Let's get ready for Derry City - Longford Town! Forget the ups and downs, this game could be a riot!
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals (19) in Premier Division
Derry City have less rest than Longford Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier Division game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Bohemians.
It should be mentioned that Longford Town 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 Longford Town on artifical turf are 0 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat from two games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 1-4. You can compare this with overall results below.
Derry City form and stats
The story so far in the Premier Division for Derry City at their home stadium (The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium) is 3 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
The home team returns to The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Bohemians (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Premier Division game ended 3-3. A goal frenzy last time out for Derry, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Bohemians. Fun stuff to watch!
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Finn Harps.Derry has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. On the other hand, Derry have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Longford Town form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Longford Town so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 0-5-8 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.
Longford had fun at their own home (The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium) last time out, beating Dundalk 1-0. A. O'Driscoll scored.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against St Patrick's wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Longford manager D. Doyle has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other already this season, with the result Longford Town - Derry 0-2 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Derry wins - draws - Longford Town wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Boyce 6 goals | C. McJannett 4 goals |  J. Thomson 4 goals |
Derry City missing players
Longford Town missing players
| Derry City | Longford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 36 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 19 |
| 34 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 26 | 48 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 85% | 93% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 74% |
| 44% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 46% | 41% |
| 15% | 21% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 31% | 26% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 23% | 11% |
| 63% | 71% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 69% | 48% |
| 22% | 21% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 15% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 44% |
| 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7.8 | 7.9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 37% | 37% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 35% | 33% |
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Longford Town have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Longford Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Longford Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Longford Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Longford Town have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest points (5) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals (11) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals (19) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the most conceded goals (26) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the most conceded goals (48) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the the worst goal difference (-15) away in Premier Division
- Longford Town have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Premier Division
- Longford Town have yet to win a game away.
- Longford Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Shamrock Rovers | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 23 | 56 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 50 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Derry City | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 6 | Drogheda United | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Finn Harps | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -8 | 33 |
| 8 | Waterford United | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 29 |
| 9 | Dundalk | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 27 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -29 | 14 |