Derry City take on the visitors Sligo Rovers in the round 23 match of Irish Premier Division. The match will be played on Friday, June 7th at Brandywell Stadium (Derry).
Derry City have a rather unique project that has won two different championships that still exist and run in parallel. They have also won cups in both formats. However, this can be explained by the club's location. It is based in Northern Ireland and played in its tournaments until 1984, becoming champions in 1965 and winning the cup three times. Then they decided to move to the republican format, and their success continued there as well. The Red and White Army has been champions twice and has won the Irish cup six times, including in 2022. In the League Cup, they hold a record-breaking 11 victories. They have experienced relegation to the First Division but returned at the end of the previous decade. In the last season, they finished second, trailing significantly behind the title holder, Shamrock Rovers. Currently, they are preparing to compete in the Conference League and will play against Torshavn next week. They are once again holding their position among the leaders, although still significantly behind the title holder. Their recent 1-1 draw against Shelbourne, albeit away from home, is seen as a loss of two points rather than gaining one.
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Sligo Rovers have also won all possible titles in domestic competitions. They have regularly participated in European competitions, although not particularly successfully. A year ago, in the Conference League qualifiers, they defeated both Welsh team Bala Town and Scottish team Motherwell, winning both matches by a clean sheet (2-0 and 1-0). However, they failed to overcome Viking, losing to them both at home and in Norway. In the last season, they finished in 5th place in the Premier Division. This season, their main goal is to avoid finishing in the bottom two and getting involved in the relegation playoffs. It is clear that University College Dublin (UCD) will be directly relegated. However, there are three other weak clubs, including Sligo Rovers, that could potentially finish in 9th place. The victory against Bohemians in the previous round, with a score of 3-1 at home, was particularly important for Sligo Rovers.
In the last six meetings, Derry City has only managed to win once, while Sligo Rovers has two victories, including a 1-0 win at the end of May. The stronger team is playing at home. We recommend betting on Derry City to win with a handicap of -1 goal.
Prediction for the match: Derry City to win with -1.0 handicap.
