Derry City v Galway Utd

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Derry City returned to winning ways in the Irish Premier Division on Monday night when they recorded a comprehensive 3-0 home win against Waterford to lift the hosts back to just two points within the league leaders, Shelbourne, and contention for a possible Champions League qualifying spot, while Galway United slipped to a 2-1 defeat away from home at St Patrick's Athletic last Friday.

Derry City had previously suffered a 1-0 defeat away from home at Shamrock Rovers along with being held to back-to-back draws with Sligo Rovers and Dundalk, but the hosts made up ground with their recent win against Waterford and they will be looking for more of the same on Friday night.

Aside from their recent loss to Shamrock Rovers, Derry City have produced a string of consistent results in the Irish top flight which has seen Ruaidhri Higgins's side dealt just one defeat in their last 10 games along with collecting five wins and four draws in the process.

However, the prospect of goals in this upcoming clash look to be fairly thin on the ground as no fewer than seven out of Derry City's last 10 games overall have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Galway United's solid and consistent unbeaten run of nine games without a loss in the Irish Premier Division finally came to an end with a 2-1 defeat away from home at St Patrick's Athletic which has left the visitors sitting in fifth place in the domestic top flight standings and now four points adrift of third placed Shamrock Rovers and the last of the UEFA Conference League qualifying spots.

The visitors had previously registered wins against Shelbourne, Bohemians, Drogheda United and Dundalk along with picking up points in five draws prior to last week's defeat, while goals may also be in short supply where Galway United are concerned as eight out of their last 10 games overall have resulted in Under 2.5 goals.

Interestingly, four of the five aforementioned stalemates also resulted in 0-0 draws so the goals market may be the safest option for this upcoming clash between two sides who have produced some solid results over the last couple of months.

The bigger picture away from home shows Galway United have been handed just two defeats in their previous 13 outings on the road which were at Shelbourne and St Patrick's Athletic, along with collecting five wins and being involved in six draws as well.

Derry City v Galway United Verdict

Previous meetings between Derry City and Galway United have proved to be tight and low-scoring affairs as six out of the last eight encounters have resulted in Under 2.5 goals and this trend looks set to continue at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.52

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.35

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 6.50