Finn Harps Vs Derry City Match Anylsis And Prediction

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Derry City make a return to League of Ireland Premier Division acton when the make a trip to take o Finn Harps in a Northwest derby at Finn Prk on Sunday.

The visitors saw their Europa Conference League campaign ended prematurely over the last couple of weeks/ while Finn Harps extend their winless streak as they drop to an inevitable relegation.

Following a 3-1 defeat against Shelbourne last Friday, Finn Harps fell 13 points behind Drogheda United safety.

Th Haprs managed to pull themselves level through Ethan Boyle after falling behind early on at Tolka Prk, but after conceding another goal at the end of each half, they yet suffered another loss.

Thye have now picked up just two points from the availabe 27 during a nine-game winless sreak, which has seen them fail to show a sign of life in their bid to avoid the drop.

The only positive during an extreme 2022 campaign so far has been the even worse showings on offer from University Dubling College, who sit three points behind Finn Harps.

Meanwhile, Derry City have been plying their football out of the domestic action for over two weeks since claiming a 3-2 victory over Bohemians back on July 1.

The have been putting their focus on a two-legged Europa Conference League qualification tie in the meanti,e, but any hopes of reaching the second edition of the tournament were ended at the hands of Latvian side Riga FC.

They must now return their focus to the League of Ireland Premier. where Sunday’s visitors will be hoping to strengthen their hold on a top-three finish in the 2022 campaign.

Shamrock Rovers look to have run away with the title, Derry side will be looking to secure another European qualification camapign for next year as they hope to finish the domestic campaign strongly.

Finn Harps vs Derry City head to head

The two teams have previously met on 54 occasions across all competitions, where Harps have claimed six victories while Derry have won 36, and they have drawn in 12. Harps have scored 37 goals and conceded 99. In their last five meetings, they have once each while they have drawn in three.

Finn Haprs 1-0 Derry City 27/08/21

Derry City 2-2 Finn Harps 10/09/21

Finn Harps 1-1 Derry City 05/11/21

Finn Harps 1-2 Derry City 09/04/22

Derry City 2-2 Finn Harps 27/05/22

Finn Harps latest home form

Finn Harps have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their four most recent matches. They lost 1-0 to Shamrock Rovers in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded five.

Finn Harps 1-0 Shelbourne 29/04/22

Finn Harps 0-1 UCD 13/05/22

Finn Harps 0-1 Dundalk 23/05/22

Finn Harps 2-2 St Patrick’s Athletics 24/06/22

Finn Harps 0-1 Shamrock Rovers 01/07/22

Finn Harps latest away form

Finn Harps have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their seven most recent matches. They lost 3-1 to Shelbourne in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just five goals and conceded 14.

Shamrock Rovers 3-1 Finn Harps 06/05/22

Drogheda United 3-1 Finn Harps 20/05/22

Derry City 2-2 Finn Harps 27/05/22

Sligo Rovers 3-0 Finn Harps 18/06/22

Shelbourne 3-1 Finn Harps 08/07/22

Derry City latest home form

Derry City have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their six most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Riga in their last home game in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded seven.

Derry City 0-0 St Patrick’s Athletic 09/05/22

Derry City 1-2 Dundalk 20/05/22

Derry City 2-2 Finn Harps 27/05/22

Derry City 1-1 Drogheda United 17/06/22

Derry City 0-2 Riga 07/07/22

Derry City latest away form

Derry City lost 2-0 to Riga in their last away game in the Europa Conference League. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having won each of their previous three matches. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded seven.

Slogo Rovers 2-1 Derry City 23/05/22

Cliftonville 1-2 Derry City 11/06/22

UCD 0-1 Derry City 24/06/22

Bohemians 2-3 Derry City 01/07/22

Riga 2-0 Derry City 14/07/22

Finn Harps news

The hosts are without defender David Webster once again on Sunday, while Horgan could well be without three further players.

Eric McWoods, Filip Mihaljevic and Dylan Duncan are all out contention through injury, and although the latter has been used sparingly, the former are the club’s joint top-scorers this season.

Derry City news

Derry’s Michael Duffy returned from a long spell out with injury in midweek, but he is expected to have to settle for a spot on the bench as he continues to regain match fitness.

Sadou Diallo is expected join the squad just two days after joining on an 18-month deal from Forest Gree Rovers.

Prediction and Odds

Derry City could win this derby on paper based on this season’s success, but a tiring trip back home on Friday is likely to leave them a little short of fitness on Sunday.

The hosts will surely aim to capitalise on their home advantage, but we are still backing the visitors for a win.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.05 2 2.15