In this week 4 match on the 6th of March, UCD will host Derry City in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier Division teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. UCD is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Cork City. Healy struck first for Cork City in the 13th minute, then Darragh Crowley added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Keating In the end, UCD was frustrated by Cork City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Cork City ended the match with the shutout victory. UCD looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while 1st placed Derry City is fresh off their 2-1 win against Shamrock Rovers. Ben Doherty scored the first goal for Derry City in the 18th minute, then in the 26th minute, Markus Poom sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kenny. Derry City is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Derry City won the head to head battle with 4 wins.
Derry City’s top weapon lately has been Cian Kavanagh, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Ciaran Behan and Bishop are the top scorers for UCD in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.