- Derry City and St Patrick's Athletic are on 2 and 3-match winning streaks, respectively.
- Both teams have been in good form, with Derry unbeaten in four home games (W3, D1) and St Pat's unbeaten in four away (W4).
- St Patrick's are the slight favourites, but Derry's home form makes the draw look like the most live result.
St Pat’s can edge it at Brandywell
St Patrick's Athletic are the favourites with the bookmakers ahead of Monday's trip to Northern Ireland, but Derry City look to be a decent value bet to beat them at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.
St Patrick's Athletic have been in the better form of the two clubs of late with a 2-0 win over Shamrock Rovers, 0-4 away win at Dundalk and a 0-1 victory over Sligo Rovers.
They are 6-2-2 across their last ten in all competitions, just as good as Derry have been at 6-3-1, but Stephen Kenny's team have a little more of a sharp edge to them at the moment.
Kenny has this team playing some pretty structured football, using possession and counter-pressing to control games, and they are flexible enough in terms of shapes to adjust for the demands of the match.
Derry are durable and dangerous
Derry City are a little bit less easy to define as they seem to vary their approach to games depending on the situation. They will generally play on the front foot from a 4-2-3-1 base, but can also mix things up with their directness and physicality if required.
The result is a team that has been quite durable, but haven't been quite as good as St Patrick's Athletic in terms of getting results.
The visitors are unbeaten away in all competitions, with four wins from four on the road so far this season, while Derry are also unbeaten at home with three wins and a draw in four.
They are averaging 2.25 goals a game on the road so it seems likely that St Patrick's Athletic can nick this game, but the home side has conceded only five goals in their four matches on home soil and it could be a close-run affair.
Saints can nick the spoils
We are going to tip the Saints to nick the game on the away, but with both teams in good nick and each unbeaten in home/away games we feel a draw is also a live result.
Under 2.5 goals at 87/100 looks to fit the cagey angle of this matchup, while Both Teams To Score - Yes at 67/100 looks to have some appeal as the Saints should be the more likely to control the ball and Derry will want to turn it into a scrap.
Michael Duffy is Derry's danger man with 11 goals in 25 Premier Division games, of which seven have been among Derry's last 10 goals.
