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Derry City vs Cork City Prediction & Betting tips
Derry City and Cork City meet at Brandywell Stadium, in a match for the 17 th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the away team, which records 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 7 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 15-08-2016, for the Premier League, which ended in a draw by (0-0). In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Derry City:
After 8 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, the home team is currently in the 4 th position, with 26 points won. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Limerick, by (0-3). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Bray Wanderers, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 37 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last game they played, for the League Cup, they won against Shelbourne at home (7-3). In the last 6 home league matches Derry City has a record of 5 wins and 1 draw, so they have won 16 points out of 18 possible.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 6 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (3 out of 6 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 15 of the last 19 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 14 matches in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 2 periods in the last 12 home matches for all competitions: he suffered 5 of his 13 goals between the minutes (16′-30 ‘) and 5 of his 13 between (76′-90′).
The Derry City comes to this game motivated, after a huge victory at home against Shelbourne, 7-3, advancing in this way for the next phase of the League Cup of Ireland. In the last game for the championship, the locals lost on the terrain of Bray, 2-1. Normally the trainer Kenny Shiels acts in 4-2-3-1, privileging the possession of ball and the organized attacks, especially through the flanks: Nicky Low is the great person in charge to create and to organize the offensive process. On the other hand, Aaron McEnuff is the best marker of the home team, with 6 goals scored. From outside because of a suspension will be Gavin Peers.
Cork City:
After 11 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, the away team is currently in the 1 st position, with 34 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Shamrock Rovers, by (3-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Limerick, by (2-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 24 goals scored and 4 suffered. In the last 8 away league matches Cork City has a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 24 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (3 out of 8 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 matches in this tournament, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only won 1 result. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 7 of their 15 goals between minutes (0’-15 ‘).
Cork City come into this game with a home win against Limerick, 2-1, returning to the triumphs after the defeat against Shamrock. However, it must be emphasized that the visitors are in the leadership of the Irish championship. In this game away from home coach John Caulfield must adopt a tactic very similar to that of the last game, that is, 4-3-3, privileging the defensive organization and counterattacks, however, in some moments must assume possession of the ball Kieran Sadlier and Graham Cummins are the best scorers in Cork City, with 7 goals scored each. Without great absences to register, the foreign trainer must act in maximum strength.
Derry City vs Cork City head to head matches
17.10.17 PD Cork City Derry City 0 : 0
23.06.17 PD Derry City Cork City 1 : 2
07.04.17 PD Cork City Derry City 3 : 0
15.08.16 PD Derry City Cork City 0 : 0
13.05.16 PD Cork City Derry City 2 : 1