National League Previews

Tonight - Premier Division

Bohemians v Derry City (7.45)

An important game for both teams with City hoping to salvage something from a messy season by qualifying for the Intertoto Cup and Bohemians just looking to make sure that they finish a nightmarish campaign in the same division they started it. For this game Roddy Collins has Shaun Maher back from suspension and Graham O'Hanlon fit again. Maher will almost certainly go straight back into the starting lineup with Eoin Mullen likely to return to midfield. After that Friday's defeat may cost one or two others their places.

Derry, meanwhile, must wait to see whether Liam Coyle, who has an Achilles tendon problem, is fit to play, but otherwise they are more or less at full strength.

Their form hasn't been too great of late but Kevin Mahon played around with things a little at the weekend with Stuart Gauld playing at right full, Peter Hutton out wide on the right and Eddie McCallion coming in on the left side of the defence and it paid off.

Previous meetings. 1997/98: Derry 1 Bohemians 0, Bohemians 1 Derry 0, Derry 1 Bohemians 0; 98/99: Derry 0 Bohemians 2, Derry 0 Bohemians 1. 0.

Last five league games: Bohemians: DWWWL; Derry: WLLLW.

Leading scorers: Bohemians: Swan (11); Derry: Coyle (eight).

Betting: Home: 11/8, Draw: 2/1, Away: 7/4.

Finn Harps v Sligo Rovers (7.30)

Another game against cup finalists for Nicky Reid's Sligo-men and another win would mean that Bray rather than Rovers fill the second of the automatic relegation places. Even a draw would leave Wanderers needing a better result at Richmond Park than Sligo get at home to Derry and that won't be a challenge that Pat Devlin relishes having to rise to just a week before his side's FAI Cup final appearance.

Harps are still without Pascal Vaudequin and Trevor Scanlon will continue to fill in with Kevin McHugh playing out wide on the right.

Reid admits that it's a bit of a tall order, but he's aiming for six points from Sligo's remaining two games in the hope that that will be enough to send them clear of even the play-off position.

Previous meetings. 1997/98: Rovers 2 Harps 2, Harps 1 Rovers 1, Rovers 0 Harps 2; 98/99: Rovers 1 Harps 1, Sligo 2 Harps 0.

Last five league games: Harps: LLWLL; Rovers: WLLWW.

Leading scorers: Harps: Mulligan (10); Rovers: Hallows (eight).

Betting: Home: 2/1, Draw: 7/4, Away: 11/8.