Drogheda vs Derry City Prediction & Tips
Drogheda United and Derry City face, in a match for the 14th round of the Premier League. The two teams tied (1-1), on 04-16-2021, in the previous meeting for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations in the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 6 matches won 4, tied 1 and lost 1. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results. at home and away.
After 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, the home team is currently in 4th position, with 22 points won. In their last match, they beat Longford Town at home by (4‑1), after having won (0‑1) away in the previous match, against Finn Harps. This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have registered 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses as a visitor; against 6 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats in his stadium. In their last 7 home games for the championship, Drogheda United won 3, drew 3 and lost 1, thus conquering 12 points out of 21 possible.
For this competition, he registers a sequence of 4 victories in the last matches and has not lost any of the last 4 matches in his stadium. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 13 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Drogheda United come to this game motivated after a great 4×1 home win over Longford, thus adding their fourth consecutive win in the Irish championship: the goals were the work of Jordan Adeyemo (2), Ronan Murray and Mark Doyle. Now, in this match against Derry City, the home team will have to focus on a more supported style of play, that is, they will attack through organized attacks. Observing the individual performance of each player, it can be seen that forward Mark Doyle is the top scorer, with 6 goals. There are no important absences for this game.
After 3 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is currently in 8th position, with 14 points won. In their last match, they tied St Patrick’s at home by (2‑2), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Waterford United, by (0‑1). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Derry City won 10 points out of a possible 18, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 6 away games.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 away matches. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 20 of the last 28 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In 13 games in this competition, he only managed 1 comeback in the 9 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Derry City comes to this game after a 2-2 home draw against St. Patrick’s, thus registering their fourth straight game without losing in this competition: Joe Thomson and Ronan Boyce scored the goals. Ruaidhri Higgins’ team has several weaknesses in their style of play, especially in the defensive sector. Playing away from home, the team will have to propose a more prudent strategy, exploiting only the counterattacks. Ronan Boyce is Derry City’s top scorer, with 4 goals scored. All players are available for this game.
Drogheda – Derry City FREE TIPS
Drogheda – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
