Derry City – Bohemians Prediction & Picks (31.08.2018)

Derry City and Bohemians meet at Brandywell Stadium, in a match for the 30th round of the Premier League. Derry City won away by (0-1), the last time they met in this league edition, on 02-02-2018. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 4 wins and 2 losses in the last 6 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium was on 04-16-2018, in a match for the Premier League that ended in a Derry City victory by (3-1). The goals of the match were scored by A. McEneff (20 ‘), R. Patterson (58’) and N. Low (90 ‘), for Derry City, and D. Watts (26’), for the Bohemians. In spite of being a match between 5th and 7th of the table, it is really a match between the 6th classified in home matches and the 5th as a visitor.

Derry City:

After 12 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, the home team is currently in the 5 th position, with 39 points won. In the last match, they have lost at home against Waterford United by (1-2), after in the previous match they have lost (1-2) at home, against Sligo Rovers. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since it has won 26 points in a stadium, where it scored 25 goals and suffered 19 points, against only 13 points in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 35 conceded. The team comes to this match after a home win against St Patrick’s by (1-0). For the championship, Derry City won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. Their defense has not been very solid, since they suffered at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 15 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 29 matches in this competition, they only won 1 comeback in the 12 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The Derry City comes to this game motivated, after a home win, 1-0, at the reception at St. Patrick’s, in a match for the Irish Cup. In the last day of the Irish championship, the visitors lost against Waterford, by 1-2. The club of the house presents some gaps from the defensive point of view, since it suffers goals quite easily. In addition, the Derry City usually acts in 4-2-3-1, opting to populate the midfield area. In this tactical design, the intervener that deserves individual prominence is the attacking midfielder Aaron McEnuff, with 10 goals scored. Apparently, coach Kenny Shiels does not have the injured Splaine.

Bohemians:

The away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 34 points won, after 9 wins, 7 draws and 13 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Limerick, by (5-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Shamrock Rovers, by (0-1). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. The team comes to this match after a win away with Galway by (0-2). For the league, Bohemians won 15 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent final result at halftime was 0-0 (5 out of 15 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 29 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 20 times and only managed 3 comebacks. In the last 14 home matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they scored 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘) and 5 of their 14 goals between (76′-90’).

The Bohemian comes to this game in a very positive phase, registering four consecutive victories in several competitions, the last against Galway, to count for the Irish Cup. In the championship, the visiting team continues to make a good recovery and is already further away from the relegation zone. Similar to his opponent, the Bohemian chooses to act in a tactical arrangement in 4-2-3-1, in which the three most offensive pieces are Devaney, Buckley and Corcoran: the latter is one of the best markers, with 5 goals scored. Coach Keith Long should have all the players at his disposal.