Derry City will host guests Bohemian FC at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in the Premier Division tie on Friday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Derry City v Bohemian FC, scroll down - plus the latest betting odds.
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Derry City
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Derry City will be hoping for a better result following the 2-1 Premier Division defeat last time out to Dundalk.
In that match, Derry City had 60% possession and 12 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Derry City was Cameron Dummigan (59'). Dundalk got 14 attempts 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 encounter following on from a 1-3 Premier Division win with the eclipse of Sligo Rovers in their last fixture.
In that game, Bohemian FC managed 66% possession and 20 shots at goal with 6 on target. For Bohemian FC, the goalscorers were Douglas James-Taylor (27'), Colm Whelan (49') and Connor Parsons (83'). At the other end, Sligo Rovers got 7 shots at goal with 3 on target. Ryan O'Kane (54') scored 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
Checking out their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 21/02/2025, both clubs have shared the honours with Derry City winning 2 of those games, Bohemian FC 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.
A combined total of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for The Candystripes and 7 being from The Bohs. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.
The last league clash between the two was Premier Division match day 14 on 01/05/2026 which ended up with the score at Bohemian FC 1-1 Derry City.
That day, Bohemian FC had 57% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Their only player to score was Markuss Strods (52').
Derry City had 12 attempts at goal with 2 on target. James Olayinka (39') scored.
The referee was Robert Harvey.
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Team News: Derry City
In our view, The Candystripes will probably use the 5-4-1 formation 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
From our viewpoint, The Bohs appear most likely to make use of 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,
03:02 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.