The First Division teams have no time to catch their breath. After the games on Friday, matchday 26 will already take place on Monday.
Athlone Town vs UCD
The Athlone Town women’s team has been making waves in the Champions League qualifiers in recent days, celebrating two impressive victories against Cardiff City (4-0) and ZNK Agram Zagreb (3-0). The men’s team is a long way from such thrilling performances at the moment. On Friday, Ian Ryan’s side lost 4-0 to Kerry FC. The bottom-placed Midlanders are also clear underdogs against UCD today.
Prediction Athlone Town 1 UCD 1
Cobh Ramblers vs Wexford
The Rams diligently fulfilled their duty and won 3-1 against Longford. Now they may face a more difficult task. Wexford showed a strong attitude on Friday and came back from behind to win 2-1 against Finn Harps.
Prediction Cobh Ramblers 3 Wexford 1
Dundalk vs Longford Town
It was the expected difficult away game. But in the end, Dundalk managed a narrow 1-0 win against UCD. In the process, goalkeeper Enda Minogue saved a penalty just before the final whistle. Against Longford, the league leaders want to secure a decisive victory this time without much suspense.
Prediction Dundalk 2 Longford Town 0
Finn Harps vs Bray Wanderers
In March, on matchday 5 of the First Division, the Harps won 5-0 against the Seagulls. But times have changed drastically since then. While the hosts are in eighth place, Bray has recently won five league games in a row and is in third place. Today in Ballybofey, the visitors want to continue their streak of success.
Prediction Finn Harps 0 Bray Wanderers 1
Treaty United vs Kerry FC
The Shannonsiders suffered a very unfortunate 3-2 defeat at Bray on Friday. Despite being down a player for a long time, Treaty showed a decent performance against the Seagulls. Against Kerry, the hosts will be hoping for a W again. However, the Kingdom will travel to Limerick with a lot of confidence after their own 4-0 victory against Athlone Town.
Prediction Treaty United 2 Kerry FC 1