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

Fri 8th May, 19:45 BST, United Park (Drogheda), Drogheda

Home advantage can be vital in the Premier Division, and Kevin Doherty’s Drogheda United FC will have the blessing of it on Friday evening. Tiernan Lynch’s Derry City are their visitors to the United Park (Drogheda). Premier Division stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head performance included too. It's all on this page, with graphics and the best odds available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.


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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Drogheda
33%
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Draw
30%
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Derry
37%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Derry 1-0
13%
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Drogheda 1-0
12%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Derry 2-1
7%
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Derry 2-0
7%
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Drogheda 2-1
7%
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Drogheda 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Derry 3-1
3%
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Derry 3-0
3%
--
Drogheda 3-1
2%
--
Drogheda 3-0
2%
--
Derry 3-2
1%
--
Drogheda 3-2
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
64%
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Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
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BTTS - No
57%
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BTTS - Home Win
12%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
63%
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Away/draw
67%
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Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
63%
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Under 1.5 Goals
37%
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Over 3.5 Goals
17%
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Under 3.5 Goals
83%
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Over 4.5 Goals
7%
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Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
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Under 5.5 Goals
98%
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Over 0.5 Goals
88%
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Under 0.5 Goals
12%
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Home DNB
54%
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Away DNB
58%
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Drogheda win to nil
21%
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Derry win to nil
24%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Drogheda have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Drogheda have conceded 20 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Drogheda have played 6 games at home, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Derry lay in 5th place on 17 points in the Premier Division league table having played 13 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 12 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Derry have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Derry have played 6 away games, winning 1, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Drogheda
Derry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Patrick's131326 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1F
Aug 21
Jun 12
May 22
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
Jul 31
2
Shamrock13825 
d
 
0-00-0
May 4
Jul 31
Oct 9
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Aug 28
Jun 22
3
Dundalk13421 
May 22
d
 
1-1A
Aug 28
Jul 10
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Oct 23
May 29
4
Bohemians13420 
d
 
0-00-0
May 15
Jul 3
Sep 18
l
 
0-1A
May 1
Jun 12
Aug 21
5
Derry13117 
May 8
d
 
2-2A
Oct 16
Jun 26
-
-
-
-
6
Galway12-215 
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
May 4
l
 
2-1A
Sep 18
Jun 19
7
Sligo13-714 
May 1
l
 
2-1A
Sep 11
Jul 25
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 7
Oct 30
8
Shelbourne12-213 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
3-4A
Jun 19
Sep 4
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
May 25
Sep 11
9
Drogheda12-413 
-
-
-
-
d
 
2-2F
May 8
Jun 26
Oct 16
10
Waterford12-155 
w
 
2-0F
Oct 23
May 29
-
w
 
4-2A
May 15
Jul 3
Sep 4
Win / draw / win form
Drogheda 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Drogheda1 - 3St Patrick's
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Drogheda0 - 0Bohemians
Drogheda0 - 0Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 4Bohemians
Drogheda1 - 0Cork
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Drogheda2 - 1Shelbourne
Drogheda0 - 1St Patrick's
Drogheda0 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 0Galway
Drogheda1 - 0Sligo
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 0Bohemians
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Drogheda3 - 2Cork
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADrogheda4 - 3Shelbourne
HDrogheda1 - 3St Patrick's
HDrogheda2 - 3Galway
HDrogheda0 - 0Bohemians
ADrogheda2 - 2Derry
HDrogheda0 - 0Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 4St Patrick's
ADrogheda1 - 2Sligo
HDrogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 1Dundalk
HDrogheda2 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 0Galway
HDrogheda1 - 4Bohemians
ADrogheda1 - 1Galway
HDrogheda1 - 0Cork
ADrogheda0 - 2Waterford
HDrogheda1 - 1Derry
HDrogheda2 - 1Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 1Sligo
ADrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Derry 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shelbourne1 - 2Derry
Dundalk2 - 2Derry
Sligo0 - 0Derry
Galway2 - 1Derry
St Patrick's0 - 0Derry
Shamrock1 - 0Derry
Cork0 - 1Derry
Waterford1 - 2Derry
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Bohemians3 - 4Derry
Galway1 - 2Derry
Shamrock2 - 0Derry
Sligo2 - 0Derry
St Patrick's0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne0 - 1Derry
Bohemians1 - 0Derry
Drogheda1 - 1Derry
Cork1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 1Derry
Galway2 - 3Derry
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDerry1 - 0Shamrock
ADerry2 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry2 - 2Dundalk
ADerry0 - 0Sligo
ADerry1 - 2Galway
HDerry2 - 2Drogheda
ADerry0 - 0St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 2Shelbourne
ADerry0 - 1Shamrock
HDerry4 - 2Waterford
HDerry0 - 1Bohemians
HDerry2 - 2Dundalk
HDerry2 - 1Sligo
ADerry1 - 0Cork
HDerry2 - 1Shamrock
ADerry2 - 1Waterford
HDerry1 - 0Sligo
ADerry1 - 1Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry4 - 3Bohemians
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Drogheda have not lost to Derry in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Drogheda since 2021
Drogheda
Derry
Goals: Scored
10
10
Games: Scored
8 / 10
8 / 10
Clean sheets
2 / 10
2 / 10
DRO
2
D
6
DER
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
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
23
10
Games: Scored
10 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
1 / 11
DRO
2
D
3
DER
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
Draw2 - 2Draw
Derry3 - 0
1 - 3Drogheda
Derry5 - 1
Derry2 - 1
Derry3 - 0
0 - 1Drogheda
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derry2 - 0
Derry3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Drogheda 9th Derry 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Drogheda will score no more than 1 goal
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Derry will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Drogheda have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
+6
Derry’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Drogheda
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
1
1.1
Attack rating
13%
better
DRO
DER
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Games scored10
9
Failed to score2
4
Scored first5
4
Goals scored16
17
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
4%
better
DRO
DER
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Games conceded8
10
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first5
7
Goals conceded20
16
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+4%

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

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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