Derry City vs DundalkPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

FAI Cup quarter-final at the Brandywell, a one-off tie with no league table involved. Derry City arrive after a 3-3 home draw with Shamrock Rovers and a 3-5 defeat away at Bohemians: two matches worth six and eight goals. Further back the picture changes, with a 2-1 win at UCD, a 2-0 over Sligo Rovers and a 1-1 away to St Patrick's Athl. Dundalk won 3-2 away at Drogheda United in their most recent outing, after a 1-2 home defeat to Galway United, an 8-0 win over Castlebar Celtic, a 2-3 loss at Shamrock Rovers and a 1-1 with Sligo Rovers. The head-to-head says plenty: 2-1 to Dundalk on their own ground in May, 2-2 again in Dundalk in April and 2-2 at the Brandywell in February, while 2024 produced a 2-0 away win for Derry City and a 1-1 played in Derry itself. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.