Tense top table cliff-hanger as Bohemians have come the 124 miles required to meet Derry City at their The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.
- Derry City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bohemians is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premier Division
It should be mentioned that Bohemians play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Bohemians on artifical turf are 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats from five games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 5-8. You can compare this with overall results below.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Derry City form and stats
All-inclusive Premier Division stats at home this season for Derry City are 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Derry, their manager Reynolds and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Graydon was the last player to score a league goal for Derry City and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Derry City haven't scored in 259 minutes.
Derry City's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Bohemians (placed 1st).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Drogheda United (0-1).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Derry City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost 0.
Betting people who enjoy gambling for low-scoring matches might like to know that this team have played 5 league fixtures in a row with two goals or less (under 2.5).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Derry here at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). From these home matches, Derry City have conceded only 3 goals.
Bohemians form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Having won their last three away games Bohemians has no reason to fear anyone.
Two trips in a row for Bohemians, whose manager Devine could celebrate last time after the win against Derry City.
A 0-2 loss hosting Shamrock Rovers before that.The visiting Bohemians have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. Bohemians's manager Devine has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {2 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Derry City - Bohemians 0-1. Last ten meetings with these participants: Derry City won four, Bohemians triumphed in two and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. McEneff 4 goals |  J. Flores 3 goals | A. Coote 2 goals |
Derry City missing players
Bohemians missing players
| Derry City | Bohemians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 67% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 20% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 44% |
| 44% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 33% |
| 33% | 60% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 7.2 | 10 | 14 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.6 | 5.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.6 | 17.8 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.6 | 12.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 31% | 16% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 60% | 62% |
| 8.1 | 7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
- Bohemians have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Bohemians have the most points (12) away in Premier Division
- Bohemians haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bohemians is in the best form (5-0-1) in Premier Division
- Derry City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Derry City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Derry City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bohemians | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Derry City | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Drogheda United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Shelbourne | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Cork City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| 10 | UCD | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -16 | 2 |
