Irish Cup tonight, we have clash between in-form side Bray, and out-of-form side - Shamrock.

With four wins and a draw in last five, Bray is one of the teams in best form. They won Derry in eg. and draw only with Bohemians. They've improved a lot since beginning of the championship and they are looking to repeat their good performances in Cup, like they did in first round, beating First Division side, Athlone 3:0.

Shamrock is in total contrast to them. Great opening of the season, beating Drogheda, drawing with Cork...picking 10 points in first four rounds. In next five they've picked only a point and now are five points above drop zone. They need a win to raise their team spirit, but with an injury problems and current form i doubt they will archive it. In last round vs Sligo they've played without Mulhall, Stapleton and J. Martin, who were injured, and they shouldn't show up today either. In that loss, they also lost services of Creevy who also got injured. Team atmosphere isn't the best at the time and i'm not sure how will they look like today.

Conclusion: Bray is in great shape, even when they are playing bad they are winning and that is good for team spirit. Home coach said they will go for a win, and i think it will be that way. Today also former Bray Wanderers goalkeeping coach Austin Mullen passed away in his 79 year. I don't know will players give more because of it, but it's good to know. Shamrock is in bad form, they could also have problem in league and seems like their coach will mix team a bit (and i still remember last season when they've played one round with junior players). Shamrock is going through "2nd season in PL syndrome" and will have hard season. I predict them middle of the table, but in Cup they should get eliminated fast. Could be today, odds are good...

Pick : Bray DNB
Odds : 1.96
Stake : 5 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
Date : 2008-05-05
Match Result : 1-0
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