Dundalk VS Derby County Match Prediction

In 27 meetings, Dundalk has had the beating of Derry City with 15 wins and five draws. Derry have won seven times.  Here's how their last five meetings finished:

Mar 13, 2017: Derry 3-1 Dundalk
Sep 23, 2016: Dundalk 3-1 Derry
Jul 1, 2016: Derry 0-5 Dundalk
Apr 1, 2016: Dundalk 1-1 Derry
Aug 14, 2015: Derry 0-2 Dundalk

Dundalk United vs Derry City Prediction

Dundalk get a win to pull further away from Derry City.

Correct Score Prediction: Dundalk United 2-1 Derry City

Dundalk United vs Derry City Betting Tips and Odds

Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:

Dundalk are at 9/20 to win, a draw is at 14/5, and a Derry City win is at 7/1.

Derry City's double chance odds are at 13/8 should they get a result away to this tough Dundalk side.

Both teams to scroe is at 19/20 for yes and 4/5 for no.

A 1-0 Dundalk win could bring you 12/1 odds if correct.

Reason:

Dundalk are the home side, and as such are favorites as they have that advantage as well as having that European pedigree about them as well.  They've also dominated the series with Derry, so that also plays into the odds quite a lot.  

Team News

Stephen Kelly looks to have a full squad to choose from.

Key Man

Left winger Jamie McGrath had a career game in his recent match against Sligo Rovers.  The Irishman scored three goals, all three he's scored to date, in that one match.  The 20 year old is still just learning, too, but it's hoped that he will be able to take that kind of form and find some consistency with it.  No one expects three goals per match, but it'd be nice to see him creating chances and being an all-around threat for 90 minutes every single time out on the pitch.

Team Form

Dundalk have three wins and two losses in their last five matches.  They won 2-0 at home to Bohemians before losing consecutive away matches by a 2-1 score to both Galway United and Shamrock Rovers.  They then got back to winning ways with a 4-0 home victory over Sligo Rovers before beating Limerick 0-3 away from home on Friday.

Expected Line-up: 4-2-3-1

Team News

Kenny Shiels also has appears to have no injuries or suspensions to deal with.

Key Man

Due to the passing of their captain Ryan McBride, Derry City have had to do some adjusting at the back.  Aaron McEnuff, formerly a defensive midfielder, has found himself deployed at center back of late.  He's got four goals to his name, though all from midfield, which shows he can score goals if he's allowed to get forward.  The former Tottenham Youth man has some big shoes to fill, but he's shown he's capable when given the chance to do so.  

Team Form

Derry City have two wins and three draws in their last five matches.  A 2-2 home draw with St Patricks came before a 2-0 home win against Bohemians.  They then drew 0-0 away to Galway United before drawing 1-1 away to Limerick.  On Friday, they won 3-1 at home over Shamrock Rovers.

Expected Line-up: 4-2-3-1

Derry City have a big chance on Tuesday to try and close down on a Europa League spot. In addition to possibly leapfrogging over Bray for third, they could draw themselves closer to Dundalk for that spot. Dundalk now has European pedigree, though, and they have an advantage in this series, so it\'s hard to see them wilting under the pressure at home against Derry in this match. Still yet, this is one of the sides that truly should be able to challenge them on the pitch so look for a close encounter.

Dundalk have been very good at home so far, winning six times and only losing once. Curiously, they have no draws at all thus far.