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Derry City v Drogheda United FC : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Brandywell Stadium, Derry

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The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Derry and Drogheda was on Friday 28th June 2024
Irish Premier Division
June 28th 2024
Derry 5
1 Drogheda
 
C. Dummigan 6'26' A. Foley
W. Patching 30'
D. Kelly 57'
P. Hoban 67'
C. Coll 88'
 
DER
DRO
Shots On
7
2
Shots Off
7
2
Corners
7
3
Possession
68%
32%
Fouls
11
9
Yellow/red cards
5/1
 
DerryDrogheda
 
B. Maher
C. Dummiganfootball icon (R. Boyce 85')
S. McEleney (S. Todd 85')
B. Doherty (C. Coll 85')
M. Connolly
P. McMullan
W. Patchingfootball icon (C. Whelan 77')
S. Diallo
A. O'Reilly
P. Hobanfootball icon (D. Mullen 71')
D. Kellyfootball icon
A. Wogan
C. Kane
A. Quinn
J. Keaney
(E. Haddock 87') E. Weir
L. Heeney
W. Davis
(J. Byrne 71') R. Brennan
M. O’Brien
(E. Topcu 76') football iconA. Foley
F. Pierrot
Best Tip: Derry to win

As training goes on this week and the Derry players prepare themselves for this fixture, the bookmakers are predicting a win for them. The odds and our pre-match stats below point in that direction too, as does the historical head-to-head (H2H) record we use in our predictive algorithms. The Brandywell Stadium has not been a happy hunting ground for for Drogheda in the past, and we expect more of the same come Friday evening. A win / draw / win home win is the way to go.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Derry are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 70% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.30.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derry
70%
27/100
2%
1/4
4%
Draw
19%
9/2
10%
4/1
9%
Drogheda
11%
10/1
16%
8/1
13%
Derry 2-0
14%
4/1
17%
19/4
Derry 1-0
13%
6/15/1
Derry 3-0
9%
9/2
31%
6/1
7%
Derry 2-1
9%
17/27/1
Draw 1-1
9%
9/117/2
6%
Derry 3-1
6%
13/2
38%
9/1
Draw 0-0
6%
11/110/1
Derry 4-0
5%
12/19/1
17%
Drogheda 1-0
4%
22/1
21%
16/1
13%
Derry 4-1
3%
20/114/1
Draw 2-2
3%
22/118/1
12%
Drogheda 2-1
3%
28/1
26%
20/1
11%
Derry 3-2
2%
33/120/1
Derry 5-0
2%
25/116/1
11%
Drogheda 2-0
1%
50/1
24%
33/1
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
4/6
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
23/20
1%
-
Home 1st Goal
61%
2/11
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
35%
4/1
11%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
11/1-
BTTS - Yes
43%
6/5
5%
6/5
2%
BTTS - No
57%
8/13
3%
3/5
1%
BTTS - Home Win
26%
9/4
4%
11/5
2%
BTTS - Draw
13%
13/2
7%
6/1
8%
BTTS - Away Win
5%
20/1
24%
16/1
13%
Home/draw
89%
1/20
2%
1/20
1%
Away/draw
30%
11/4
10%
13/5
11%
Home/away
81%
1/7
3%
1/7
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/5
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
10/3
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
13/8
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/9
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
4/1
9%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/6
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Home DNB
83%
1/14
3%
1/16
2%
Away DNB
25%
8/1
29%
7/1
23%
Derry win to nil
44%
5/6
9%
-
Drogheda win to nil
6%
16/1
31%
-
Derry / Derry
43%
5/6
6%
4/5
6%
Derry / Drogheda
2%
50/1
24%
45/1
12%
Derry / Draw
5%
18/118/1
12%
Draw / Derry
21%
11/414/5
Draw / Drogheda
5%
20/1
24%
16/1
13%
Draw / Draw
11%
13/2
7%
6/1
8%
Drogheda / Derry
4%
20/118/1
Drogheda / Drogheda
5%
18/1
12%
14/1
25%
Drogheda / Draw
4%
20/118/1
12%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Derry have played 23 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 6 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Derry have outscored their opponents by 34 goals to 20 goals.

Home League Performance

Derry have played 12 games at home winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Drogheda are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 16 points having played 21 matches so far this season. Drogheda are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 6 of those games.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 21 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 7 and won 3. Drogheda have conceded 37 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Derry
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Drogheda
HOME AWAY HOME AWAY TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
Nov 1
Aug 5
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
 Shelbourne241347 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Oct 25
-
-
-
-
 Derry H251844 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 27
l
 
5-1A
w
 
3-0F
Aug 23
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
 Waterford25537 
l
 
1-4F
l
 
4-2F
w
 
2-0F
Oct 4
Sep 20
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-3A
d
 
2-2A
 Shamrock23734 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-0A
Oct 18
Aug 9
w
 
2-0F
Aug 30
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
 Galway23334 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 13
l
 
3-0A
Oct 4
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
 Sligo24-134 
w
 
3-1A
l
 
3-1A
Aug 23
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-1F
Oct 25
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
 St Patrick's25-428 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 30
Sep 13
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
 Bohemians23-427 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Aug 2
Sep 20
Aug 9
Oct 18
w
 
