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

Fri 16th May, 19:45 BST, United Park, Drogheda

It's a long trek for Huseyin Eroglu's Derry City side on Friday evening, as they head to the United Park for a Premier Division meeting with Kevin Doherty's Drogheda United FC. We provide predictions based on in-depth statistical analysis of each side, across 17 of the main betting markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head-to-head statistics are included for all.


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

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Drogheda
49%
--
Draw
27%
--
Derry
24%
--
Drogheda 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Drogheda 2-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Drogheda 2-1
9%
--
Derry 1-0
9%
--
Derry 2-1
6%
--
Drogheda 3-0
5%
--
Drogheda 3-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Derry 2-0
4%
--
Drogheda 3-2
2%
--
Derry 3-1
2%
--
Drogheda 4-0
2%
--
Drogheda 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Drogheda win to nil
30%
--
Derry win to nil
14%
--
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Drogheda have played 13 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 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 4 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Drogheda have outscored their opponents by 18 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Drogheda have played 6 games at home winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Derry are in 5th position in the Premier Division on 20 points having played 13 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

5 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 2 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Derry have conceded 8 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Drogheda
Derry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Patrick's13822 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 13
May 5
l
 
2-0A
Aug 29
Jun 23
2
Drogheda H13721 
-
-
-
-
l
 
1-3F
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 26
3
Shamrock13520 
l
 
1-2F
May 9
Jun 16
Aug 29
May 23
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 24
Aug 1
4
Galway13220 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Jul 4
Oct 24
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3F
Jun 13
Aug 22
5
Derry A13120 
May 16
w
 
1-3A
Sep 26
Jun 27
-
-
-
-
6
Shelbourne13219 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Sep 12
May 19
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
7
Bohemians13-118 
May 23
w
 
0-1F
Nov 1
Aug 1
w
 
1-0F
May 30
Jul 25
Sep 12
8
Waterford13-1015 
w
 
2-0F
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
Jul 4
Oct 17
9
Cork13-612 
May 5
d
 
1-1A
Oct 17
Jun 23
w
 
2-1A
May 9
Aug 8
Nov 1
10
Sligo13-89 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2F
Jun 20
Sep 20
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Jul 12
Win / draw / win form
Drogheda 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 1Galway
Drogheda3 - 0Sligo
Drogheda0 - 0Dundalk
Drogheda0 - 1Shamrock
Drogheda2 - 1Derry
Drogheda0 - 0Galway
Drogheda7 - 0Sligo
Drogheda2 - 2Bohemians
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 1Shelbourne
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Drogheda0 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Drogheda2 - 1Dundalk
Drogheda3 - 1Sligo
Drogheda2 - 2Derry
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADrogheda2 - 2Sligo
ADrogheda1 - 2Galway
HDrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda3 - 1Derry
HDrogheda2 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 1Cork
HDrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 0Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 1Galway
HDrogheda3 - 0Sligo
ADrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda0 - 0Dundalk
ADrogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
HDrogheda0 - 1Shamrock
ADrogheda0 - 0Waterford
HDrogheda2 - 1Derry
HDrogheda0 - 0Galway
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
Derry 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford2 - 1Derry
Galway2 - 3Derry
Shamrock0 - 0Derry
Sligo0 - 1Derry
St Patrick's2 - 0Derry
Shelbourne3 - 1Derry
St Patrick's1 - 0Derry
Dundalk0 - 2Derry
Drogheda2 - 1Derry
Galway1 - 0Derry
Waterford0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Sligo2 - 1Derry
Bohemians1 - 2Derry
Dundalk0 - 0Derry
Shamrock1 - 0Derry
St Patrick's0 - 1Derry
Galway0 - 0Derry
Waterford0 - 2Derry
Drogheda2 - 2Derry
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ADerry1 - 3Shelbourne
HDerry0 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry0 - 1St Patrick's
ADerry2 - 0Dundalk
HDerry1 - 1Sligo
HDerry1 - 1Bohemians
ADerry1 - 2Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Shamrock
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Derry
Goals: Scored
8
8
Games: Scored
6 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
2 / 8
DRO
2
D
4
DER
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Drogheda2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Derry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Drogheda1 - 0
1 - 2Derry
League games at Derry since 2021
Derry
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
18
8
Games: Scored
8 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
1 / 9
DRO
2
D
2
DER
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
1 - 3Drogheda
Derry5 - 1
Derry2 - 1
Derry3 - 0
0 - 1Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derry2 - 0
Derry3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Drogheda 2nd Derry 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Drogheda will score 1 or more goals
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Derry scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+25
Drogheda have scored 25% more goals at home than predicted
-19
Derry have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Drogheda
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
8%
better
DRO
DER
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Games scored11
11
Failed to score2
2
Scored first9
6
Goals scored18
17
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for17
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
28%
better
DRO
DER
view stats
Games conceded7
8
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first2
6
Goals conceded11
16
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
6
Conversion rate against9%
17%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+28%

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

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13525
L DennisonW DavisA QuinnR Brennan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Dennison GLK13
1
-
O Lambe DEF13
1
-
C Keeley DEF134
3
-
C Kane DEF131
1
-
S Farrell MID131
4
-
R Brennan MID1311
5
-
D Markey MID1331
1
-
L Heeney MID1311
-
W Davis MID1351
3
-
T Oluwa FWD1321
-
A Quinn DEF122
-
S. Bawa MID7
1
-
K Cruise DEF5
1
-
G Cooper DEF4
-
P Doyle MID4
-
E Ahui DEF3
-
J Thomas FWD21
-
D James-Taylor FWD2
1
-
A. Haper-Bailey DEF1
-
Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13637
B MaherM DuffyD ThomasA O'Reilly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK13
2
-
M Duffy FWD1361
3
-
M Connolly  DEF12
4
-
A O'Reilly MID12
7
-
R Boyce DEF1111
1
-
S Todd DEF112
-
C Winchester MID11
4
1
L Boyce  FWD1131
2
1
K Holt DEF10
-
R Benson MID101
-
D Thomas MID93
1
-
S Patton FWD9
2
-
G Whyte FWD92
1
-
H Cann DEF8
1
-
P McMullan MID81
1
-
D Mullen FWD83
3
1
B Doherty DEF7
3
-
S Ferguson MID71
3
-
S Diallo MID5
3
-
P Hoban FWD51
2
-
C Harkin MID4
3
-