Shamrock Rovers FC vs Derry City FC Prediction: Derry City continues their charge for the top of the league

Derry City will be aiming at extending their six games unbeaten run in the league as they take on Shamrock Rovers at the Tallaght Stadium on Monday. Derry City is in amazing form with an unbeaten record in their last 6 league games while Shamrock Rovers have lost their grip with a winless record in their last four league games. It is usually an intense encounter whenever these two teams clash and we envisage a similar atmosphere at Tallaght on Monday. Our prediction is on goals in this game. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you. 

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Shamrock Rovers woes continued as they lost woefully to a battered Dundalk side in their last league game. The game ended in a 1-0 defeat to Shamrock with Dundalk finding the net in the dying minutes of the game. In a surprising turn of events, Shamrock Rovers is winless in their last four league games and their stats in their last five league games are a win, two draws, and two losses. 

They are currently third placed in the league with just six points behind current league leaders Shelbourne. With seven wins, six draws, and four losses from the 17 league games played this season, Shamrock will be aiming at regaining their rightful spot at the top of the league. 

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Derry City continue to charge for a top position in the league as they are only a point behind the league leaders Shelbourne and a victory here could potentially take them to the top of the league table provided Shelbourne loses to St Patrick’s Athletics on Monday. It is also important to note that they are unbeaten in their last six league games with 4 wins and two draws. Their most recent league game against St Patrick’s Athletics ended in a 0-1 victory and they’ll be hoping to extend their unbeaten record as they take on Shamrock Rovers on Monday.

Their overall league statistics are impressive with 8 victories, 4 losses, and 5 draws from a total of 17 games played. Derry must secure a win here to reduce the point margin between them and the top. 

A critical look at the last 15 games between them produced 4 wins for Derry City, 8 wins for Shamrock Rovers, and 4 draws. We see clearly that the game between them is usually very tough and tightly contested.

It is pertinent to note that both teams have met twice already this season and both games ended with over 3.5 goals confirming the fact that it is always an intense encounter filled with goals whenever these teams meet. We can expect a similar outcome here and bank on a total of over 2.5 goals at 2.2 odds. 

Considering the odds of 1.96 for goals from both teams and 1.78 for at least one team to score over 1.5 goals, commensurate our prediction of a highly offensive game with scoring prospects. Both teams cannot afford a defeat here but we align with a Derry City win or draw as they are in much better form than Shamrock Rovers.