Dundalk FC vs University College Dublin Prediction: The hosts to get on the way with a win

The Ireland Premier League returns after a long break and Dundalk will welcome University College Dublin to Oriel park for their opening game of the season. Dundalk finished 3rd in the league table last season and they’ll be hoping to kickstart the new season in grand style. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you below.

Dundalk

Dundalk had a remarkable season in 2022, finishing third in the league table and securing an automatic qualification for the UEFA Conference League. Their impressive performance continued in the pre-season, with the team securing four wins, two draws, and two losses in seven games played. With the new season underway, the team is eagerly anticipating getting on the pitch and scoring their first goal of the campaign.

P. Hoban was the team's highest scorer last season, let’s hope he can do better this season.

University College Dublin

UCD had a very poor and abysmal 2022 season, they finished 9th in the league table and were cut out to the relegation play-off zone where they defeated Waterford FC to secure their promotion spot to the premier league. All thanks to an early goal from Tom Lonergan.

The new season is here and we are hoping for a great campaign from the University College Dublin FC. There might not be a saving grace this time around if they put up a poor display of performance.

Expert Betting Tips

Dundalk is a much better team when compared to UCD, UCD have only won a game against Dundalk in their last 15 games with Dundalk winning 11 of those games. This is the first game of the season and both teams will put up a great performance but the favorites are Dundalk. We predict for Dundalk to win and a total of over 1.5 goals for 1.60 odds.

Dundalk scored a total of 57 goals last season, the last five meetings between them provided 19 goals at an average of 3.2 goals per game. More importantly, Dundalk has scored at least 2 goals in the last 5 meetings between them. This takes us to our next prediction, Goal in both halves for 1.60 and Dundalk to score over 1.5 goals for 1.60 odds.