Longford vs Derry City Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals have been scored in 13/21 league games for both sides this season.
• Both meetings between the teams this term generated under 2.5 goals.
• Longford have netted just seven goals in 11 home matches, while Derry have hit just ten goals in their ten away trips.

Drab contest in prospect at Bishopsgate

After three defeats in four, odds-on Derry City are given the swerve for this Saturday’s clash against Longford Town at Bishopsgate Stadium, where we’re likely to see a fairly scrappy encounter.

On current form, The Red and White Army are easily passed over at the prices despite Longford being rooted to the foot of the table, and it’s worth noting that Town’s only success this season came here against Derry in March (2-0) before a 1-1 draw at Brandywell Stadium in May.

Those results marked two of 13 matches for both sides this term to generate under 2.5 goals (62% ratio) and that’s our selection for this weekend’s action, with Longford bagging a poultry seven goals in 11 outings at Bishopsgate Stadium, while the visitors have struck just ten in their ten starts on the road.

That’s enough evidence to suggest that this should be a fairly quiet evening for the goalkeepers, and we’re forecasting a 1-1 draw with teams side fancied to claim all three points.

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