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

The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (Derry (Londonderry)), Londonderry

Huseyin Eroglu's Derry City side enjoy home advantage in the Premier Division on Friday evening, as Kevin Doherty's Drogheda United FC travel to The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (Derry (Londonderry)). We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've searched our 20+ year database and found the statistics that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. The best odds are there to ensure you get the best price.

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Derry City's next match is v Waterford at 19:45 on Friday 4th July
Drogheda United FC's next match is v Galway at 19:45 on Friday 4th July
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Derry and Drogheda was on Friday 27th June 2025
Irish Premier Division
June 27th 2025
Derry 3
0 Drogheda
 
S. Todd 33'
R. Boyce 36'
D. Mullen 90'
 
DER
DRO
Shots On
7
1
Shots Off
7
3
Corners
5
1
Possession
73%
27%
Fouls
8
8
Yellow/red cards
4/0
 
DerryDrogheda
 
B. Maher
R. Boycefootball icon
S. Toddfootball icon
M. Connolly
K. Holt
H. Cann
C. Winchester (P. McMullan 76')
S. Diallo (A. O'Reilly 63')
G. Whyte (D. Mullen 75')
M. Duffy
L. Boyce (R. Benson 75')
L. Dennison
A. Quinn
O. Lambe
(K. Cruise 55') C. Kane
A. Haper-Bailey
C. Keeley
(S. Brady 55') R. Brennan
L. Heeney
(D. Markey 60') S. Farrell
(D. Kareem 60') T. Oluwya
(B. Bosakani 88') D. James-Taylor

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Derry are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.83.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derry
47%
4/7
13%
1/1000
13%
Draw
28%
27/10
6%
90/1
Drogheda
26%
11/2
44%
750/1
44%
Derry 1-0
14%
7/2
31%
14/5
22%
Draw 1-1
13%
13/2
15%
6/1
8%
Draw 0-0
10%
11/2
29%
29/10
23%
Drogheda 1-0
9%
10/1
10%
8/1
11%
Derry 2-0
9%
5/1
25%
2/11
23%
Derry 2-1
9%
17/2
6%
10/1
6%
Drogheda 2-1
6%
20/1
40%
20/1
42%
Drogheda 2-0
4%
28/1
38%
22/1
35%
Derry 3-0
4%
10/1
27%
11/2
17%
Draw 2-2
4%
28/1
71%
66/1
46%
Derry 3-1
4%
16/1
12%
33/1
15%
Drogheda 3-1
2%
66/1
63%
50/1
58%
Derry 3-2
2%
40/1
41%
125/1
38%
Derry 4-0
1%
22/1
24%
33/1
17%
Drogheda 3-0
1%
80/1
98%
55/1
35%
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
6/4
21%
10/1
22%
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
1/2
11%
1/50
11%
Home 1st Goal
51%
2/5
11%
13/20
9%
Away 1st Goal
42%
3/1
39%
3/1
33%
No 1st Goal
7%
11/2
29%
29/10
23%
BTTS - Yes
45%
13/8
35%
22/1
30%
BTTS - No
55%
4/9
20%
1/1000
17%
BTTS - Home Win
17%
4/1
22%
9/1
14%
BTTS - Draw
17%
11/2
37%
66/1
20%
BTTS - Away Win
10%
16/1
89%
150/1
63%
Home/draw
74%
1/9
6%
1/1000
8%
Away/draw
53%
13/10
20%
125/1
18%
Home/away
72%
2/7
1%
1/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
1/2
10%
10/11
11%
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
6/4
17%
3/4
18%
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
4/1
38%
55/1
33%
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
1/6
7%
1/1000
7%
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
12/1
44%
55/1
36%
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
1/25
3%
1/500
4%
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
25/1
37%
80/1
46%
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/100
1%
1/300
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/10
3%
2/9
4%
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
6/1
18%
14/5
21%
Home DNB
66%
2/11
13%
1/6
11%
Away DNB
45%
7/2
50%
18/5
47%
Derry win to nil
29%
11/10
30%
-
Drogheda win to nil
16%
8/1
29%
-
Derry / Derry
30%
6/4
17%
1/100
13%
Derry / Drogheda
2%
50/1
24%
45/1
41%
Derry / Draw
5%
16/1
13%
16/1
15%
Draw / Derry
20%
3/1
16%
100/1
11%
Draw / Drogheda
8%
11/1
41%
150/1
29%
Draw / Draw
19%
7/2
10%
100/1
9%
Drogheda / Derry
3%
28/1
12%
1/50
10%
Drogheda / Drogheda
9%
11/1
71%
1/50
46%
Drogheda / Draw
5%
20/1
27%
1/50
15%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Derry have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Derry have conceded 7 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Derry have played 10 games at home, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Drogheda lay in 3rd place on 35 points in the Premier Division league table having played 23 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 11 and losing 1 game. They have scored 24 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Drogheda have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Drogheda have played 12 away games, winning 3, drawing 7 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Derry
Drogheda
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock242148 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 24
Aug 1
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-2F
Aug 29
2
Derry22637 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-3A
Sep 26
l
 
3-0A
3
Bohemians22537 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Jul 25
Sep 12
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Nov 1
Aug 1
4
Drogheda24335 
l
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
Sep 26
-
-
-
-
5
Shelbourne24132 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
Sep 19
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Sep 12
d
 
0-00-0
6
St Patrick's24031 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
Aug 29
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
d
 
