Football betting preview: Derry City favourites when Finn Harps visits

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Date: Fri 24.May
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)

With their 17 point advantage in the league table, Derry City fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Finn Harps.

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.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Finn Harps's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Finn Harps have performed like this: Played three matches resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats with the goal stats 0-9 (scored/conceded).

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Derry City form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Derry City are 4-1-3 (wins-draw-losses).

In their previous game, the manager D. Devine led his Derry City to a defeat in the Premier Division match away at St Patrick's. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Preceding that game was the away draw at Sligo Rovers that finished 0-0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Finn Harps are coming to town in three days.

The Derry City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. On the other hand, Derry City have conceded 8 goals.

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Finn Harps form and stats

Finn Harps have only collected 3 points from their away games after 0-3-5 (8 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

The manager O. Horgan was unhappy after their last game, a Premier Division match played at their home ground. Finn Harps suffered a 0-3 loss to Shamrock Rovers. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Waterford United.

Finn Harps has another fixture away, a League Cup game, against Derry City in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Finn Harps are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 2 goals from 8 away games. For Finn Harps, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Finn Harps - Derry City 2-3 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Derry City, 2 draws and 2 wins for Finn Harps. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

D. Parkhouse
5 goals
D. Cole
3 goals
E. Stokes
3 goals

Derry City missing players

Finn Harps missing players

Derry City Finn Harps
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
18 8 3 Played 2 8 18
7 4 3 Won 0 0 2
6 1 0 Drew 2 3 4
5 3 0 Lost 0 5 12
24 11 8 Scored 1 2 15
19 8 2 Conceded 1 16 35
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 50% 88% 94%
78% 88% 100% Over 1.5 50% 75% 78%
33% 25% 67% Over 2.5 0% 50% 56%
28% 12% 33% Over 3.5 0% 12% 22%
11% 12% 33% Over 4.5 0% 0% 17%
39% 25% 33% BTTS 50% 25% 39%
33% 38% 67% Clean Sheets 50% 12% 11%
39% 38% 0% Failed To Score 50% 75% 56%
 
4.2 4.8 6 Corners For (avg) 4.5 2.6 3.1
3.4 2.9 2 Corners Against (avg) 6 7 6.2
2.1 1.9 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 4.5 3.4 2.7
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 3
Key stats this season:
  • Derry City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Finn Harps have scored away.
  • Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Finn Harps have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Finn Harps have yet to win a game away.

Derry City
All Premier Division Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies FAI Cup
All Home Away
29-04-19 PD Derry City 0 - 2 Bohemians
03-05-19 PD Dundalk 2 - 2 Derry City
10-05-19 PD Derry City 1 - 1 St Patrick's
18-05-19 PD Sligo Rovers 0 - 0 Derry City
21-05-19 PD St Patrick's 1 - 0 Derry City
24-05-19 PD Derry City 18:45 Finn Harps
27-05-19 LC Derry City 18:45 Finn Harps
31-05-19 PD Derry City 18:45 UCD
08-06-19 PD Shamrock Rovers 18:00 Derry City
14-06-19 PD Derry City 18:45 Waterford United
Finn Harps
All Premier Division League Cup First Division Club Friendlies FAI Cup
All Home Away
26-04-19 PD Sligo Rovers 1 - 1 Finn Harps
29-04-19 PD Cork City 1 - 1 Finn Harps
03-05-19 PD Finn Harps 3 - 0 UCD
17-05-19 PD Finn Harps 3 - 2 Waterford United
20-05-19 PD Finn Harps 0 - 3 Shamrock Rovers
24-05-19 PD Derry City 18:45 Finn Harps
27-05-19 LC Derry City 18:45 Finn Harps
31-05-19 PD Bohemians 18:45 Finn Harps
08-06-19 PD Finn Harps 19:00 Dundalk
14-06-19 PD St Patrick's 18:45 Finn Harps

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Dundalk 18 12 4 2 32 11 9 7 2 0 18 6 9 5 2 2 14 5 21 40
2 Shamrock Rovers 18 13 1 4 28 10 8 6 1 1 14 3 10 7 0 3 14 7 18 40
3 Bohemians 18 9 4 5 17 10 8 4 2 2 7 4 10 5 2 3 10 6 7 31
4 Derry City 18 7 6 5 24 19 8 4 1 3 11 8 10 3 5 2 13 11 5 27
5 St Patrick's 18 7 5 6 15 16 10 5 2 3 9 9 8 2 3 3 6 7 -1 26
6 Cork City 18 6 4 8 16 21 9 2 4 3 7 9 9 4 0 5 9 12 -5 22
7 Sligo Rovers 17 5 6 6 16 20 9 3 3 3 7 8 8 2 3 3 9 12 -4 21
8 Waterford United 17 5 5 7 25 26 8 3 3 2 14 10 9 2 2 5 11 16 -1 20
9 Finn Harps 18 2 4 12 15 35 10 2 1 7 13 19 8 0 3 5 2 16 -20 10
10 UCD 18 3 1 14 13 33 10 3 1 6 11 14 8 0 0 8 2 19 -20 10

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