Shamrock Rovers FC vs Derry City FC Prediction: The hosts are onto a three game consecutive league win

Shamrock is onto a third consecutive league victory as they prepare to take on Derry City at the Tallaght Stadium on Friday. Shamrock have now won two consecutive league games in their last two league games but they’ll give their all if they intend to secure a win in Friday's encounter. Derry on the other hand also secured a victory in their last league game and they’ll take on a familiar opponent at the Tallaght Stadium on Friday. My prediction here is a full-time draw or for both teams to find the net. Let’s analyze both teams’ forms, their key stats, and my expert opinion. 

Shamrock Rovers FC (6th)

Form in the league: WWLDL

Shamrock finally put their string of inconsistencies behind them as they got their second victory of the season against Drogheda United in their most recent league game. The game ended in a 1-2 victory to Shamrock, and it was Aaron Greene and Graham Burke who found the net for Shamrock in the 41st and 70th minute respectively.  

They started the new season with a 1-0 loss against Bohemian, their second league game against Cork City was postponed, their third league game against Shelbourne ended in a 1-1 draw, and their fourth game of the season against Sligo Rovers ended in a 2-1 defeat. They are currently 6th placed in the league table with an overall league stats of 2 wins, a draw, and 2 losses from five games played. 

Derry City FC (9th)

Form in the League: WDLLW

Derry City managed to secure a narrow 0-1 victory against Sligo Rovers in their last league game with Michael Duffy scoring the only goal of the game in the 20th minute. They’ve now won two games with a draw and two defeats in their last five league games. Their overall league stats are two wins, a draw, and three losses from the 6 games played. They haven’t won a game against Shamrock in their last 7 meetings and the question remains if they can overturn a 7-game streak here at the Tallaght Stadium on Friday.

Head-To-Head-Statistics

A critical look at their last 10 encounters produced 5 wins for Shamrock Rovers, 2 wins for Derry City, and 3 draws. 

Expert Betting Tips

It’s always a tough encounter whenever these teams meet and we strongly believe both teams will find the net here and we can leverage on both teams finding the net. 

In terms of game results, we believe that Shamrock will not lose as they’ve not lost to Derry in their last 7 games and we believe they’ll extend that record. A win or draw for Shamrock and a total of over 1.5 goals here is a good bet. Please see the team head-to-head streak below;

• Shamrock has not lost to Derry in their last 7 games
• Derry City has been without a clean sheet in their last 8 meetings
• Shamrock has scored first in 6 of their last 7 meetings
• There have been more than 4.5 cards in their last 7 meetings
• Both teams have found the net in 4 of their last 5 meetings

Our first prediction is a Shamrock win or draw and a total of over 1.5 goals for 1.93 odds at 1xBet.

Our second prediction is for Shamrock to win either half for 1.70 odds at Betway.

Our third prediction is for both teams to find the net for 2.00 odds at Bet365.