Derry City vs St. Patricks Match Preview

Derry City will play a very important game in front of their fans when they host St. Patricks. They are ranked at the 4th place with 54 points and come after two wins two draws and a loss in the last five matches. In case of a win here, they would reach the third spot which is the last one that gives a ticket for Europa League qualifiers and then they would just need to win in the last week against a poor team like Finn Harps. So we could say Derry City will be quite hyped and motivated to do well here since the whole season is at stakes. At home they have been quite solid this year as they have lost only four out of 16 matches.

St. Patricks, on the other hand, is ranked at the 5th place with 49 points. Until a few weeks ago they were trying for the third spot too, but three draws and a loss in the last four games took them out of the picture, so they have nothing left to play for in these last two weeks. Their form is bad and the lack of motivation in an away game at this point might be an ally for Derry City as St. Patricks might already be thinking of the holidays. They have failed to win in any of the last five visits here and I doubt they could cause any damage now.

In conclusion, I think Derry City should be able to win this match. They have the perfect match up as they will be in front of their fans to support them in a crucial duel and their rival has no goals coming to this game.