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Derry City will be facing the visiting Waterford at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in this Premier Division tie on Friday.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Derry City v Waterford - along with the latest match odds.
๐ Form Guide
Derry City
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Derry City head into this game after a 2-2 Premier Division drawn result versus Shamrock Rovers.
In that match, Derry City managed 37% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Derry City, the goals were scored by Patrick Hoban (72') and Danny Mullen (84'). At the other end, Shamrock Rovers had 14 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Darragh Burns (59') and Markus Poom (92') scored for Shamrock Rovers.
Their most recent results show that much solidity has been shown by the Derry City backline. Derry City have been stingy, seeing the number of goals that have flown into the back of their net during their past 6 clashes standing at 3. That pattern might not be continued here, of course.
Waterford
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Waterford go into this game following on from a 3-1 Premier Division win with the eclipse of St. Patrick's Athletic in their most recent outing.
In that match, Waterford managed 46% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For Waterford, the goalscorers were Pรกdraig Amond (7', 41') and Maleace Asamoah (70'). On the other side, St. Patrick's Athletic got 16 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Anthony Breslin (34') was the scorer for St. Patrick's Athletic.
Over the course of their previous half-dozen outings, Waterford have bagged a total of 11 goals. Waterford have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen 6 goals go against them.
๐ฅ Head to head
A look at their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 06/03/2020 shows us that Derry City have won 3 of these and Waterford 2, with the number of drawn results being 1.
An aggregate of 15 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 9 of them from The Candystripes and 6 being from The Blues. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
The last league game featuring these clubs was Premier Division match day 30 on 02/11/2021 which ended up with the score at Waterford 2-2 Derry City.
The referee was Graham Kelly.
๐๏ธ Team News: Derry City
Colm Whelan (Cruciate ligament injury), Sadou Diallo (Knee injury) and Ciaron Harkin (Cruciate ligament injury) wonโt be available for Derry City gaffer Ruaidhrรญ Higgins.
It seems likely that The Candystripes will probably make use of the 4-2-3-1 system this time featuring Brian Maher, Ronan Boyce, Mark Connolly, Cameron McJannett, Ben Doherty, Adam O'Reilly, Jordan McEneff, Shane McEleney, Paul McMullan, Michael Duffy and Patrick Hoban.
๐ฐ Team News: Waterford
With a completely injury-free squad to pick from, the Waterford manager Keith Long has no fitness worries to report before this clash.
We believe The Blues seem most likely to make use of a 5-4-1 lineup, giving starts to Sam Sargeant, Darragh Power, Grant Horton, Kacper Radkowski, Darragh Leahy, Ryan Burke, Maleace Asamoah, Rowan McDonald, Barry Baggley, Connor Parsons and Padraig Amond.
๐ก Prediction
In this game, Waterford must be fancied to put one past this Derry City side, however that might not be enough to avoid a loss.
Our tip is for a 2-1 victory for Derry City at full-time. Letโs just see how this one goes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 19:17 08/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Derry City
Formed: 1928
Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (3,700)
Captain: Patrick McEleney
Chairman: Philip OโDoherty
Manager: Ruaidhrรญ Higgins
Competitions: Premier Division position 1
๐ Key Player: Patrick Hoban
Regularly taking to the field in the Striker position, Patrick Hoban was born in Galway, Rep. Ireland. Having made a first senior appearance for Dundalk in the 2013 season, the goalscoring Forward has netted 2 league goals in this Premier Division 2024 campaign to date in 3 appearances.
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | LWDWL |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 | DLLLW |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 | LWLLL |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | DWDLD |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 | WWDLL |
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Patrick Hoban | 6 |
Ronan Boyce | 2 |
Danny Mullen | 2 |
Pรกdraig Amond | 4 |
Maleace Asamoah | 2 |
Darragh Leahy | 2 |
Niall O'Keeffe | 1 |
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