Cork City v Derry City Preview and Prediction

Date/Time: 23^rd July 2018 (Kick-off, 7:45 PM, GMT)

On Monday night, Cork City and Derry City go head-to-head in the Irish Premier Division, as the home side attempt to maintain their title challenge.

Cork are currently second place in the Irish top-flight table, four points behind leaders Dundalk in the title race. Derry are currently fifth-place in the table and need to put together a good run of form to have any chance of securing a European spot this season.

The home side was in good form until recently, when they suffered a 2-1 defeat against title rivals Dundalk then last time out, drew 0-0 with Shamrock Rovers.

Cork have still won eight of their last 11 league outings, which is a pretty strong record for any team.

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Derry are currently fifth-place in the table, eight points behind Waterford in third, who occupy the last European spot.

The visitors have been inconsistent of late in the Premier Division. However, they have lost five of their last seven league games. Last time out in the league, they at least stopped the rot by beating Limerick 2-1.

The visitor’s recent games have been high scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven games in the Irish top-flight.

Derry’s recent away form has hampered their chances of finishing in the European places, as they have lost five of their last six games on their travels.

Prediction

Cork win and/or under 2.5 goals