Extratime.com staff predictions - Premier Division 2021

Well, here we are again – just a few days away from the return of the top-flight after what seemed like one of the longest off seasons in recent memory.

That length of time was probably not helped by the fact that the return of the League of Ireland was delayed by a month – but isn’t it great to be back and have something to look forward to again.

On that note, here is our 2021 Premier Division league table prediction. Our predictions were not great last term – although we did successfully call that Shamrock Rovers would win the league title.

However, we did not foresee Cork City’s relegation to the First Division along with Shelbourne – with Finn Harps and Waterford occupying bottom spot in our predictions last year.

But anyway, back to the point of this article – here is our predictions for the 2021 season. Let us know what you think! 

PREMIER DIVISION

  1. Shamrock Rovers
  2. Bohemians
  3. Dundalk
  4. St Patrick’s Athletic
  5. Sligo Rovers
  6. Derry City
  7. Finn Harps*
  8. Drogheda United*
  9. Waterford
  10. Longford Town

SCORES IN FULL

(Points assigned on a scale of 1st place = 10, 2nd = 9, … , 10th = 1 with 12 respondents)

  1. Shamrock Rovers - 114
  2. Bohemians - 100
  3. Dundalk - 99
  4. St Patrick’s Athletic - 91
  5. Sligo Rovers - 72
  6. Derry City - 59
  7. Finn Harps* - 39
  8. Drogheda United* - 39
  9. Waterford - 27
  10. Longford Town - 20

*Please note that Finn Harps and Drogheda were level on points when we counted our results.  Ollie Horgan’s side are in 7th as more respondents had them placed in a higher league position than Tim Clancy’s First Division winners.

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