Treaty United V Bray Wanderers Match Preview – 2026 League Of Ireland First Division

Treaty United welcome Bray Wanderers to the Markets Field for a repeat of the 2025 First Division Playoff final.

Treaty United come into Friday night’s game following a heart breaking end to their opening night game at the Munster FA Turners Cross Stadium with a injury time goal being the difference between 2 sides in a entertaining Munster derby on Leeside.

For Bray Wanderers, they took the lead early in their opening game of the season against Longford Town but were pegged back early in the second half thanks to a former Treaty United star in Dean George with the game finishing 1-1 at the Carlisle Grounds.

Key Information

Kickoff: 19:45 Friday February 20th

Where To Watch: LOI TV

Betting Odds: Treaty United @7/5 Draw @21/10 Bray Wanderers 13/8

Referee: Glen Geraghty

Team News

Treaty United will be assessing striker Ben Feeney who came off injured last Friday with Richkov Boevi  also sidelined through injury. Jevontae Layne and Richie Guevara who had appeared on the LOI media guide were not registered in time for the opening game of the season may feature on Friday night.

Bray Wanderers come into gameweek 2 with no injury concerns.

Key Statistics

The last time these sides met was at the Athlone Town stadium when a Justin Ferizaj wonder strike in the 90th minute secured a 1-0 win for Bray in the First Division playoff final.

Treaty United’s first ever competitive fixture as a club was away to Bray Wanderers in the 2021 League Of Ireland first division campaign. Current Treaty United captain Mark Walsh is the only survivor from that game.

Key Players

1 of Tommy Barrett’s new signings from the off season Raphael Ohin was 1 of the standout performers from the Limerick side last Friday night and will look to continue that run of form going into the sides first game under the Markets Field lights in 2026.

Billy O’Neill will be the player to watch from a Bray Wanderers point of view picking up where he left on at the Carlisle Grounds with an assist for their goal against Longford Town.

Previous Meetings

02/11/25 – Treaty United 0-1 Bray Wanderers

10/10/25 – Treaty United 2-1 Bray Wanderers

01/08/25 – Bray Wanderers 3-2 Treaty United

13/06/25 – Treaty United 2-1 Bray Wanderers

 

 

 

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