Derry City vs Drogheda United - prediction, team news, lineups

Drogheda United's points vantage successful the combat for endurance successful the League of Ireland volition beryllium astatine hazard if they suffer to hosts Derry City connected Friday astatine the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Sitting successful eighth with 22 points, Drogheda are lone 3 points and 1 spot supra the league's relegation playoff spot, portion Derry are sixth with 26 points aft 23 matchweeks.

Match preview

It is important to recognise that Derry are inactive successful the relegation conflict considering they person played 2 much games than each of the bottommost three.

Their astir caller fixture was a 1-1 stalemate with league-leaders Shamrock Rovers, and portion that effect should beryllium seen positively successful isolation, it was the ninth clip successful 10 matches that they failed to win.

The Candystripes person successful information been beaten successful 2 of their past 4 outings, conceding six goals portion uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 7 occasions.

Derry scored precisely 1 extremity successful 3 of those 4 matches, and they person netted astatine slightest 2 goals successful conscionable 2 of their 11 astir caller games.

Boss Tiernan Lynch volition instrumentality pridefulness successful the information his broadside are unbeaten successful their past six contests astatine home, though they drew 4 times successful that stretch.

Drogheda were held to a 2-2 stalemate by Shelbourne connected June 19, extending their winless streak to six matches, but astatine slightest they avoided a 4th decision successful six.

The visitors netted 8 goals successful those six clashes, though they conceded astatine slightest 2 goals connected 5 occasions.

While the Drogs are 8 points up of 10th-placed Waterford, who inhabit the lone automatic relegation spot, their projected points full of 38 would person seen them decorativeness successful the ninth-placed relegation playoff spot successful 2025.

Kevin Doherty volition beryllium looking to debar decision against Derry for a 5th consecutive meeting, with the caput manager overseeing a 2-2 gully and 1-0 triumph earlier this play against their hosts.

A nonaccomplishment for Drogheda would beryllium their 5th successful a enactment distant from home, with the nine losing those games by a cumulative scoreline of 10-3.

Derry City League of Ireland Premier form:

Drogheda United League of Ireland Premier form:

Team News

Derry striker Liam Boyce recovered the backmost of the nett against Shamrock Rovers, and helium whitethorn beryllium supported by Michael Duffy and Carl Winchester successful wide areas connected Friday.

Attacking midfielder Adam O'Reilly is simply a campaigner to commencement up of Cameron Dummigan and Liam Kelly, the second of whom replaced the injured James McClean against Shamrock.

Goalkeeper Eddie Beach volition expect extortion from his backmost four, particularly from centre-backs Conor Barr and Patrick McClean.

Drogheda midfielder Shane Farell was forced disconnected past clip out, truthful possibly fans volition spot Ethan O'Brien travel into the XI adjacent to Ryan Brennan.

The 2 indispensable supply a unchangeable antiaircraft instauration successful bid to let forwards like Jason Bucknor and Thomas Oluwaa to excel.

Derry City imaginable starting lineup:

Beach; Cotter, Barr, McClean, Fleming; Dummigan, Kelly; Winchester, O'Reilly, Duffy; Boyce

Drogheda United imaginable starting lineup:

Dennison; Agbaje, Keeley, Burney, Kane; O'Brien, Brennan; Bucknor, Kavanagh, Oluwa; Doy

We say: Derry City 2-2 Drogheda United

Neither broadside person been peculiarly awesome of late, with some consistently dropping points implicit the past weeks.

Considering Derry and Drogheda person been vulnerable, it would not beryllium astonishing if the 2 played retired an entertaining stalemate.

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