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

Waterford United volition anticipation to proceed their revival successful the League of Ireland connected Friday, erstwhile they instrumentality connected hosts Derry City at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Sitting past successful 10th, Waterford person 17 points aft 22 matchweeks, whereas their opponents are sixth with 29 points having beaten Drogheda United 2-0 connected June 26.

Match preview

The hosts restricted Drogheda to low-quality chances, with Derry facing zero shots connected people crossed the match, portion they besides produced 3 large chances of their own.

Derry City should not instrumentality their spot successful the apical formation for granted, arsenic portion they are 3 places and 9 points supra the ninth-placed relegation playoff spot, they person played astatine slightest 2 games much than each of the 4 teams beneath them.

The Candystripes' tally of 9 goals successful their past 5 games is arsenic galore arsenic they managed to people successful their anterior 9 outings.

Head coach Tiernan Lynch has guided his squad to 2 wins, 1 stalemate and 1 nonaccomplishment successful their past 4 league games, though their 2 victories basal arsenic their lone triumphs successful 11 fixtures.

Derry City's occurrence implicit Drogheda extended their unbeaten streak astatine location to 7 matches, and their triumph was their 2nd successful a enactment at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Waterford enjoyed a singular 3-2 triumph implicit Dundalk connected June 26, coming backmost from a 2-0 shortage to assertion each 3 points, with defender John Mahon scoring an 86th-minute winner.

That was the club's 2nd triumph successful 3 games, and they person present claimed 7 points from the past 12 connected offer, and they fertile 5th successful the array for points collected implicit the past 5 league matches (seven).

Graham Coughlan's broadside are present lone 3 points from ninth-placed Sligo Rovers, and though they way Friday's hosts by 12, they boast the vantage of 2 games successful hand.

The Blues are without triumph against Derry successful 4 clashes - 3 losses and 1 gully - and they mislaid 4-2 successful February and drew 2-2 successful May.

Coughlan has overseen 1 triumph and 1 stalemate successful his 2 astir caller matches connected the road, whereas his broadside had failed to triumph immoderate of their erstwhile 9 games distant from home, losing connected 8 occasions.

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Team News

Derry volition apt usage a akin starting XI to the 1 that beat Drogheda, with goalkeeper Eddie Beach acceptable to beryllium protected by centre-backs Conor Barr and Patrick McClean.

Midfielders Cameron Dummigan, Adam O'Reilly and James Olayinka appeared arsenic a trio past clip out, and they volition anticipation to clasp their spots successful the XI.

Striker Liam Boyce has started his side's past 2 games, scoring once, and helium is apt to beryllium named successful the lineup again.

Waterford could commencement a three-man defence featuring Hayden Cann, John Mahon and Kevin Long, portion Will Johnson whitethorn commencement astatine the basal of midfield.

After scoring doubly against Dundalk, expect to spot striker Tom Lonergan stationed successful a beforehand 2 with Padraig Amond.

Derry City imaginable starting lineup:

Beach; Cotter, Barr, McClean, Fleming; Reilly, Dummigan, Olayinka; Duffy, Boyce, McClean

Waterford United imaginable starting lineup:

McMullan; Cann, Mahon, Long; Houston, Heeney, Johnson, McMenamy, Couto; Amond, Lonergan

We say: Derry City 1-1 Waterford United

Both teams person improved considerably of late, with the 2 managing to find immoderate consistency successful the league.

Even though Waterford's distant grounds has been somewhat amended recently, possibly the champion they tin anticipation for is simply a stalemate connected Friday, particularly considering they person struggled for wins against Derry City successful erstwhile meetings.

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