Derry City had a really bad schedule lately, as they have encountered three of the best teams in the Irish Premier Division in their last three matches. They grabbed just one point in that span, but they will now return home, where they will play host to the worst team in the league, Bray.
Derry City (8-6-3) are coming into this match after suffering yet another bad loss, this time by 2-5 on the road against Saint Patrick's. They actually took the lead twice in that match, but they failed to hold on to that lead as they conceded five goals in that match. That was their second consecutive loss, but they were up against the 1st, 2nd and 4th team in the league in their last three matches (0-2-1). They are now sitting at the 5th spot of the league table with 27 points, six points behind the top-three spots that lead to the Europa League next season.
Bray (2-14-2) suffered yet another loss in their previous match, where they were detroyed by 0-4 on the road against the 2nd Cork City. They have been really bad so far in the season, as they are still sitting all alone at the bottom spot of the Premier Division with 8 points, 8 points below the relegation zone. They have the worst offense in the league with 11 points, and the worst defense with 45 conceded. They have been as bad on the road (0-8-1), where they have scored just 3 goals, while conceding 28 in the process.
