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Drogheda United Derry City betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most probable scenario for this match will be for Derry to win. In addition to Drogheda to be in an inconsistent phase, they will face one of the best teams in the Irish league. So we expect Derry to be able to be superior and win 3 points.
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Preview
Drogheda United and Derry City meet at Hunky Dorys Park, in a match for the 16th round of the Premier Division. Derry City got a home win by (4‑0), in the last league head‑to‑head, played in 18‑03‑2017. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history indicates total balance between these two teams, since there is a record of 2 draws and 2 wins for each team in the last 6 matches. However, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 24‑05‑2016, in a match for the FAI Cup, Derry City won by (1‑2).

Analysis Drogheda

The home team is currently in the 8th position of the league, with 15 points won, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Cork City, by (5‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Bray Wanderers, by (0‑0). For the league, Drogheda United won 9 points out of 21 possible points, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 7 home matches.

They haven’t lost any of the last 4 home matches for this competition. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 8 of their 15 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 19 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 7 of their 17 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Drogheda heads into this match after a 0-0 draw against Bray. Their main offensive reference is Mark Griffin, as he is a great finisher. They should use a 4-3-3 formation, with Purdy as their player responsible for creating their attacking plays. Their main defender is Luke Gallagher.

Confirmed Lineup: Stephen McGinn, Stephen Dunne, Kevin Farragher, Conor Kane, Jake Hyland, Sean Brennan, Luke Gallagher, Adam Wixted, Thomas Byrne, Ryan McEvoy, Mark Griffin.
Coach: T. Clancy.

Analysis Derry

The away team is currently in the 4th position of the league, with 24 points won, after 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Shamrock Rovers, by (3‑1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Dundalk, by (0‑0). In the last 7 away league matches Derry City has a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 10 points out of 21 possible.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 draws in the last away matches and they haven't won any of the last 5 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (4 out of 7 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Derry heads into this match after a 0-0 draw away from home, against Dundalk. They have a lot of quality from an offensive point of view, as their best scorers are McEneff and McNamee, with 6 goals each. They should use a defensive strategy, trying to hide their defensive flaws.

Confirmed Lineup: Gerard Doherty, Conor McDermott, Dean Jarvis, Lukas Schubert, Aaron Barry, Aaron McEneff, Nicky Lowrie, Barry McNamee, Harry Monaghan, Ronan Curtis, Mikhail Kennedy.
Coach: R. Higgins.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Drogheda vs Derry match, on 26 May 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Derry wins ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Drogheda vs Derry on 26 May 2017 will be played at Drogheda, Hunky Dorys Park.

 

Premier Division - 2017

  • 100% 198 / 198 Games

  • Home team wins 43.43%
  • Draws 23.23%
  • Away team wins 33.33%
  • Over 1.5 80.3%
  • Over 2.5 53.03%
  • Over 3.5 28.28%
  • Goals 549
  • Goals /match 2.77
  • Goals /match home 1.52
  • Goals /match away 1.26
  • Both teams score 52.02%
  • Goals after 80' 17.49%
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