Derry City vs Finn Harps Match Analysis and Prediction

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Derry City will be looking to recover from three straight defeats when they continue their League of Ireland Premier Division campaign at home against Finn Harps in the North-West Derby on Friday.

The hosts currently sit second in the table, boasting 32 points from 18 matches, while Finn Harps are ninth, having only picked up 10 points from their 17 matches of the season.

Derry City made an impressive start to the season, going unbeaten in their opening nine matches, claiming seven wins in the process.

Ruaidhri Higgins’ side responded to their first loss of the season at home to Shelbourne, picking up seven points from their next three matches, but they are without a win in the league since netting four against St Patrick’s Athletic at the end of April.

The Red and Whites have actually picked up just two points from their last five matches, losing each of their last three to Shamrock Rovers, Dundalk and Sligo Rovers.

However, the Candystripes are still second in the division, seven points behind leaders Shamrock Rovers, with Dundalk only a point behind in third and also having a game in hand.

Meanwhile, Finn Harps enter the contest off the back of a 1-0 home defeat against Dundalk on Wednesday, and they have now lost each of their last four league matches during a disappointing run.

Ollie Horgan’s side have not been victorious in the league since a 1-0 victory over Shelbourne at the end of April, and a worrying run of form has left them ninth in the table, nine points behind eighth-placed Drogheda United.

Finn Harps, who finished eighth in the League of Ireland Premier Division last season, will be desperate to get one over on Friday’s opponents Derry in the North-West derby, which means a lot to their supporters.

Derry City vs Finn Harps head to head

The two teams have previously met on 53 occasions across all competitions, where Derry have claimed 36 victories while Finn Harps have won six, and they have drawn in 11. Derry have scored 97 goals and conceded 35. In their last five meetings, Derry have won twice, Finn Harps once with two draws.

Finn Harps 1-2 Derry City 18/06/21

Finn Harps 1-0 Derry City 27/08/21

Derry City 2-2 Finn Harps 10/09/21

Finn Harps 1-1 Derry City 05/11/21

Finn Harps 1-2 Derry City 09/04/22

Derry City latest home game

Derry City have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their three most recent matches. Their last home victory came on April 22 when they defeated UCD 7-1 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded six.

Derry City 1-2 Shelbourne 15/04/22

Derry City 7-1 UCD 22/04/22

Derry City 1-1 Bohemians 06/05/22

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

Derry City 1-2 Dundalk 20/05/22

Derry City latest away form

Derry City have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost each of their two most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Sligo Rovers in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded five.

Finn Harps 1-2 Derry City 09/04/22

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

Finn Harps latest home form

Finn Harps have recently been on a poor run of form at home, as they have won just one of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Shelbourne 1-0 on April 29 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored two goals and conceded five.

Finn Harps 1-2 Derry City 09/04/22

Finn Harps 0-1 Sligo Rovers 18/04/22

Finn Harps 1-0 Shelbourne 29/04/22

Finn Harps 0-1 UCD 13/05/22

Finn Harps 0-1 Dundalk 23/05/22

Finn Harps latest away game

Finn Harps have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having lost each of their three most recent matches. Their last away victory came on March 18 when they defeated Shelbourne 3-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded 10.

Shelbourne 0-3 Finn Harps 18/03/22

Bohemians 2-2 Finn Harps 15/04/22

St Patrick’s Athletic 2-0 Finn Harps 22/04/22

Shamrock Rovers 3-1 Finn Harps 29/04/22

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

Derry City news

Derry City will again be wothout Ciaron Harkin and Michael Duffy due to knee and foot injuries respectively, while Cameron Dummigan is a doubt with a muscular issue.

Dummigan could be replaced by Brandon Kavanagh and Jamie McGonigle will again feature in the final third of the field for the hosts.

Finn Harps news

David Webster will not be available for selection due to a muscular problem, but Bastien Hery is back from a suspension and should feature in midfield.

Eric McWoods has netted twice in the league this season, and should again be joined by Yousef Mahdy who has socred once for Finn Harps.

Prediction and Odds

Both sides enter the contest in disappointing form, with Derry City off the back of three straight defeats while Finn Harps have lost their last four matches.

However, the hosts have better quality across the field, and we are backing for a home win, but a draw is also possible.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.00 2 2.30