Derry City vs Dundalk
Derry City will meet Dundalk in this week’s 6th Irish League advanced match where the match is held at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. But despite gaining an advantage as a host, this match seemed like a very difficult match for Derry City considering the history of their meeting against Dundalk was very bad.
In the last 10 meetings Dundalk recorded better results, namely 6 wins while Derry City only won 1 and the remaining 3 games ended in a draw. In terms of the standings, both teams are only 1 rank adrift, Derry City is in 4th place following Dundalk who is ranked 3 and both are also only 1 point difference.
But Dundalk were unbeaten at the start of this season, they recorded 2 wins and 3 draws. The defending champions were held to draw by Shamrock Rovers, Finn Harps and Sligo Rovers while the 2 matches won were against UCD and Shamrock Rovers. The last match that deserves more attention was beating Shamrock Rovers with 4 goals without reply, Dundalk destroyed Shamrock Rovers.
On the contrary, for Derry City, the bad results were obtained in the last 2 games, namely a draw against Cork City and Bohemians, if the visiting team defended last season while Derry City was only the 8th place in the standings or you could not enter the relegation Play off zone. So it is clear to the chance of victory in this match in favor of Dundalk. Most likely Derry City will be beaten in this match.
Our Prediction: 2
Odds: 1.70