The League of Ireland Premier Division Picks on OLBG Explained
The League of Ireland Premier Division runs from February through to October each year.
Each team plays the other team twice at home and twice on the road over a period of thirty-six rounds.
This means there will be plenty of Ireland Premier Division betting picks throughout the year from our soccer tipsters.
Picks that will cover an array of markets from full-time results, total goals, btts, and plenty more.
During the off-season, there are plenty of options to find soccer picks. Head over to our main 'Soccer Picks' page for today's best picks.
Alternatively, see what our 'Best Soccer Tipsters' are backing today.
For League of Ireland Premier Division fixtures, results or up-to-the-minute news then head over to the official site.
Using the Irish Premier Division Soccer Picks on OLBG
Fixtures in the Irish Premier Division tend to take place on either a Friday or Monday night. Whilst there is a round of fixtures, our soccer tipsters will have picks up available on those matches.
Each match will be listed along with the most tipped outcome of the game. As mentioned above this pick can come from a range of markets.
Each most-picked outcome will display the number of picks for the outcome and also the total number of picks on the market. This gives you the percentage of picks that are supporting the outcome.
The 'Value Rating' which is displayed in the form of a five-star rating takes into consideration both the percentage of picks on the outcome and the current odds.
Ireland Premier Division Format and Past Winners
There is a total of ten teams that compete in the Irish Premier Division.
The team that finishes as champions will get a route into the second qualifying round of next season's UEFA Champions League.
The two teams who finished second and third along with the FAI Cup winners go into next season's first-round qualifier for the UEFA Europa League.
The team finishing bottom of the league will be automatically relegated to the League of Ireland First Division.
The team which finishes ninth will go into a playoff with a team from the lower division. If they lose, they will be relegated, if they win then they stay in the league.
Here's a table listing the last ten League of Ireland Premier Division winners and runners-up:
Season | Champions | Runners-up |
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2023 | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City |
2022 | Shamrock Rovers | Derry City |
2021 | Shamrock Rovers | St Patrick’s Athletic |
2020 | Shamrock Rovers | Bohemians |
2019 | Dundalk | Shamrock Rovers |
2018 | Dundalk | Cork City |
2017 | Cork City | Dundalk |
2016 | Dundalk | Cork City |
2015 | Dundalk | Cork City |
2014 | Dundalk | Cork City |
Ireland Premier Division Statistics
To help with your Ireland Premier Division picks and wagers the following 5-year Ireland Premier Division statistics may come in handy.
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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Home Wins | 80 (45%) | 40 (44%) | 75 (42%) | 79 (44%) | 81 (45%) |
Draws | 41 (23%) | 19 (21%) | 44 (25%) | 48 (27%) | 45 (25%) |
Away Wins | 58 (32%) | 31 (34%) | 60 (34%) | 52 (29%) | 54 (30%) |
BTTS (Yes) | 66 (37%) | 31 (34%) | 99 (55%) | 88 (49%) | 82 (46%) |
Over 2.5 Goals | 78 (44%) | 32 (36%) | 84 (47%) | 86 (48%) | 88 (49%) |
Goals Per Game | 2.39 | 2.20 | 2.54 | 2.50 | 2.61 |
Correct Scores
The top 5 most occurring Correct Scores over the past five seasons:
- 1-1 = 97 (12% or 7/1)
- 1-0 = 95 (12% or 7/1)
- 0-1 = 75 (9% or 10/1)
- 2-1 = 64 (8% or 11/1)
- 0-0 = 63 (8% or 11/1)