A recent friendly involving two League of Ireland clubs is under investigation for alleged match-fixing.

Premier Division side Bray Wanderers hosted First Division leaders Waterford last Friday night and lost the fixture 5-0 at the Carlisle Grounds.

Sportsmail has learned that Gardaí visited Bray's training session earlier this week as part of their enquiries and that the PFAI were also made aware of betting irregularities.

While the specifics of the patterns are not yet clear, the FAI confirmed on Wednesday night that it had launched a probe after being alerted.

'The FAI has launched an investigation into alleged match-fixing surrounding the friendly match between Bray Wanderers FC and Waterford FC,' said a statement.

'Upon receipt of a complaint the FAI notified An Garda Síochána and the Association has now launched an investigation into alleged breaches of FAI Rules. The FAI has a zero tolerance policy to match-fixing.'

The investigation comes just days after the FAI found Athlone Town players, Igors Labuts and Dragos Sfrijan, guilty of match fixing and gave them 12-month bans.