4-1F
d
 
0-00-0
 Dundalk25-1623 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 1
l
 
4-2A
w
 
5-1F
Sep 27
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
 Drogheda A25-2120 
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-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Derry 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
see results
HOME FORM
Derry2 - 0Galway
Derry3 - 0Waterford
Derry2 - 2Sligo
Derry1 - 0Bohemians
Derry1 - 1Shelbourne
Derry3 - 1St Patrick's
Derry1 - 3Shamrock
Derry4 - 1Dundalk
Derry0 - 1Galway
Derry3 - 0Waterford
Derry2 - 1St Patrick's
Derry2 - 1Drogheda
Derry3 - 0St Patrick's
Derry0 - 0Shelbourne
Derry6 - 0UC Dublin
Derry1 - 1Shamrock
Derry3 - 0Drogheda
Derry2 - 1Sligo
Derry2 - 0Cork
Derry0 - 0Bohemians
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
see results
OVERALL FORM
ADerry2 - 1Bohemians
HDerry2 - 0Galway
HDerry3 - 0Waterford
ADerry0 - 0Dundalk
HDerry2 - 2Sligo
ADerry0 - 1Shamrock
ADerry1 - 0St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 0Bohemians
HDerry1 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry0 - 0Galway
ADerry2 - 0Waterford
HDerry3 - 1St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 3Shamrock
ADerry2 - 2Drogheda
HDerry4 - 1Dundalk
ADerry0 - 0Shelbourne
HDerry0 - 1Galway
ADerry1 - 2Bohemians
HDerry3 - 0Waterford
ADerry2 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
see results
AWAY FORM
Galway3 - 0Drogheda
Sligo2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford4 - 2Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's1 - 0Drogheda
Shamrock4 - 0Drogheda
Bohemians1 - 0Drogheda
Dundalk0 - 0Drogheda
Sligo3 - 1Drogheda
Galway0 - 0Drogheda
Derry2 - 1Drogheda
Sligo0 - 0Drogheda
Shamrock5 - 0Drogheda
Dundalk3 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's1 - 2Drogheda
Derry3 - 0Drogheda
Bohemians4 - 2Drogheda
UC Dublin1 - 3Drogheda
Cork1 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne3 - 2Drogheda
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
see results
OVERALL FORM
ADrogheda0 - 3Galway
HDrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
ADrogheda1 - 2Sligo
HDrogheda0 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda2 - 4Waterford
HDrogheda2 - 3Galway
ADrogheda1 - 1Shelbourne
HDrogheda2 - 1Dundalk
ADrogheda0 - 1St Patrick's
ADrogheda0 - 4Shamrock
HDrogheda3 - 1Sligo
ADrogheda0 - 1Bohemians
HDrogheda2 - 2Derry
HDrogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda0 - 0Dundalk
HDrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
ADrogheda1 - 3Sligo
ADrogheda0 - 0Galway
HDrogheda2 - 1Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 4Waterford
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Derry have not lost to Drogheda in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Derry since 2021
Derry
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
12
4
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
DER
4
D
2
DRO
1
see results
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
Derry2 - 1
Derry3 - 0
0 - 1Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derry2 - 0
Derry3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
All league games since 2021
Derry
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
19
10
Games: Scored
11 / 14
9 / 14
Clean sheets
5 / 14
3 / 14
DER
6
D
6
DRO
2
see results
FIXTURE HISTORY
Draw2 - 2Draw
Derry2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Derry3 - 0
0 - 1Derry
0 - 1Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derry2 - 0
Drogheda1 - 0
Derry3 - 0
1 - 2Derry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Derry City's forwards have been excellent of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 3 consecutive Premier Division games. A PG of 2.1 suggests that run should continue on Friday evening.

Derry 2nd Drogheda 10th
Kickoff prediction
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2.1
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 61% probability that Derry will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
50%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 50% probability that Drogheda will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+24
Derry have scored 24% more goals at home than predicted
-8
Drogheda’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2024/2024 season
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Derry
PG (predicted goals)
Drogheda
2.1
0.7
Attack rating
27%
better
DER
DRO
view stats
Games scored17
12
Failed to score6
9
Scored first10
7
Goals scored34
20
Avg. goals scored1.5
1
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for14
11
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
34%
better
DER
DRO
view stats
Games conceded13
17
Clean sheets10
4
Conceded first9
10
Goals conceded19
37
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against12%
19%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+34%

Derry v Drogheda Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251257
B MaherP HobanP McMullanA O'Reilly
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK25
2
-
C Dummigan  DEF121
-
M Connolly  DEF2212
3
-
S McEleney DEF18
1
-
B Doherty DEF212
2
-
S Diallo MID111
1
-
A O'Reilly MID241
7
-
P McMullan MID2535
4
-
W Patching MID2364
5
-
D Kelly MID2413
3
-
P Hoban FWD22123
6
-
Subs
T Ryan GLK
-
R Boyce DEF222
1
-
C Coll DEF161
2
-
S Todd DEF9
1
-
C Harkin MID4
-
M Duffy MID2054
2
-
S Patton FWD5
-
C Whelan FWD2
-
D Mullen FWD2161
-
Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20527
L HeeneyF PierrotA FoleyL Heeney
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Wogan GLK181
1
-
L Heeney DEF201
6
1
A Quinn DEF161
2
-
J Keaney DEF211
6
1
C Kane DEF17
-
R Brennan MID23
4
-
M O'Brien MID8
2
-
A Foley MID2232
4
-
W Davis MID221
2
-
E Weir MID1942
4
-
F Pierrot FWD235
6
-
Subs
F Moore GLK
-
D Webster DEF10
2
-
E Haddock DEF1
-
C Warren MID
-
E Topcu MID1
-
H O'Connor MID
-
J Byrne MID1
-
K Cailloce MID13
-
B. Bosakani FWD
-
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