While we have made these predictions for Drogheda United v Derry City for this match preview with the best of intentions, no profits are guaranteed. Always gamble responsibly, and with what you can afford to lose. Good luck if you do place a bet today.
Drogheda United vs Derry City Live Stream Global Listings (May 16)
Predictions and Tips
The Premier Division game at Sullivan and Lambe Park on Friday sees hosts Drogheda United go into battle with opponents Derry City.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Drogheda United v Derry City can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
📏 Form Guide

Drogheda United
DDLDWL
Drogheda United will be looking for an improved result here following a 3-0 Premier Division loss in their previous game against Shamrock Rovers.
In that game, Drogheda United had 26% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 0 on target. At the other end, Shamrock Rovers got 13 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Aaron Greene (50'), Lee Grace (53') and Rory Gaffney (93') scored for Shamrock Rovers.
It’s not been often in recent times that Drogheda United haven’t conceded. The facts show that Drogheda United have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 11 goals during that time. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, though.
Looking at their past form shows that Drogheda United:
- are unbeaten in the league by Derry City in their last 2 matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 4 league matches at home.
Derry City
WWLWWW 📈
Derry City will come into the encounter following a 1-2 Premier Division win with the eclipse of Cork City in their most recent game.
In that game, Derry City had 51% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Derry City, goals were scored by Liam Boyce (24') and Kevin Holt (81'). On the other side, Cork City had 11 shots on goal with 4 on target. Djenairo Daniels (62') was the scorer for Cork City.
Over the course of their last six outings, Derry City have helped themselves to the sum of 12 goals. Derry City have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, they’ve seen 5 goals go into their own net.
Going into this contest, Derry City are winless against Drogheda United when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league matches.
👥 Head to head
Looking at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 16/02/2024 shows us that Drogheda United have won 3 of them and Derry City 2, with the number of drawn games standing at 1.
There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 22 in total which averages out at 3.67 goals per match.
The last league match featuring the two was Premier Division match day 9 on 11/04/2025 and the score finished Derry City 1-3 Drogheda United.
The referee was Robert Harvey.
ℹ️ Team News: Drogheda United
Paul Doyle (Hamstring injury) and Josh Thomas (Leg injury) won’t be able to feature for Drogheda United boss Kevin Doherty.
We think that The Drogs will probably opt for a 3-4-1-2 system this time, handing starts to Luke Dennison, Elicha Ahui, Conor Keeley, George Cooper, Owen Lambe, Shane Farrell, Ryan Brennan, Conor Kane, Luke Heeney, Douglas James-Taylor and Warren Davis.
🗞️ Team News: Derry City
Derry City boss Tiernan Lynch has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Sadou Diallo (Broken arm) and Cameron Dummigan (Hamstring injury) can’t be considered.
We reckon that The Candystripes will likely play in a 3-4-3 system, going with Brian Maher, Sam Todd, Mark Connolly, Kevin Holt, Ronan Boyce, Adam O'Reilly, Carl Winchester, Hayden Cann, Gavin Whyte, Liam Boyce and Michael Duffy.
🧠 Prediction
We think that Drogheda United will have to play well to score against this Derry City side who we think might be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.
With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 victory for Derry City at the end of the match.
Let’s see what happens.
Andre Moura, 18:03 16/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Drogheda United
Formed: 1919
Stadium: Sullivan and Lambe Park (3,500)
Captain: Ryan Brennan
Chairman: Joanna Byrne
Manager: Kevin Doherty
Competitions: Premier Division position 3, President's Cup (Final)
🔑 Key Man: Warren Davis
Customarily used in the Left Wing position, Warren Davis was born in Rep. Ireland. After having played his first senior match for Drogheda United in the 2023 season, the talented Forward has bagged 6 league goals in the Premier Division 2025 season to date from a total of 15 appearances.
Derry City |
|
Drogheda United |
Drogheda United |
|
Derry City |
Drogheda United |
|
Derry City |
Derry City |
|
Drogheda United |
Drogheda United |
|
Derry City |
Derry City |
|
Drogheda United |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
![]() |
15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 26 | LDDWW |
2 |
![]() |
15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 26 | WLWWW |
3 |
![]() |
15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | DLDWL |
4 |
![]() |
15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | WWLWW |
5 |
![]() |
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | DLWLL |
6 |
![]() |
15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | DDLLW |
7 |
![]() |
15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 21 | LWWWW |
8 |
![]() |
15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | DWLLL |
9 |
![]() |
15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 12 | WDDLL |
10 |
![]() |
15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 9 | LDDLL |
Drogheda United |
|
Bohemian FC |
Shelbourne |
|
Drogheda United |
Drogheda United |
|
Derry City |
Shamrock Rovers |
|
Drogheda United |
Drogheda United |
|
Cork City |
Sligo Rovers |
|
Drogheda United |
Derry City |
|
Shamrock Rovers |
Drogheda United |
|
Derry City |
Cork City |
|
Derry City |
Derry City |
|
St. Patrick's Athletic |
Derry City |
|
Shelbourne |
Waterford |
|
Derry City |
Drogheda United |
|
Cork City |
Drogheda United |
|
St. Patrick's Athletic |
Drogheda United |
|
Shelbourne |
Drogheda United |
|
Waterford |
Drogheda United |
|
Shamrock Rovers |
Drogheda United |
|
Galway United |
Cork City |
|
Derry City |
Waterford |
|
Derry City |
Galway United |
|
Derry City |
Shamrock Rovers |
|
Derry City |
Sligo Rovers |
|
Derry City |
St. Patrick's Athletic |
|
Derry City |
Goals scored | 1.7 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 37 |
Time first goal conceded | 38 |
Yellow cards | 1.4 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 3.1 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Goals scored | 1.1 |
Goals conceded | 1.4 |
Time first goal scored | 34 |
Time first goal conceded | 34 |
Yellow cards | 3.9 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 3.9 |
Biggest victory | 3-2 |
Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
Warren Davis | 6 |
Conor Keeley | 4 |
Darragh Markey | 3 |
Ryan Brennan | 2 |
Thomas Oluwa | 2 |
Michael Duffy | 6 |
Danny Mullen | 5 |
Liam Boyce | 4 |
Patrick Hoban | 2 |
Gavin Whyte | 2 |
Waterford |
|
Drogheda United |
St. Patrick's Athletic |
|
Drogheda United |
Drogheda United |
|
Shamrock Rovers |
Drogheda United |
|
Sligo Rovers |
Cork City |
|
Drogheda United |
Derry City |
|
Drogheda United |
Drogheda United |
|
Galway United |
Bohemian FC |
|
Drogheda United |
Drogheda United |
|
Waterford |
Drogheda United |
|
St. Patrick's Athletic |
Bohemian FC |
|
Derry City |
Derry City |
|
Galway United |
Shelbourne |
|
Derry City |
St. Patrick's Athletic |
|
Derry City |
Derry City |
|
Drogheda United |
Derry City |
|
Waterford |
Sligo Rovers |
|
Derry City |
Derry City |
|
Bohemian FC |
Shamrock Rovers |
|
Derry City |
Derry City |
|
Cork City |
