Longford Town vs Derry City: result 2-0 and analysis
Premier DivisionRegular Season - 1Kick-off on March 20, 2021 at 06:00 PM (UTC)Bishopsgate Stadium, Longford Town
Full time
What was the result of Longford Town vs Derry City?
Longford Town won 2-0 on March 20, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 7′D. GrimesLongford Town
- 72′Joseph GormanLongford Town
Official lineup for Longford Town vs Derry City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Longford Town
- 8R. Manley
- 19K. Chambers
- 6Dean Zambra
- 7D. Grimes
- 14A. Bolger
- 20Dean Byrne
- 3P. Kirk
- 12A. O'Driscoll
- 16A. Dervin
- 32Joseph Gorman
- 1L. Steacy
Derry City
- 7W. Fitzgerald
- 9D. Parkhouse
- 11J. Akintunde
- 4C. Harkin
- 10W. Patching
- 3C. Coll
- 6E. Toal
- 20D. Cole
- 21C. McJannet
- 24D. Lafferty
- 13N. Gartside
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Longford Town have 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Derry City have 4, 5 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2020 | Shelbourne(away) | 1-0 | First Division |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Galway United(away) | 2-1 | First Division |
| Oct 31, 2020 | UCD(away) | 3-2 | First Division |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Wexford(away) | 1-2 | First Division |
| Oct 17, 2020 | Cobh Ramblers(home) | 0-1 | First Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2020 | Sligo Rovers(away) | 0-0 | FAI Cup |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Cork City(away) | 1-1 | Premier Division |
| Nov 7, 2020 | Shamrock Rovers(away) | 0-2 | Premier Division |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Shelbourne(home) | 2-0 | Premier Division |
| Oct 19, 2020 | Dundalk(home) | 1-2 | Premier Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Longford Town wins, 0 draws, 1 Derry City win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2019 | Derry City 3-0 Longford Town | League Cup |
Last archived meeting: Derry City vs Longford Town on Apr 2, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Longford Town score 1.7 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Derry City score 1.1 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longford Town | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
| Derry City | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Derry City | 36 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 47 | 48 |
A question about Longford Town vs Derry City?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy