St Patrick’s Athletic FC vs Derry City FC Prediction: Derry City is unbeaten in their last five league games

The upcoming 17th round of the League of Ireland Premiership match at Richmond Park between St Patrick’s Athletic and Derry City promises to be a tough game. Derry is in good form as they are unbeaten in their last five league games while St Patrick’s Athletics can do with a draw in this game. We believe Derry City is not about to lose an opportunity for a victory and they’ll go at it with their all. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you. 

St Patrick’s Athletic FC (7th)

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St. Patrick's Athletic has faced a challenging start to the current league season as they have only won a game in their last five league games with three losses, a win, and a draw. They put up an amazing performance in their last league game against Shamrock Rovers as they held Shamrock down to a 2-2 draw. 

As they gear up to face Derry City on Friday, St. Patrick's Athletic is aiming for a positive outcome, but they’ll be needing more than a miracle to overpower Derry on Friday. With a league record consisting of five wins, 4 draws, and seven losses from 16 games played. 

Derry City FC (2nd)

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Derry City continue to charge for a top position in the league as they are only three points behind the league leaders Shelbourne and a victory here could potentially take them to the top of the league table. It is also important to note that they are unbeaten in their last five league games with 3 wins and two draws. Their most recent league game against Bohemian ended in a 1-0 victory.

Their overall league statistics are impressive with 7 victories, 4 losses, and 5 draws from a total of 16 games played. Derry must secure a win here if they intend to reduce the point margin between them and the top. 

Head-To-Head Statistics

A critical look at their last 15 encounters produced 8 wins for Derry City, 3 wins for St Patrick’s, and 4 draws.

Expert Betting Tips

The clash between Derry City and St. Patrick's Athletic promises to be an exciting encounter. Based on the head-to-head statistics from their last seven meetings, there's a high probability of goals from both sides, five of their last seven encounters have produced a minimum of two goals from either of the teams. We can bank on a minimum of two goals from either of the two teams here. 

We can also expect a high corner count in this game as both teams are highly offensive in their play and we can expect a total of 8 corners. Both teams have met twice this season and Derry City won the first leg encounter with a 2-1 victory, the second leg also ended in a 3-1 victory and we can expect a similar outcome here.