Friday 15/08/2014, 21:00, Ireland Premier League, Round 23, Derry City vs Cork City

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This match might look like a tale of two cities, but what is a game that is very likely to turn into a narrow margin victory for the home side. Derry City is on an upswing and will try to take advantage of their better form, to secure maximum points against Cork City. It is the visitors who are better placed in the standings, but they are slowly and surely sinking, with recent results inviting to cautiousness.

Derry City vs Cork City Odds

At Expekt

Derry City 2.30, Draw 3.20, Cork City 3.10

Derry City vs Cork City Tips

Cork City lost a pair of important games, including the derby against leading Dundalk and will now need to recuperate those points away from home. After losing twice without scoring a goal, they managed to find their way to the opponents' net once in each of the recent games, albeit they only won once again St. Patrick's.

Manager Caulfield is very likely to stick to the same starting formation, with O'Sullivan as the only striker, despite the fact that he didn't score in quite a while. Dennehy is still the most prolific goal scorer, but in the last match, it was Healy who scored the decisive goal, 6 min. after the visitors were left with only 10 players.

Derry City is at the opposite end of form, being tied for the lead with Dundalk in terms of points accumulated over the last two weeks. August has been a great month so far and there are good reasons to expect the positive run to be extended over the next couple of days.

Their Europa League campaign ended in a rather pathetic fashion, but except for the two defeats suffered against the team from Belarus, they won six in a row. Over the span, Derry City scored a bucketful of goals and on four distinct occasions prevailed by more than four goals. Keeping clean sheets hasn't been a problem for the hosts either, with visitors rarely scoring on the road.

Key Facts

• Momentum is clearly with Derry City, who scored 11 goals in the last three home games
• Overall the two teams are evenly matched, with Derry City winning 12 games while Cork City can only brag about 11 victories

Derry City vs Cork City Prediction

The odds for a home win are not remarkable, given the fact that Derry City is facing the team in the second place. On the other hand, they are playing much better at the moment while the visitors are trying to simply stay afloat, so punters wouldn't take big chances by betting on the hosts to prevail at 2.30.

Bet: Derry City @ 2.30 with Expekt