After making it six winners from my last seven BOTD columns in Seattle on Tuesday, Friday’s Football Bet of the Day sees me head to the Irish second tier, and I’ve highlighted a goals-based selection in one of the fixtures.
⚽️ Bray Wanderers vs UCD
🇮🇪 First Division
⏰ Friday 10 July, 19:45
Two clubs separated only by two points in the Irish First Division table meet at Carlisle Grounds on Friday night as third-placed Bray Wanderers entertain second-placed UCD in a fixture that appeals to me for goals.
Paul Heffernan’s hosts are the second-highest scorers in the Irish First Division this season, firing in 40 goals across their opening 22 matches, with 27 (68%) of them coming in front of their supporters.
The Seagulls have blanked just once in the league this season when excluding meetings with runaway leaders Cork City – notching on multiple occasions in eight of their past 10 on home soil – and will be confident of continuing their scintillating form in front of goal against a UCD defence that has kept just one clean sheet across their last five road trips, shipping eight goals.
Willie O’Connor’s visitors have scored 36 goals across their opening 22 matches in the Irish second tier this term, with a league-high 18 (50%) of them coming on their travels.
The Students have gotten on the scoresheet in each of their previous nine road trips, and in 10/11 overall – scoring on multiple occasions in four of their past eight – and will be confident of continuing their goal-scoring form away from home against a Bray backline that has recorded just two shutouts across their previous 20 league outings.
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Bet of the Day
Bray Wanderers’ opening 22 matches in the Irish second tier this season have averaged a league-high 3.18 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score landing in 16 (73%) of them, whilst 14 of their last 19 have gone Over 2.5 goals.
Those numbers rise even further when playing at home, with their opening 11 clashes in front of their supporters averaging an eye-catching 3.55 goals per game, with Both Teams to Score banking in nine (82%) of them, whilst eight of the past 10 have gone Over 2.5 Goals.
UCD’s opening 11 away matches this season have averaged a joint league-best 2.82 goals per game, with Over 2.5 Goals landing in eight (73%) of them – including in each of their past six – whilst four of their previous five and seven (64%) overall have seen goals at both ends.
What’s more, both previous meetings between these two sides this season have produced 10 goals – with Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals paying out on each occasion – and I’m backing that trend to continue at Carlisle Grounds on Friday night.
- Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals
- Pays 5/6 (bet365)
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