Bruno’s Magpies of Gibraltar are aiming to complete a shock win over Derry City when the sides meet again on Thursday. Our Derry City vs Bruno's Magpies prediction looks at whether the Irish side can complete a comeback win.
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Derry City vs Bruno's Magpies prediction: Hosts to force extra time with two goal win
Key stats
- Our Derry City vs Bruno's Magpies betting tips take into account that the Magpies have failed to score in only one of their five European matches to date.
- Derry have won all of their last three home European fixtures.
- The Irish side take good home form into this too, winning five of their last seven in front of their own fans and drawing the other two.
Correct score prediction: Derry City 3-1 Bruno’s Magpies
We have seen bigger names than Derry City slip up in away matches against teams from Gibraltar, but it’s often a different story in the reverse fixture in cooler conditions. We are likely to see a strong reaction from the Irish side and they should be capable of at least wiping out the two goal deficit to force extra time.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Derry the clear favourites
- HOME: 1/5 (1.20) – 83.3%
- DRAW: 11/2 (6.50) – 15.4%
- AWAY: 10/1 (11.00) – 9.1%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
The home team are the favourites according to the Derry City vs Bruno's Magpies odds with an implied probability of 83.3% that they win this one inside 90 minutes.
Neither side has played since last week’s first leg which produced a surprise 2-0 win for the side from Gibraltar. Ash Taylor and Francisco Javier Gil Zuñiga were the goalscorers in the second half.
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H2H: Second ever meeting
Our Derry City vs Bruno's Magpies prediction points to a different outcome from the first leg which was the first ever meeting.
Bruno’s Magpies are in their third season in Europe and have always been paired against Irish or Northern Irish opponents, losing 3-1 away to both Crusaders and Dundalk to lose Conference League ties at this stage, despite promising home results in both ties.
UEFA Conference League Qualifying 11/07/24
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Derry City
Derry City preview: Duffy set to return
In a boost for the home team, winger Michael Duffy may return to the eleven but Patrick McEleney and Jordan McEneff are sidelined through injury.
Predicted Lineup: Maher (GK), Todd, Connolly, Dummigan, McMullan, Doherty, Patching, Duffy, O’Reilly, Kelly & Hoban
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Bruno’s Magpies preview: Visitors to park the bus?
We can expect a defensive approach from the Magpies as they bid to defend a two goal lead with Nathan Rooney unlikely to make many changes to the eleven.
Predicted Lineup: Coleing (GK), Taylor, Diaz, Zuniga, Garcia, Arguez, Carrascal, Bayode, Ronco, Storer & Salles
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Player to watch – Patrick Hoban
The biggest goal threat for Derry is likely to come from Patrick Hoban. The forward is their top scorer in league football this season, scoring 12 in 22 Premier Division appearances.
Hoban scoring late
It has tended to be the Second Half when Hoban has really come up big for his team. A huge 75% of his league goals this term have been scored after the interval.