0-00-0
7
Galway22129 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3F
d
 
1-1A
Aug 22
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Jul 4
Oct 24
8
Waterford22-1127 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
Jul 4
Oct 17
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2A
Aug 8
Oct 3
9
Sligo22-1119 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Jul 12
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-0F
Sep 20
10
Cork22-1515 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2F
Aug 8
Nov 1
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 17
d
 
1-1F
Win / draw / win form
Derry 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derry1 - 1Galway
Derry1 - 2Shamrock
Derry1 - 0St Patrick's
Derry2 - 0Shelbourne
Derry3 - 0Sligo
Derry1 - 3Drogheda
Derry2 - 1Cork
Derry1 - 1Galway
Derry1 - 2Waterford
Derry1 - 0Bohemians
Derry0 - 1Shelbourne
Derry1 - 1Sligo
Derry1 - 1Bohemians
Derry1 - 1Shamrock
Derry1 - 1Dundalk
Derry5 - 1Drogheda
Derry2 - 0Galway
Derry3 - 0Waterford
Derry2 - 2Sligo
Derry1 - 0Bohemians
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADerry1 - 0St Patrick's
ADerry1 - 0Shelbourne
HDerry1 - 1Galway
ADerry0 - 1Bohemians
HDerry1 - 2Shamrock
ADerry1 - 1Drogheda
ADerry2 - 1Cork
HDerry1 - 0St Patrick's
HDerry2 - 0Shelbourne
ADerry1 - 2Waterford
HDerry3 - 0Sligo
ADerry3 - 2Galway
HDerry1 - 3Drogheda
HDerry2 - 1Cork
ADerry0 - 0Shamrock
ADerry1 - 0Sligo
HDerry1 - 1Galway
ADerry0 - 2St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 2Waterford
HDerry1 - 0Bohemians
Drogheda 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cork1 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's0 - 0Drogheda
Waterford2 - 2Drogheda
Shelbourne0 - 0Drogheda
Shamrock3 - 0Drogheda
Sligo2 - 2Drogheda
Galway2 - 1Drogheda
Derry1 - 3Drogheda
Cork1 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
Bohemians0 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's0 - 0Drogheda
Shelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Bohemians0 - 1Drogheda
St Patrick's4 - 1Drogheda
Shamrock1 - 1Drogheda
Dundalk4 - 2Drogheda
Derry5 - 1Drogheda
Galway3 - 0Drogheda
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADrogheda1 - 1Cork
HDrogheda1 - 0Sligo
HDrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
ADrogheda2 - 2Waterford
HDrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
ADrogheda0 - 0Shelbourne
HDrogheda1 - 1Derry
ADrogheda0 - 3Shamrock
HDrogheda3 - 2Cork
ADrogheda2 - 2Sligo
ADrogheda1 - 2Galway
HDrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda3 - 1Derry
HDrogheda2 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 1Cork
HDrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 0Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Derry since 2021
Derry
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
18
8
Games: Scored
8 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
1 / 9
DER
5
D
2
DRO
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
1 - 3Drogheda
Derry5 - 1
Derry2 - 1
Derry3 - 0
0 - 1Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derry2 - 0
Derry3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Derry
Goals: Scored
9
9
Games: Scored
7 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
2 / 9
DER
2
D
5
DRO
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Drogheda2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Derry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Drogheda1 - 0
1 - 2Derry
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Derry City of late. It has been 6 Premier Division matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday evening against Drogheda United FC.

Derry 6th Drogheda 2nd
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1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Derry will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Drogheda scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-4
Derry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-4
Drogheda’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Derry
PG (predicted goals)
Drogheda
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
1%
better
DER
DRO
view stats
Games scored18
18
Failed to score3
5
Scored first11
14
Goals scored25
28
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
DER
DRO
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
13
Clean sheets8
10
Conceded first9
5
Goals conceded22
22
Avg. goals conceded1
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
10
Conversion rate against14%
10%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
227312
B MaherM DuffyM DuffyA O'Reilly
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK22
2
-
R Boyce DEF1822
3
-
H Cann DEF171
3
-
M Connolly  DEF21
5
-
K Holt DEF192
1
-
S Todd DEF2012
1
-
G Whyte MID1821
2
-
S Diallo MID9
4
-
C Winchester MID191
8
1
M Duffy MID2273
4
-
L Boyce  FWD1951
5
1
Subs
A. Doherty GLK
-
S Ferguson MID111
5
-
C Harkin MID6
3
-
A O'Reilly MID201
12
-
P McMullan MID172
3
-
R Benson MID181
2
1
P Hoban FWD81
2
-
D Mullen FWD176
4
1
S Patton FWD9
2
-
Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24538
C KeeleyC KeeleyS FarrellR Brennan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Dennison GLK23
2
-
A. Haper-Bailey DEF4
-
C Keeley DEF245
5
-
A Quinn DEF212
2
-
O Lambe MID222
3
-
L Heeney MID2411
5
-
R Brennan MID2321
8
-
C Kane MID241
2
-
S Farrell FWD2323
6
-
T Oluwa FWD2421
2
-
D James-Taylor FWD132
1
-
Subs
J Brady GLK1
-
S. McCarthy DEF
-
K Cruise DEF121
2
-
E Haddock DEF
-
D Markey MID2131
2
-
S. Brady MID2
2
-
D. Kareem MID1
-
S. Bawa FWD8
1
-
B. Bosakani FWD5
-