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Finn Harps vs Bray Wanderers prediction and preview

16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 2.5 GoalsOdds 1.44Market probability 65%Final score 2–0

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Finn Harps host Bray Wanderers in the First Division (Ireland) on 16 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 2.5 Goals — more than 2.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.44, which the bookmaker market rated at about 65% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Finn Harps 2–0 Bray Wanderers.

Going into the match, Finn Harps had won 1, drawn 0 and lost 9 of their last 10 matches, scoring 10 and conceding 27. Bray Wanderers had won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 19 scored and 15 conceded.

Both teams scored in 5 of Finn Harps's last 10 and 7 of Bray Wanderers's last 10; 7 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Finn Harps averaged 0.64 goals scored and 1.71 conceded across 14 matches; away from home Bray Wanderers averaged 1.47 scored and 1.67 conceded across 15.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.14 goals from Finn Harps and 2.24 from Bray Wanderers. From that it rates a home win at 17%, a draw at 21% and an away win at 62%, against 15%, 20% and 65% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 66%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Finn Harps (green) and Bray Wanderers (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form23% – 77%
Attack36% – 64%
Defence47% – 53%
Head-to-head29% – 71%
Goals33% – 67%
Overall strength33% – 66%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Finn HarpsLLLLW1.002.7050%70%
Bray WanderersDLWWW1.901.5070%60%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals76%1.22
BTTS 1st Half - No75%1.25
Bray Wanderers Win66%1.38
Over 2.5 Goals65%1.44
BTTS Yes58%1.62
Under 3.5 Goals55%1.73
Over 8.5 Corners54%1.73
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals54%1.73

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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