On Friday night, Derry City host UCD Dublin at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, as the visitors look to move away from the relegation spot in the Irish Premier League.
Derry are currently fourth-place in the table, a point behind third-place Bohemians. The home sides league form has not been great of late, as they have won just one of their last six league outings. The one win came in their last game against bottom of the table Finn Harps in a 4-0 victory. It ended a five-game winless record in the league for the home side.
Derry’s recent league outings have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four matches in the Irish Premier League.
City’s recent home record in the Irish top-flight has been the definition of inconsistent, as they have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five outings.
Their recent matches on home soil in the league have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last seven home games.
UCD Dublin are enduring a difficult campaign in the Irish Premier League. The team from the capital are currently ninth-place in the table, only above bottom of the table Finn Harps by virtue of their superior goal difference.
UCD’s recent league form has been woeful, as the visitors have lost their last nine matches in the Irish Premier Division. They have also failed to score in eight of those defeats, including their last seven matches.
The visitor’s away record in the Irish top-flight is also woeful, as they have lost their last nine league matches on their travels, which is all their away games since returning to the Irish Premier League.
Forebet predicts that Derry will add to the visitor’s recent woes by recording a victory in a high-scoring clash.