2020 League of Ireland Premier Division
The 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division is back up and running, with this football division having been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown like a lot of other European football leagues.
There are ten teams competing in the Irish Premier Division, with the leading team in the final standings managing to qualify for the Champions League first qualifying round, while the runner-up and third-placed team manages to make it through to the Europa Conference League first qualifying round.
The team in the League of Ireland Premier Division who ends up in ninth place goes into a relegation play-off, while the bottom-ranked team ends up being relegated to the League of Ireland First Division.
When Does the 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division Start and End?
The 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division began on 14 February 2020 and is traditionally a football division that is mainly played during the spring and summer months, although the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the season firstly being postponed and then resumed so that the end date is a good deal later.
The Irish Premier League is now scheduled to end on 30 October 2020, with the teams only playing each other twice which means each club will play a sum total of eighteen games rather than a total of thirty-six. It means that each team will only play 50% of their originally scheduled matches.
Who are the Best League of Ireland Teams to Bet On?
Dundalk won the 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division title by amassing 86 points from 36 games and perhaps they’ll be the team to beat in 2020, although they face some stiff competition from Shamrock Rovers who made a flying start to the season by winning seven of their opening eight matches.
Bohemians also look a strong team for the 2020 Irish Premier League, although it doesn’t always pay to back the favourites who are naturally going to be trading at a short price compared to some of the other sides lining up for their matches.
Indeed, there could be some merit in backing St Patrick’s Athletic, Waterford or Shelbourne instead, with these teams sometimes offering a spot of value despite the fact that their win ratio is likely to be lower than the top-ranked sides.
How to Place an Irish Premier League Accumulator
With ten teams lining up for the League of Ireland Premier Division, it means there’s an opportunity to bet an Irish football accumulator and that simply involves going through the League of Ireland football betting coupon and picking out the best teams that you want to back.
Alternatively, you can also bet on the Both Teams to Score or Over/Under 2.5 Goals betting market and that’s an excellent option when it comes to putting together an accumulator for Irish football.