Two of the Top Three Meet in the Irish Premier League
Derry City vs Dundalk FC - 20/05/2022
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We have reached the 16th round of Ireland Premier League fixtures this season and on Friday the 20th of May we have a meeting between Derry City and Dundalk.
The match will take place at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium and the hosts begin this round in second place on 32 points while the visitors are in third place on 25 points.
Derry City come into this game on the back of only their second defeat of the season. They lost 1-0 at Shamrock Rovers last weekend, with the only goal of the game coming in the 79th minute.
That result means Derry City have been struggling to win recent matches and they have failed to pick up maximum points in their last 3 league fixtures.
In addition to the defeat at Shamrock Rovers, Derry City have been held at home by Bohemians and St Patrick’s Athletic. The 0-0 draw at home against St Patrick’s Athletic was extremely disappointing, especially as Derry City beat them 4-0 away recently.
Trends show Derry City are tough to beat at home and in their last 21 home games in the Premier League, they have been undefeated on 19 occasions.
They have lost only 1 of their last 15 league matches at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium and both teams have scored in 4 of their last 5 Premier League fixtures on home soil.
Dundalk make the trip to the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium having previously beat Bohemians 3-1 at home. Having fallen a goal behind after only 15 minutes, Dundalk came back strongly in the second half to score 3 unanswered goals to take maximum points.
That result means Dundalk are undefeated in their last 4 matches. There have been wins over Shelbourne, Drogheda United, and Bohemians at home plus a 2-2 draw at UCD.
However, Dundalk have been struggling to wins games on the road and they have failed to win any of their last 7 away matches. In fact, Dundalk have recorded only 1 win from their last 16 away matches, which is a disappointing record.
In 4 of their most recent matches in the Premier League, Dundalk have seen over 2.5 goals scored and they have scored at least 2 goals themselves in those 4 games.
Team news and Derry City will have Jamie McGonigle leading the line and he will be aiming to add to the 9 goals he has already scored this season. William Patching will provide the attacking threat from midfield.
Dundalk will be relying on Pat Hoban to score their goals and the experienced striker already has 7 goals to his name in this campaign.
We are looking forward to this match as we expect to see over 2.5 goals and both teams finding the back of the net.
Derry City have been finding wins difficult to achieve lately and this could be another match where they fail to pick up maximum points, with a draw the most likely outcome.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Ie1
294526
X
2 - 2
3.16
14°
3.75
1.75
3.75
4.33
no
no
no
1 - 2(0 - 1)
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