In a weekend match in week 20, on Friday Jun 17th, Derry City hosts Drogheda United in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 3rd placed Derry City is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Finn Harps. Filip Mihaljević struck first for Finn Harps in the 8th minute, then William Patching tied it up for Derry City in the 22nd minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Drogheda United recorded a 1-1 draw against Bohemians. Jordan Flores struck first for Bohemians in the 45th minute, then Dean Williams tied it up for Drogheda United in the 84th minute earning Drogheda United a comeback draw. Drogheda United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Apr 18th, Drogheda United hosted Derry City in their last match together. Drogheda United and Derry City battled to a 1-1 draw. Joseph Thomson scored the first goal for Derry City in the 31st minute, but Ryan Brennan got the equalizer for Drogheda United in the 40th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Drogheda United.
Drogheda United is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Darragh Nugent and Adam Foley each only have 1 goal in their last 5. James Akintunde and Jamie McGonigle are the top scorers for Derry City in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.