Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic Prediction & Odds – FAI Cup Final

We have a Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic prediction for you plus a breakdown of the odds and matchups ahead of the FAI Cup Final on Sunday.

The Sports Direct Men’s FAI Cup final 2023 is finally here with Bohemians taking on St Patrick’s Athletic on Sunday, looking to avenge their penalty shootout defeat to St Pats in the 2021 final.

Bohemians come into this following a 4-0 final weekend win over Cork City in the league where they ultimately finished in sixth place. As a result, victory in this FAI Cup Final is needed to secure European football in 2024.

St Patrick’s Athletic finished in third place in the League of Ireland and so have already secured European football for 2024. Pats also come into the final on the back of two league defeats.

40,000 tickets have already been sold for this year’s FAI Cup Final in what promises to be a spectacle of Irish Football.

How To Watch Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic

When is Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic?

Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic will take place on Sunday at 3.00 pm.

TV Channel

Viewers in Ireland can watch the game on RTÉ with pre-match coverage from 2 pm this Sunday.

Live Stream

In Ireland, you can livestream Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic on the RTÉ Player.

Where is Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic Being Played?

The FAI Cup Final will be taking place in the Aviva Stadium and with 40,000 tickets sold already, it looks like there could be a record crowd on Sunday.

Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic Odds

Bohemians are 23/20 favourites to win the 2023 FAI Cup after 90 minutes.

St Patrick’s Athletic are 11/5 to win their second FAI Cup in the last three years.

The draw after 90 minutes is priced up at odds of 11/5.

Handicap Betting

Bohemians: -1 @ 16/5

St Patrick’s Athletic: +1 @ 4/6

Handicap Draw: -1 @ 11/4

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Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic Weather Forecast

The temperature is expected to be 11 degrees with potential showers given a 35% chance of rain.

Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic Preview

Bohemians’ Form

Bohemians finished their season with nine points from their last five league games including a 4-0 victory over Cork City last Friday. However, results elsewhere meant they had to settle for sixth place in the league. As a result, they will need a victory here to secure European football for 2024.

Here is how Bohs got to the 2023 FAI Cup Final

Bohemians Path To The 2023 FAI Cup Final

First Round –Bohemians 1-1 Shelbourne

Second Round –Bohemians 6-0 Rockmount

Quarter-Final – Drogheda United 1-3 Bohemians

Semi-Final – Galway United 0-1 Bohemians

Although Bohemians won the Leinster Senior Cup this season beating Usher Celtic 5-0 in the final. The club remain without a “major” trophy since their Premier Division success in 2009.

Bohemians’ Last Five Results

Bohemians 4-1 Cork City | November 3rd | Win

Dundalk 2-0 Bohemians | October 27th | Loss

Bohemians 0-2 St Patrick’s Athletic | October 20th | Loss

UCD 1-2 Bohemians | October 12th | Win

Galway 0-1 Bohemians FAI Cup Semi-Final | October 7th | Win

3 Wins, 2 Losses

St Patrick’s Athletics’ Form

Following a poor start to their season, the sacking of Tim Clancy and Jon Daly coming in proved the catalyst to what has been a decent season for the club.

Pats finished in third place in the League of Ireland Premier Division (four clear of Bohemians in sixth) despite losing their last two games they did enough to secure European football for 2024.

Here’s how they got to the FAI Cup Final.

St Patrick’s Athletic Path To The 2023 FAI Cup Final

First Round – St Patricks Athletic 1-2 Longford Town

Second Round –Derry City 0-0 AET (3-4 Penalties) St Patricks Athletic

Quarter-Final – Finn Harps 1-2 St Patrick’s Athletic

Semi-Final – Cork City 0-2 St Patrick’s Athletic

St Patrick’s Athletic last major trophy came in the 2021 FAI Cup Final where they beat Bohemians 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw AET. Victory here would allow them to deny Bohemians European Football again.

St Patrick’s Athletics’ Last Five Results

Derry City 3-0 St Patrick’s Athletic | November 3rd | Loss

St Patrick’s Athletic 0-2 -Shamrock Rovers | October 27th | Loss

St Patrick’s Athletic 1-0 Sligo Rovers| October 23rd | Win

Bohemians 0-2 St Patrick’s Athletic | October 20th | Win

Cork City 0-2 St Patrick’s Athletic FAI Cup Semi-Final | October 8th | Win

3 Wins and 2 Losses

Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic Predicted Lineups

Bohemians’ Predicted Starting XI

Formation: 4-2-3-1

GK: Talbot

RB: Kukulowicz, CB: Nowak, CB Byrne, LB: Kirk

CM: McManus, CM: Flores

RW: Connolly, AM: Clarke, LW: Grant

CF: Afolabi

St Patrick’s Athletic Predicted Starting XI

Formation: 4-3-3

GK: Lyness

RB: Curtis, CB: Redmond, CB: Norman, LB: Breslin.

RM: Leavy, CM: Lennon, CM: McClelland, CM: Forrester, LM: Doyle

CF: Carty

Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic Head-To-Head Results

All-Time Head-To-Head Record

Bohemians wins: 16

St Patrick’s Athletic wins: 20

Draws: 13

Head-To-Head Results Last Five Matches

Bohemians 0-2 St Patrick’s Athletic | Premier Division | October 20th, 2023

St Patrick’s Athletic 0-0 Bohemians | Premier Division | August 11th, 2023

Bohemians 2-3 St Patrick’s Athletic | Premier Division | April 14th, 2023

St Patrick’s Athletic 0-2 Bohemians | Premier Division | March 10th, 2023

St Patrick’s Athletic 3-1 Bohemians | Premier Division | October 14th, 2022

St Pats have had the upper hand against Bohemians in recent meetings with three wins in the last five games between the two.

Bohs did beat Pats back in March in the league this season while there was also one draw between the two in August this year.

Betting Trends

76% of their most recent games have had Over 1.5 Goals, 50% have had Over 2.5 Goals and 53% have had BTTS.

Key Players To Watch

Jonathan Afolabi – Bohemians

The Dubliner who came through at Shamrock Rovers, signed for Celtic in 2019 but failed to make the breakthrough. He would then sign for Bohemians in August 2022.

Afolabi has been in inspired form this year with nineteen goals and seven assists in 39 games which even saw him getting called up to the Ireland Squad. He will be their go-to man on Sunday and with reported interest from abroad, this could be his swan song in a Bohs shirt.

Chris Forrester – St Patrick’s Athletic

Forrester may now be 30, but since returning from a stint in the UK which initially showed such promise before ultimately not working out he has been back to his brilliant best. He even scored in the 2021 FAI Cup Final which Pats won.

Forrester has sixteen goals and four assists from central midfield, he will likely be the man patrolling the pitch in the Aviva on Sunday.

Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Bohemians 0-3 St Patrick’s Athletic

Bohemians will come into this bouncing and ready for battle following their 4-0 victory over Cork City last Friday.

The pressure is on though and they need to win to get Europe which could prove the catalyst to success, or the pressure point which has them losing.

St Patrick’s Athletic are unbeaten in their last three games against Bohemians and have won three of their last five. Furthermore, they’ve European Football secured so while they’re the better team on paper, they need to avoid complacency to stand a chance of success.

I’m picking St Pats to win comfortably in the end to deny Bohemians European Football for another season.

Best Bet: St Patrick’s Athletic -1 @ 11/2

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