Derry City vs Drogheda United betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier Division match on June 28th, 2024

Derry City and Drogheda United will meet each other in a football match counting for Premier Division on June 28th, 2024, Friday at 18:45h (UTC), in Republic of Ireland, check the Derry City vs Drogheda United betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Derry City vs Drogheda United will occur

The game takes place in the small The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium stadium, in the city of Derry, with a capacity for 7700 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Derry City vs Drogheda United betting tip 2024

The Premier Division has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.61 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.22 goals per match played.

Derry City last match

In the last match they played, Derry City collected a win. The opposing team was Crusaders, and the match - which ended with the result of 0-2 - was valid for Club Friendlies.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.85.

Drogheda United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the previous event. In a dispute valid for Premier Division, Drogheda United faced the Galway United team, and the score ended with a 3-0 for their rivals.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for their win, 5.50 indicated as much.

Derry City vs Drogheda United h2h

Their last Premier Division game of 2024 season which took place on 12-04-2024 game ended in a staggering 2-2 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Derry City team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Drogheda United team, which has no wins recently.

Derry City

Premier Division leaderboard now

The Derry City team with 41 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 11 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses.

The team, has a slight disadvantage of 2 points against Shelbourne team who occupies position 1 in the 22nd round.

Derry City analysis

At the end of round 21 Derry City has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 34 goals to its credit against 19 conceded.

An average of 4.13 shots on goal per game is certainly not exciting for Derry City, which is therefore a team that does not score many goals, nor does it particularly engage the goalkeepers. This will be an important factor to consider when evaluating the match.

The Derry City team, knowing that teams with ball possession above 50% typically have some control over the opponents, usually tries to control the game with an average ball possession of 54.78%.

Taking the fight or in this case, the game to your opponent’s prove unwise for this team, having won 3 games as the visiting team, compared to their record of 8 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws playing in their home base.

Derry City has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 2364 attacks resulting in 34 goals. Drogheda United, on the other hand, has only scored 20 times with 1952 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Derry City

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Pat Hoban. The Attacker has already scored 11 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Derry City, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Drogheda United

Premier Division leaderboard now

With 16 points won, Drogheda United is in 10th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 11 losses, plus 7 draws.

Saddled with a slight disadvantage of 3 points against Dundalk team in position 9, in the 22nd round.

Drogheda United analysis

Currently, in the Premier Division, Drogheda United sums 20 goals for and a total of 37 goals against, after 21 rounds played.

Drogheda United has been going through a rough patch in their recent matches, losing their last 4 matches and drawing the other. They will need to regroup and find a way to bounce back from this dip in form if they want to salvage their season.

It seems that Drogheda United is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The outcome of the match promises to be less than positive for the team, which is awaiting a complicated away game and has some less than comforting attacking numbers: only 0.95 goals on average per game in this tournament.

Best goalscorer from Drogheda United

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Frantz Pierrot so far in the competition. With 4 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Drogheda United to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Derry City is Pat Hoban, who has already scored 11 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Drogheda United is Frantz Pierrot, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Since Drogheda United has an average of 0.55 goals per game when playing away from home, and considering that they often do not concede goals away from home, the market with less than 2.5 goals it can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

At the bookmaker Bet365, the market of Total Goals Under 2.5 is with great odds.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.62 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.1 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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