Dundalk have been one of the two top teams in the Irish Premier Division along with Cork City. The two teams have been a league of their own compared to the rest of the teams. They will now be hosted by Derry City on Friday, who just came out of their slump.
Derry City (10-9-3) finally put an end to their three-match losing streak last wek, when they defeated Bohemians by 2-1 on the road. They took a two goal lead in a three-minute span in the first half, and easily held on to the result despite conceding a late goal. Derry City are now sitting at the 4th spot of the league table with 33 points, six points behind the top-three spots that lead to the European competitions next season. Derry City have been really decent at home so far (6-2-2), where they have scored 19 goals, against 9 conceded.
Dundalk (16-2-4) are coming into this match after yet another dominant performance, as this time they destroyed Limerick by 0-4 at home. They had scored just once in the first half, but really took off in the second. That was their eighth consecutive win in all competitions, having kept five clean sheets in that span. Dundalk are sitting at the 2nd spot of the league table with 52 points, featuring the best offense (54) and the best defense (10). They have been equally good on the road so far (6-2-2), having scored 19 goals against 6 conceded.
