Derry City vs Drogheda United Match Analysis and Prediction

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Derry City will be playing host to Drogheda United at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium on Friday, with the teams sitting at opposite ends of the Ireland Premier table.

While the hosts are without a victory in their previous six matches, the visitors are unbeaten in their past three games as they continue to try and push up the league.

Derry City are currently sitting third in the league table, with only one point separating them and Dundalk, which gives them the chance to climb into second with a win.

However, they will need to make a drastic improvement in their performances from how they were playing before the break as they failed to win in their previous six matches.

Ruaidhri Higgins’ side played a friendly ahead of this contest against Cliftonville, which saw them get back to winning ways with a 2-1 result, something that they shall be hoping into this contest.

They have only won twice in their previous 10 matches in the league, a run of form that they will have to change if they want to remain in the hunt for the title.

Derry City picked up a 2-2 draw in their previous game in the division as they had to come from behind twice against Finn Harps.

Drogheda United are at the opposite end of the table as they sit eighth in the table, but in their recent performances they have showcased that they are more than capable of climbing further up.

They are currently unbeaten in their previous three matches, where they have managed to pick up two victories and a draw in that period.

After defeating Finn Harps and current league leaders Shamrock Rovers, Dean Williams scored in their most recent match to pick up a point against Bohemians, with his 84th-minute equaliser showcasing their fighting spirit.

Derry City vs Drogheda United head to head

The two teams have previously met on 79 occasions across all competitions, where Derry have claimed 34 victories while Drogheda have won 26, and they have drawn in 19. Drogheda have scored 84 goals and conceded 108. In their last five meetings, Derry have won two, Drogheda one with two draws.

Derry City 3-0 Drogheda United 06/08/21

Drogheda United 1-0 Derry City 24/10/21

Drogheda United 1-1 Derry City 22/01/22

Derry City 2-0 Drogheda United 14/03/22

Drogheda United 1-1 Derry City 18/04/22

Derry City latest home form

Derry City have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 2-2 with Finn Harps in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded six.

Derry City 7-1 UCD 22/04/22

Derry City 1-1 Bohemians 06/05/22

Derry City 0-0 St Patrick’s Athletic 09/05/22

Derry City 1-2 Dundalk 20/05/22

Derry City 2-2 Finn Harps 27/05/22

Derry City latest away form

Derry City have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their five most recent matches. They defeated Cliftonville 2-1 in their last away game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded five.

Drogheda United 1-1 Derry City 18/04/22

St Patrick’s Athletic 0-4 Derry City 29/04/22

Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Derry City 13/05/22

Sligo Rovers 2-1 Derry City 23/05/22

Cliftonville 1-2 Derry City 11/06/22

Drogheda United latest home form

Drogheda have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They managed to defeat Shamrock Rovers 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded seven.

Drogheda United 1-1 Bohemians 08/04/22

Drogheda United 1-1 Derry City 18/04/22

Drogheda United 0-4 St Patrick’s Athletic 06/05/22

Drogheda United 3-1 Finn Harps 20/05/22

Drogheda United 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 23/05/22

Drogheda United latest away form

Drogheda have recently been on a relatively poor run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Bohemians in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded nine.

UCD 0-2 Drogheda United 15/04/22

Sligo Rovers 3-2 Drogheda United 23/04/22

Dundalk 4-1 Drogheda United 29/04/22

Shelbourne 1-0 Drogheda United 13/05/22

Bohemians 1-1 Drogheda United 27/05/22

Derry City news

Derry City have several injury concerns at the moment as Ciaron Harkin’s knee injury and Michael Duffy’s foot issue keeps each of them out of action.

Cameron Dummigan also had to miss their previous match following a muscle problem, but their is a chance he will be fit to appear this week.

Drogheda United news

Darragh Markey is an injury concern for Drogheda due to a muscle issue, but the club was able to welcome Williams into the team before the break despite him suffering a knock.

Dylan Grimes was also able to feature against Bohemians despite having been replaced in the game prior to that.

Prediction and Odds

Derry City head into the contest as the favourites purely down to the fact that they are much further up the league table, but that does not reflect their recent performances.

Drogheda United have recently had better results but have also struggled on the road, leading us to predict a draw.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 1.89 2 2.30