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League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 20
Jun 17, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Brandywell Stadium
Derry
1 - 1
Drogheda
Smith (33')
Dummigan (35'), Coll (42'), Akintunde (71')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Williams (77' pen.)
Clarke (38')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Friday's League of Ireland Premier clash between Derry City and Drogheda United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Derry 2-2 Finn Harps
Friday, May 27 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier
Last Game: Bohemians 1-1 Drogheda
Friday, May 27 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

We said: Derry City 0-2 Drogheda United

Derry City might be the favourites heading into this match purely down to the fact that they are much further up the league table, but that does not reflect their recent performances. Drogheda United have had better results as of late, and while they have plenty to fight for in their own they will likely be able to push and get the victory here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Derry City win with a probability of 73.49%. A draw had a probability of 17.2% and a win for Drogheda United had a probability of 9.27%.

The most likely scoreline for a Derry City win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.61%) and 3-0 (10.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.14%), while for a Drogheda United win it was 0-1 (3.66%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.

Result
Derry CityDrawDrogheda United
73.49% (0.0049999999999955 0) 17.24% (-0.0010000000000012 -0) 9.27% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
Both teams to score 42.4% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.7% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)45.3% (0.0069999999999979 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.36% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)67.64% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Derry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.19%10.81% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
65.14%34.86% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Drogheda United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
47.54% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)52.46% (0.012 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
13.7% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)86.3% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Derry City 73.47%
    Drogheda United 9.27%
    Draw 17.24%
Derry CityDrawDrogheda United
2-0 @ 14.03%
1-0 @ 12.61%
3-0 @ 10.4%
2-1 @ 9.05% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-1 @ 6.71% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
4-0 @ 5.79% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-1 @ 3.73%
5-0 @ 2.58%
3-2 @ 2.17% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
5-1 @ 1.66% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 1.2% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
6-0 @ 0.96%
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 73.47%
1-1 @ 8.14% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-0 @ 5.67% (0.0020000000000007 0)
2-2 @ 2.92% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
Other @ 0.51%
Total : 17.24%
0-1 @ 3.66%
1-2 @ 2.63% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-2 @ 1.18% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 1.81%
Total : 9.27%

How you voted: Derry vs Drogheda

Derry City
35.3%
Draw
17.6%
Drogheda United
47.1%
34
Head to Head
Apr 18, 2022 7.45pm
Drogheda
1-1
Derry
Brennan (40')
Thomson (31')
McEleney (45+3'), (83'), McJannett (90+2')
Mar 14, 2022 7.45pm
Derry
2-0
Drogheda
McGonigle (3', 64')
Lafferty (90+6')

Cowan (69'), Clarke (85')
Oct 24, 2021 2pm
Drogheda
1-0
Derry
Phillips (39')
Deegan (23'), Massey (58')

Harkin (17'), Boyce (37')
Aug 6, 2021 7.45pm
Derry
3-0
Drogheda
McGonigle (38'), Lafferty (66', 75')
Malone (24'), Akintunde (34')

Kane (26'), (90+4')
May 28, 2021 7.45pm
Drogheda
1-2
Derry
Doyle (62' pen.)
O'Reilly (44'), Adeyemo (69'), Brown (90+3')
Adeyemo (84')
Patching (10', 73')
Boyce (39'), Parkhouse (45+2'), McJannett (62'), Thomson (69'), Cole (79')
Cole (81')
rhs 2.0
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bohemians1491423131028
2Shamrock RoversShamrock1476128131527
3Derry CityDerry147431910925
4Shelbourne145631310321
5St Patrick's AthleticSt Patrick's146262122-120
6DundalkDundalk135441916319
7Sligo RoversSligo135441816219
8Drogheda UnitedDrogheda143561117-614
9Cork City142391731-149
10University College DublinUCD141310728-216

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