Dundalk vs Derry City Prediction & Tips
Dundalk and Derry City meet at Oriel Park in a 13-round Premier League game. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 6 wins and 3 draws in the last 9 games. In fact, the last time they faced at this stadium was on 08-13-2017, in a FAI Cup game that ended with Dundalk’s 4-0 win. Although this is a game between 1st and 3rd of the overall ranking, it is actually a game between the 1st place in home games and the 6th as a visitor.
Dundalk Review
The home team is currently in 1st place with 27 points earned after 8 wins and 3 draws. In the penultimate match, he won out for Bray Wanderers by (0-2). In the last match, he won out to Limerick by (0-3). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 16 points, against only 11 in their games as a visitor. In the last 6 home games for the championship, Dundalk has 5 wins and 1 draw, having won 16 points out of 18.
For this competition, he records a 5-game winning streak in his last home games and has not lost any of the last 11 games. The defense has been in good shape and has only conceded goals in 1 of the last 10 games, and his attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to accomplish in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition.
Dundalk comes to this game with a win over Limerick, 0-3, thus adding to their sixth win in the Irish championship. We emphasize that the team of the house presents a great income within its field, since it registers 5 victories in 6 disputed games. Normally coach Stephen Kenny plays a dominating strategy, favoring retention of ball possession and more organized attacks. Watching the 6 matches played at home you can see that Dundalk scored on average 2.5 goals and suffered on average 0.17 goals per game. Patrick Hoban is the highlight of this Dundalk team, being this player the best finisher with 6 goals scored. For this game the coach counts on all his players.
Review of Derry City
After 7 wins and 3 losses, the visiting team is in 3rd place, having won 21 points. In the last match, he beat the Bohemians home (3-1), having won the home game against Waterford United (1-0) in the last match. This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 15 points, against only 6 in their games as a visitor. His last away game for this competition ended with a 0-2 victory over Sligo Rovers. In the last 5 away games for the championship, Derry City has 2 wins and 3 losses, having won 6 points in 15 chances.
For this competition, it registers a sequence of 6 victories in the last games. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games for this competition. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: scored the first goal in 8 of the last 10 games for the Premier League, of these 8 reached the interval in the lead in 4 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 7. In the last 7 away matches for all competitions there are 3 highlights: he scored 4 of his 8 goals between minutes (61’-75 ‘) and 4 of his 8 (16′-30′); suffered 4 of his 11 goals in minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Derry City comes to this game with a home win against the Bohemians, 3-1, thus totaling their sixth win in the Irish championship. It is important to note that the visitors have two wins in all five away games. In this away game, coach Kenny Shiels should go into the field with a cautious strategy, exploring only the counterattack, but at some point in the game he must have the initiative in the game. It is worth noting that one of Derry City’s major problems is in the defensive sector, having suffered on average 2 goals per game away from home.
Dundalk – Derry City FREE TIPS
Dundalk – Win @ 1.45
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
