📏 Form Guide

Derry City

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Derry City, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 2-1 Premier Division victory versus Cork City.

In that game, Derry City managed 56% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. For Derry City, goals were scored by Ronan Boyce (65') and Michael Duffy (74'). On the other side, Cork City got 4 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Kitt Nelson (14') was the scorer for Cork City.

Tiernan Lynch's Derry City have seen rewards for their attempts on goal a sum total of 5 times in their past 6 outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in that time amounts to 6.

Heading into this contest, Derry City haven't been defeated in their previous 2 home league matches.

Drogheda United

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Drogheda United come into this meeting after a 2-0 Premier Division win with the defeat of Waterford in their previous fixture.

In that game, Drogheda United had 40% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. For Drogheda United, the goals were scored by Warren Davis (45') and Darragh Markey (67'). At the other end, Waterford got 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.

In 5 of the past six games involving Drogheda United, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and their opposition. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell works out to a meagre 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by The Drogs equalling 1.17. We will have to see if that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

Looking at their past form shows that Drogheda United:

• have left without a victory over Derry City when having played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 4 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 06/10/2023, neither club has come out on top overall with Derry City winning 2 of those games, Drogheda United 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

A sum of 18 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 10 of them from The Candystripes and 8 being from The Drogs. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.

📰 Team News: Derry City

Regarding absentees, there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Derry City boss Tiernan Lynch to be concerned about due to a largely intact set of players. Sadou Diallo (Broken arm) misses out.

📋 Team News: Drogheda United

Owing to an otherwise healthy group, there is only the sole fitness issue for the Drogheda United manager Kevin Doherty to be concerned with. Elicha Ahui (Knee injury) won’t be playing here.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that in this game, Derry City can get a couple of goals in this one against Drogheda United, who might well find it difficult scoring.

Our tip is for a pretty comfortable 2-0 winning score for Derry City after 90 minutes.

Andre Moura, 18:07 11/04/2025