Comments and predictions for Cork City vs Bohemians: Difficulties pile up for the home team

Latest Cork City vs Bohemians team information

Cork are likely to be without Ruairi Keating, Benny Couto and Conor Drinan through injury ahead of Friday night's game, but the latter two are expected to return.

Malik Dijksteel returned and came off the bench in the last game, while his Dutch compatriot Djenairo Daniels is the team's top scorer this season with four goals, all in his last five games after joining from Icelandic football in April.

Bohemians will be without England pair Connor Parsons and Alex Lacey for the trip, with Lacey still recovering from a hamstring injury.

Reynolds started the win over Derry without a pure striker, with Colm Whelan dropped, and £10m former Premier League player Lys Mousset remaining on the bench.

Latest predicted lineup Cork City vs Bohemians

Cork City:

Troost; Mbeng, Anderson, Lyons, McLaughlin; Murray, Crowley, O'Sullivan; Maguire, Daniels, Dijksteel

Bohemians:

Chorazka; Morahan, Grehan, Cornwall, Flores; Tierney, Devoy, McDonnell, Rooney; Clarke, Whelan

Latest Cork City vs Bohemians football review

A return to the top flight is proving difficult for Cork, the 2017 champions of Ireland, who now appear to be languishing in the bottom half of the table alongside Sligo Rovers.

Cork are a point ahead of Sligo but 10 points behind Waterford in eighth, so the battle between these two sides could decide who is relegated and who has to play-off.

Now, with the season exactly halfway through, Cork need to end their seven-game winless streak as soon as possible if they are to maintain any slim hopes of keeping up with the teams above them.

Gerard Nash's side did at least end a run of four straight defeats in their most recent game, drawing 1-1 at Shelbourne, and they have scored at least once in their last seven games, although they have yet to win a game.

Cork need a strong return to form, and home form will be crucial as 85% of their points this season have come at Turners Cross.

Of their two wins this season, only one has come here, against their opponents in the reverse fixture at the end of February. However, Bohemians responded with victory in the meeting in Dublin in April, with James McManus scoring the only goal in the 85th minute.

It was one of several wins Bohemians have picked up since losing this game earlier in the season, they also won their last game before the international break when they beat Derry City 1-0.

Bohemians' last ten games have all ended by a one-goal margin, winning seven of them, keeping Alan Reynolds' side level with Shamrock at the top of the table.

The visitors go into this game six points behind the leaders, but have a game in hand next month which they will hope to capitalise on.

Bohemians lost their last away game to Drogheda, and are the lowest scorers in the top six, so Reynolds will need to ensure his side remain effective if the goals don't come in droves.

Latest Cork City vs Bohemians score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Cork City vs Bohemiansas follows:

• Sportsmole:Cork City 0-2 Bohemians

• WhoScore:Cork City 1-2 Bohemians
• Our newspaper predicts:Cork City 1-2 Bohemians

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