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Derry City
League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 1
Feb 16, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Brandywell Stadium
Drogheda United

Derry
2 - 1
Drogheda

Boyce (46'), Hoban (63')
McMullan (54')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Weir (67')
Pierrot (17'), Weir (53'), Keaney (71'), Cann (81')
Coverage of the League of Ireland Premier clash between Derry City and Drogheda United.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Derry 3-0 St Patrick's
Friday, November 3 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier
Last Game: Drogheda 2-4 Shelbourne
Friday, November 3 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Derry City win with a probability of 72.86%. A draw had a probability of 17.9% and a win for Drogheda United had a probability of 9.26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Derry City win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.63%) and 3-0 (10.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.34%), while for a Drogheda United win it was 0-1 (3.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Derry City would win this match.

Result
Derry CityDrawDrogheda United
72.86% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01) 17.88% (0.0020000000000024 0) 9.26% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Both teams to score 40.4%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.96% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)48.03% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.8% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)70.2%
Derry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.26% (-0.0050000000000097 -0.01)11.73% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
63.12% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)36.88% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Drogheda United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
45.77%54.23% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
12.59% (0.0010000000000012 0)87.41% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Score Analysis
    Derry City 72.84%
    Drogheda United 9.26%
    Draw 17.88%
Derry CityDrawDrogheda United
2-0 @ 14.6%
1-0 @ 13.63%
3-0 @ 10.43%
2-1 @ 8.94%
3-1 @ 6.38% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
4-0 @ 5.59% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 3.42%
5-0 @ 2.39% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 1.95%
5-1 @ 1.47% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 1.05% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 72.84%
1-1 @ 8.34% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 6.36%
2-2 @ 2.74%
Other @ 0.43%
Total : 17.88%
0-1 @ 3.89%
1-2 @ 2.55%
0-2 @ 1.19% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 1.62%
Total : 9.26%

How you voted: Derry vs Drogheda

Derry City
80.0%
Draw
0.0%
Drogheda United
20.0%
5
Head to Head
Oct 6, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 33
Drogheda
0-0
Derry
Robinson (10'), Doherty (19'), Keeley (85')
Keeley (90+3')
O'Reilly (30')
Aug 13, 2023 6.30pm
Gameweek 27
Derry
3-0
Drogheda
McEneff (41'), McGonigle (85'), Duffy (88')
O'Reilly (54')

Brennan (48')
May 5, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 14
Drogheda
0-1
Derry
O'Reilly (12')
Apr 7, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 8
Derry
0-1
Drogheda
Ahui (78')
Aug 19, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 28
Drogheda
1-1
Derry
Rooney (52')
Weir (26'), Quinn (50'), Poynton (89')
Akintunde (39')
Akintunde (33'), Connolly (49'), McJannett (54')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Shelbourne361712740271363
2Shamrock RoversShamrock361710950351561
3St Patrick's AthleticSt Patrick's361781151371459
4Derry CityDerry361413948311755
5Galway United361313103329452
6Sligo RoversSligo361310134051-1149
7Waterford UnitedWaterford36136174347-445
8Bohemians361012143943-442
9Drogheda UnitedDrogheda36713164158-1734
10DundalkDundalk36511202350-2726


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