Derry City will be hosting visiting club Bohemian FC at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in this Premier Division clash on Friday.
View all Derry City v Bohemian FC tips, stats and our pre-match poll below including the latest game odds.
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Derry City
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Derry City will be hoping to bounce back here after the 2-1 Premier Division losing effort in their last game against Dundalk.
In that game, Derry City had 60% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Derry City was Cameron Dummigan (59'). For their opponents, Dundalk got 14 shots at goal with 4 on target. Daryl Horgan (20') and Gbemi Arubi (60') scored for Dundalk.
Derry City have been quite ineffective in attack in more recent games. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 against opposing sides over their last 6 fixtures. In those games, Derry City have also seen the tally of goals against them total 6.
Leading up to this clash, Derry City:
- have not beaten Bohemian FC in their last 2 league matches.
- are undefeated in their last 5 home league matches.
- are without a home win in the past 3 league games.
Bohemian FC
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Bohemian FC head into the game following a 1-3 Premier Division win with the defeat of Sligo Rovers in their most recent game.
In that game, Bohemian FC had 66% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Bohemian FC, the goals were scored by Douglas James-Taylor (27'), Colm Whelan (49') and Connor Parsons (83'). On the other side, Sligo Rovers had 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Ryan O'Kane (54') was the scorer for Sligo Rovers.
Showing their involvement in fruitful encounters, goals have been scored 24 times in the last six games in which Bohemian FC have sent out their troops, giving an average of 4 goals per fixture. Opposing teams have got 9 of these goals. We will have to see if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
Their prior results show that Bohemian FC:
- are undefeated by Derry City when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 3 away league matches.
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Head to head
If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 21/02/2025, neither club has come out on top overall with Derry City winning 2 of those games, Bohemian FC 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.
An aggregate of 14 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 7 of them from The Candystripes and 7 belonging to The Bohs. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 14 on 01/05/2026 when the final score was Bohemian FC 1-1 Derry City.
That day, Bohemian FC managed 57% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Markuss Strods (52').
Derry City got 12 shots at goal with 2 on target. James Olayinka (39') scored.
The match was refereed by Robert Harvey.
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Team News: Derry City
It looks as if The Candystripes will possibly line up in a 5-4-1 system this time, beginning the first half with Eddie Beach, Barry Cotter, Conor Barr, Jamie Stott, Ben Doherty, Brandon Fleming, Kevin Santos, James Olayinka, Adam O'Reilly, Cameron Dummigan and Dipo Akinyemi.
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Team News: Bohemian FC
It’s our belief that The Bohs could decide to begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 system by sending out Kacper Chorazka, Darragh Power, Patrick Hickey, Cian Byrne, Sam Todd, Dawson Devoy, Sadou Diallo, Dayle Rooney, Ross Tierney, Harry Vaughan and Douglas James-Taylor.
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Prediction
We think that Derry City will have to work hard as a team to score goals against this Bohemian FC outfit who we think might just have the edge.
We’re therefore predicting a highly competitive game with a 0-1 victory for Bohemian FC when the referee blows for full-time.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the 90 min. result market, a victory for Derry City can be had for 2.9, a wager on the game finishing all-square is 3.2 and putting your money on victory for Bohemian FC gets you 2.3. Those are the most competitive market prices on offer at the current time.
Peter Guest,
01:01 08/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Derry City
Formed: 1928
Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (6,300)
Captain: Michael Duffy
Chairman: Philip O’Doherty
Manager: Tiernan Lynch
Competitions: Premier Division position 6, President's Cup (Final)
⭐ Star Man: Dipo Akinyemi
Regularly playing in the Striker position, Dipo Akinyemi was born in Enfield, England. Having made a first senior appearance for Stevenage in the 2015 - 2016 season, the gifted Forward has scored a sum of 3 league goals in this Premier Division 2026 campaign so far in a total of 17 appearances.