Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers Predictions

• Shamrock Rovers have won four league games on the spin
• No League of Ireland side have conceded fewer league goals than Shamrock Rovers (15) this season
• Derry City have scored only 21 times in 16 league matches this term

Shamrock look to extend advantage at summit

Shamrock Rovers lead the way in the League of Ireland and they can extend their advantage at the summit with victory over their closest competitors Derry City at Brandywell Stadium.

Fresh from a 4-0 hammering of St Patrick’s Athletic on Monday, Shamrock Rovers are unbeaten in their last six games in League of Ireland, winning four on the spin.

That has seen them establish a five-point lead at the top and it is Derry City who sit second with a game in hand and therefore an opportunity to narrow the gap to just two points this Friday.

Derry looking to bounce back from Drogheda disappointment

But Derry have not always looked convincing this season, dropping points in a 1-1 draw with Drogheda last Friday.

They only just snatched a point in that game thanks to a 90th-minute goal from Dom Thomas and it is easy to forget this is their first season under former Larne boss Tiernan Lynch.

They could be out of their depth against Shamrock, who are a solid bet to win given their current form.

Rovers have also kept clean sheets in three of their last four wins and they can record a win to nil in this game with 2-0 to the visitors appealing in the correct-score betting.