On Friday night, Dundalk and Derry City meet at Oriel Park in the Irish Premier Division, as both teams attempt to enhance their chances of sealing a European spot.
Dundalk heads into this game in seventh place in the table, but they are just six points outside the European places in the Irish top-flight.
Dundalk FC can confirm that Chris Shields will leave Oriel Park at the end of June.We would like to express our gratitude to Chris for almost 10 years of service. A captain, leader and club legend, we wish him and his family the very best of luck. https://t.co/qyGAB7hJVF pic.twitter.com/DbaVmClZsq— Dundalk FC (@DundalkFC) June 22, 2021
Dundalk FC can confirm that Chris Shields will leave Oriel Park at the end of June.We would like to express our gratitude to Chris for almost 10 years of service. A captain, leader and club legend, we wish him and his family the very best of luck. https://t.co/qyGAB7hJVF pic.twitter.com/DbaVmClZsq
Their recent record of two wins, two defeats and one draw in their last five matches sums up the home sides league campaign so far this season.
However, Vinny Perth’s team has shown signs of improvement of late in the Irish top flight by picking up four points from their last two league outings.
A 1-0 win at Dundalk last time out continued a familiar trend of low-scoring games for Dundalk of late, as three of their last four league matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
Their recent home form has been slightly concerning, as Dundalk have won just one of their last four outings in the Irish top-flight.
Derry City are just a place and point ahead of the home team in the table and have been similarly inconsistent in the Irish top-flight.
However, unlike the Dundalk, Derry are eight games unbeaten in the Irish Premier Division. Their biggest problem has been drawing too many games, as they have now drawn five of their last eight matches in the Irish top-flight.
Although Derry’s recent league games have not all been high-scoring, both teams have scored in their last five league outings.
The visitors have an impressive recent away record in the Irish top-flight, as they are unbeaten in six league matches on their travels, having recorded five wins.
However, both teams have scored in four of their last five away games in the league.
Forebet predicts that this game will end in a low-scoring draw, which is not surprising considering the team's respective positions in the table.