Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Derry City and Waterford, taking place on Friday, 08 March 2024, at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in Derry.
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Derry City, Recent FormDerry City manager Ruaidhrí Higgins will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 2-2 draw in his team's last league outing against Shamrock Rovers. They achieved 37% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against Shamrock Rovers' tally of 14 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
Higgins will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games.
Their strong run of form at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 13 games in a row.
Waterford, Recent FormWaterford enter this game with a comfortable 3-1 home win over St. Patrick's Athletic last time out in the league. They came away from that fixture with a 46% share of the possession and clocked up 17 attempts on goal with 9 on target, in comparison to St. Patrick's Athletic, who managed 16 attempts on goal, 6 of which were on target.
While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 6 at the other end which has led to points being dropped. Their goal scoring streak away from home now stands at 10 games in a row, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games overall.
Unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches can be counted as a good run of form, particularly with 3 victories included.
On an individual basis, Pádraig Amond has scored in each of Waterford's last 2 league games.
Last time they met both teams got on the scoresheet, but the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Derry City will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 11 encounters with The Blues.
Waterford have failed to manage a victory in their last 3 encounters in the league against Derry City.
Derry City manager Ruaidhrí Higgins has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Sadou Diallo (Ankle), Cameron Dummigan (Knock), Ciaron Harkin (Unknown), Patrick McEleney (Muscle) and Colm Whelan (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
There is only really one injury concern for the Waterford manager Keith Long ahead of this clash, with Connor Evans (Muscle) missing out, which gives Long a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Derry City Playing at home | Waterford Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 2.5 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 56' | Time first goal scored | 16' |
| 57' | Time first goal conceded | 31' |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 4 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 4-1 |
| - | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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