Derry City host Galway United in one of four games to be taking place in the League of Ireland on Friday evening. Derry are going well, and are in 2nd place in the standings, while Galway are in 5th. But don't let the league cloud your thoughts too much, as Galway have three games in hand on Derry, so would go above them with three victories.
Derry City Form GuideWith nine wins from 21 games, it has been a good campaign so far for Derry and they'll look to continue that here. They have 35 points, which puts them two off the leaders Shelbourne. But one negative for Derry is they've played 21 games, at least one more than all those around them.
They come here on the back of a win, which was a big 3-0 home success over Waterford on Monday evening, and they'll look to continue that with another win here. Before that, two draws in a row, away at Dundalk and at home to Sligo Rovers, both will be considered games that they could have won though.
Galway United Form Guide5th placed Galway have 27 points on the board, right in the middle of what is a really tight group in the middle of the table. The good news for Galway comes with the games they have played, just 18. That's less than all around them by at least one, but of course, getting points from them is the only way that'll be an advantage.
Galway come here on the back of a loss last Friday, a 2-1 defeat away from home against St Pat's. Before that, they went nine unbeaten in what was a very good run. But many of those games, five of the nine, ended in a draw, as they were just unable to get over the line.
Match PredictionI like what Galway have done, but this is a tough test, and it's not a game I fancy them to win. Derry are going along nicely, in second place and have momentum behind them. I will take Derry to edge what is going to be a very close game on Friday.
