Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic Prediction, Tips and Bet Builder

Friday night offers up action from the League of Ireland Premier Division, as Derry City prepare to host St Patrick's Athletic at Brandywell Stadium.

St Pat's currently occupy second place in the standings, while Derry are down in sixth spot with 11 points between the two sides.

Neither team is in particularly good form going into this game and, while there might be a substantial gap between the sides in the Premier Division table, there could be little to choose between Derry and St Pat’s in Friday’s showdown.

Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic Tips Summary

Best Bet - Draw & both teams to score @ 7/2
Alternative Bet - Ryan Edmondson anytime goalscorer @ 21/10
Bet Builder - Goal range 1-4 goals & Kevin Santos anytime goalscorer @ 4/1

Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic Prediction

Best Bet: Draw & both teams to score @ 7/2

As mentioned, neither side comes flying into this game on the back of strong form.

Derry are without a win in their last four games, drawing three of those against Bohemians, Galway Unite and Waterford, while losing to Drogheda United in that time.

All of those draws were scoring stalemates and backing that result to come in again on Friday night offers great value at 7/2.

St Partick’s have had scoring draws in two of their last three games, while crucially, the last two meetings between Derry and the Saints have ended in draws.

With all that considered, the scoring stalemate gets the green light for this Friday night showdown.

Alternative Bet: Ryan Edmondson anytime goalscorer @ 21/10

Enjoying his first season in the Premier Division with St Patrick's, former Leeds United forward Ryan Edmondson is a man in form.

Having had a spell in the A-League with Central Coast Mariners, Edmondson has adapted to the latest chapter in his career like a duck to water.

Scoring four goals in his last five appearances, the forward from Harrogate is in good form and is well priced at 21/10 to add to his eight league goals for the season so far.

Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic Bet Builder Tip

• Goal range 1-4 goals

• Kevin Santos anytime goalscorer

  Pays 4/1

With a score draw expected at Brandywell Stadium, going for the 1-4 goal margin will cover the 1-1 and 2-2 stalemates and forms the foundation of this bet builder.

Meanwhile, Kevin Santos is another forward in form and the Portuguese striker is backed to get his name on the scoresheet on Friday night.

Scoring in two of his last three games, Santos has been making the most of his recent opportunities in the Derry starting lineup and the 26-year-old is fancied to keep up his scoring run against St Pat’s this week.

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Key Match Stats

• Derry City are without a win in their last four games

• All of Derry's last four draws have seen both teams score

• The last two meetings between Derry and St Patrick's have ended in draws

• St Pat's have won one of their last four games in the Premier Division

• Ryan Edmondson has scored four goals in his last five Premier Division matches

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