Derry City come up against visiting side Drogheda United at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in this Premier Division fixture on Friday.
View all Derry City v Drogheda United 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 wanting a better result here after a 2-1 Premier Division defeat in their last game at the hands of Galway United.
The only name on the scoresheet from Derry City was Michael Duffy (88'). Stephen Walsh (24', 48') was the scorer for Galway United.
Tiernan Lynch's Derry City have hit the target a sum total of 8 times in their prior six outings. The tally of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures is 7.
Their prior results show that Derry City:
- have not registered a win against Drogheda United in their previous 3 league games.
- are undefeated in their previous 6 league matches at home.
Drogheda United
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In their last fixture, Drogheda United drew 2-2 in the Premier Division match with Shelbourne.
For Drogheda United, the scorers were Thomas Oluwa (24') and Mark Doyle (36'). Harry Wood (15', 64') was the scorer for Shelbourne.
Indicating their involvement in action-packed matches, we’ve had goals 20 times in the prior 6 games in which Drogheda United have played, making it an average of 3.33 goals each meeting. Their opponents have got 12 from this total. That sort of trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, however.
Leading up to this clash, Drogheda United:
- have not registered a win against Derry City when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
- have not won away from home in their last 4 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 16/05/2025, there has been little to separate the clubs with Derry City winning 1 of those games, Drogheda United 1 and 4 being draws in normal time.
A sum of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 8 of them from The Candystripes and 6 created by The Drogs. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.33.
The last league game featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 16 on 08/05/2026 when the final score was Drogheda United 1-0 Derry City.
In that match, Drogheda United had 31% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer was Ryan Brennan (55').
At the other end, Derry City got 13 shots on goal with 4 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Arnold Hunter.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Derry City certainly have the ability to get the goals that they need when they face Drogheda United, who could well find it tough getting goals.
Therefore, we are anticipating a 2-0 win for Derry City when all’s said and done.
Lucas Pereira,
04:01 22/06/2026
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, FAI Cup (Second Round), President's Cup (Final)
🔑 Key Player: James Clarke
Usually deployed in the Centre Midfield position, James Clarke was born in Rep. Ireland. After having played his first senior match for Drogheda United in the 2021 season, the skilful Midfielder has netted 5 league goals in the Premier Division 2026 campaign to date from a total of 20 appearances.