Drogheda United vs Derry City Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent Form

Derry's last 20 matches span league games, cup ties and a couple of European rounds, and they've come out with eight wins, four draws and eight losses from that mixed bag. They've scored 36 and conceded 31, so goals have flowed at both ends.

Drogheda United: 20 completed matches; Derry City: 20 completed matches.

Drogheda United

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

29

Difference

-2

Derry City

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

31

Difference

+5

Drogheda's equivalent run reads five wins, six draws and nine losses, with 27 scored and 29 conceded. That sample includes some rough nights at home, including a cup exit against non-league opposition and a couple of home defeats without scoring.

Derry look the sturdier side across this recent stretch, though neither team has been consistently dominant.

Comparative Team Statistics: Drogheda United vs Derry City

Head-to-Head

These two have met close to twenty times in recent seasons, and the head-to-head has been far more even than the current table suggests. Draws crop up regularly, and Drogheda have picked up wins even in matches where Derry went in as favourites.

The last handful of meetings have gone Derry's way more often than not, but a Drogheda win as recently as May shows this fixture doesn't always follow the form guide.

Historically this has been a competitive derby rather than a one-sided affair.

League Standings

Derry currently sit fourth with 41 points from 32 games, while Drogheda are down in ninth on 34 points from the same number of matches. Derry's goal difference is healthier too, with 45 scored against 42 conceded compared to Drogheda's 38 for and 51 against.

It's a real gap, but not an enormous one. Both sides have had spells of leaking goals this season.

Derry have the stronger league position, though Drogheda aren't cut adrift.

Team News

Michael Duffy has been Derry's main attacking threat this season with ten goals and five assists in 25 appearances, while Jamie McClean and Jack Clarke have also chipped in with goals and assists. For Drogheda, Mark Doyle leads the scoring charts with eight in 30 games, and Brandon Kavanagh has been their main creative outlet.

Drogheda United:

Best scorers:

M. Doyle - 8

Penalty cards:

S. Farrell x 11

R. Brennan x 9

Derry City:

Best scorers:

M. Duffy - 10

J. Clarke - 6

Penalty cards:

A. O'Reilly x 1 x 9

J. Clarke x 1 x 5

J. McClean x 1 x 4

A few players on both sides have picked up a fair number of yellow cards this season, though nothing here points to a confirmed absence for this fixture.

How This One Might Play Out

Derry go in with the better league position and the healthier recent record, but this fixture has a habit of not following the table. With three draws among the last six meetings and Drogheda capable of springing a result at home, a cagey, tight contest wouldn't be a surprise.

Drogheda's home form has been patchy rather than poor, so they're unlikely to simply roll over even against a side sitting well above them.