the change of management earlier in the campaign, preceding a 1-0 win in Dalymount, has long subsided. Bohs give little away and will be hoping to nick this.

The big game of the evening sees champions Dundalk visit Brandywell bidding to stay eight points ahead of Shamrock Rovers, who are at home to Sligo.

Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe, on loan from Colchester, has made a good impression for the Candystripes and may have the pace to create problems for Dundalk, who failed to beat Derry when they last clashed at Oriel. Derry are a good side and look a shade big in the betting.

Waterford and St Patrick's are both shy in front of goal and unders will be popular at the RSC, but the prices reflect that. St Patrick's are marginal favourites and probably not playing well enough to engender a great deal of confidence in backing them.

In the second tier, a majority of Galway United's matches have ended in one-goal defeats this season and Shelbourne to take the points, winning by exactly one goal, makes some appeal at 13-5.

Recommendations
Bohemians 0 on Asian Handicap
3pts 1.725 bet365
Derry
1pt 100-30 general
Galway v Shelbourne (-1) handicap draw
1pt 13-5 bet365

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