Premier Division (Ireland) odds & betting tips

The Premier Division is the top league of the Irish football championship. The tournament runs from May to October. There are 10 clubs, each playing four matches against each other. The league is sponsored by Airtricity, so the official name of the championship is the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division.

In its current form, the division has existed since 1985, when the League of Ireland was split into two divisions. There were 12 teams playing in the Premier League until 2018.

The most titled club in the Irish Premier Division is Shamrock Rovers from Dublin. In 2022 the team was crowned champions for the 19th time.

Below you will find information about the Irish Premier Division betting odds, the types of bets on this tournament; options for long-term betting and what Premier Division winner odds are offered by the leading bookmakers in the Republic of Ireland.

Premier League Betting Markets on UKClubSport

The Irish bookmakers do not have the most extensive offer for the Premier Division. Compared to the English Premier League, it is about 4-6 times shorter, depending on the bookmaker. Nevertheless, the main football markets are provided, so most football fans will find something to bet on.

Win or draw

The most popular single bet is the match result: Home team to win or Away team to win, or a draw. These markets are the most massive, and the bookmaker charges a minimum margin on these bets. In the case of the Premier Division, it is lower than on most other bets, but higher than it usually is on popular football competitions in Europe. Most leading bookmakers have a 7-8% margin on the win / draw line.

Time outcomes - split game bets

Besides betting on the final result of a match, you can also bet on HT/FT results. Thus you bet on the result at half-time and the final result. For example, you bet on Team 1 to win the first half and a draw at the end of the match. Both events must occur for your bet to win.

Combined bets

The situation above describes a particular example of a combination bet within a single match. In Premier Division matches, bookmakers often offer to combine two or three markets in a single bet. For example, a bookmaker may accept bets on three players to score in a match. A bet that contains three events from one match is called a treble.

Unlike acca-bets, a treble can include the events of the same game. For accumulators the inclusion of «related events» is generally forbidden.

Over/Under goal markets

Over/under (sometimes just O/U) markets are bets on a number of goals more or less than a particular number. The most common football total is 2.5. If the total is higher, it means three or more goals must be scored by the two teams combined. You can place O/U bets on particular halves of a match, on each team or on a team in a half.

Over/under bets can also relate to statistics: bookings, corners, throw-ins.

Goalscorers markets

Betting on a player to score in a match, a player to score the first/last goal, a player to score the hat trick, etc.

Correct score

Betting on the exact score. A tricky market, but a rich one with big odds. Bookmakers offer up to 10 options.

Handicap

A handicap is a type of betting when we either add or take away virtual goals. For example, a handicap of 1 (-1.5) means that team one will win by 2 goals or more. Then the bet will win. And a handicap 2 (+1.5) is exactly the opposite and means that the other team will not lose by more than one goal.

On UKClubSport you will find information about all types of sports betting, bookmakers and the markets they offer.

Premier Division winner odds

Irish Bookmakers allow you to bet not only on the result of specific matches, but also on the winner of the competition. Premier Division winner odds are not available at all bookmakers, but many provide them to the customers.

Shamrock Rovers from Dublin are leading the Premier Division season 2022 and the title looks like a very simple prediction. There are several reasons for the low Premier Division title odds:

• Shamrock Rovers are the Republic of Ireland's most titled club, having won the Championship 19 times.
• In the 2022 season this club is also ahead by a solid margin.
• The next two teams, Derry City and Dundalk, technically have a chance of overtaking the leader, but it is likely to be a battle for 2nd place.
• Admittedly, the Irish Premier Division is far from the strongest and most competitive tournaments in Europe.

In theory, third-placed Dundalk could be in contention, but the bookies do not particularly believe that. Although there is still half a season to play, the odds on the outright markets are eloquent: the bookmakers offer the odds at 8/11 on Derry to take the 2nd place and the odds of 12/5 on to Dundalk to become the runner-up. Paddy Power and Betfair also provide good outright markets. You can find other clubs there too.

There are other outright markets as well. For example, you can bet on a player to become the top scorer or a team to finish in last place. In the Irish Premier Division every game matters for the underdogs because only one team is relegated to the First Division. The team in penultimate place will play in the relegation play-out and therefore retain a chance of staying in the Premier Division. So, there's even more intrigue here, with UCD and Finn Harps likely to take the last place.

Premier Division top scorer odds

You can bet on a player to become the top scorer. It is determined by the statistical results of the season. Unlike bets on a team to win, betting on a player to become the top scorer is less common. Of the top ten bookmakers in the Republic of Ireland, only William Hill offers such a market.

In the mid-season, the top contender for the title is Derry City's Jamie McGonigle. You can bet on him to be the season's top scorer at the odds of 3/1.

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