The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat against Dundalk on June 9, while the Candystripes played out a goalless draw against Bohemians.
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Cork City will be looking to get back to winning ways in the League of Ireland Premier Division when they travel to Brandywell to square off against Derry City on Friday night. The visitors are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 defeat against Dundalk on June 9, while the Candystripes played out a goalless draw against Bohemians. As of now, the hosts are occupying second spot in the Irish top flight standings, having collected 36 points from 21 games, six points adrift of leaders Shamrock rovers. The Tractors, meanwhile, have a game in hand and are languishing at the ninth position, with 21 points to their name, 15 clear of rock bottom side UC Dublin in the ten-team table.
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Derry City have lost ground on league leaders Shamrock following a disappointing four-game winless run. Since thrashing rock-bottom side UC Dublin 4-1 last month thanks to Michael Duffy’s brace and one goal each from Jordan McEneff and Matt Ward, the Candy Stripes have taken just two points from their last four outings, losing against St Patricks Athletic and Sligo Rovers in the period. Last time out, Ruaidhri Higgins’s men shared the spoils against Bohemians despite having almost 55% ball possession, recording 14 shots with three of them on target, while restricting Bohs to zero attempt on goal. Meanwhile, Derry City haven’t been great at home this season winning just four of their 11 league-games at Brandywell, but they are heading into Friday’s fixture on the back of a four-game unbeaten run in front of their own supporters, collecting eight points in the process.
Cork City, on the other hand, have the second-worst away-record in the Irish top flight this term, taking just five points from nine games on the road thus far. Last time out, the Tractors suffered their 11th league-defeat of the season against Dundalk despite taking the lead through Louie Annesley’s 20th-minute own goal. Prior to that, the Leesiders secured four consecutive wins against Sligo Rovers, Shamrock Rovers, Drogheda United and Bohemians, scoring five goals and conceding none in the process. the impressive run of form has helped League of Nations to move to 21 points, just two adrift of safety.
Derry City probable starting lineup: Maher, Boyce, McEleney, McJannett, Coll, Graydon, Diallo, Doherty, Duffy, O’Reilly, Kavanagh
Cork City probable starting lineup: Corcoran, Honohan, Coleman, Gilchrist, Custovic, Healy, Bolger, O’Donovan, Coffey, Owolabi, Keating
Derry City
| Opponents | Score |
| Bohemians | 0-0 (D) |
| St. Patricks | 4-1 (L) |
| Shelbourne | 0-0 (D) |
| Sligo Rovers | 1-0 (L) |
| UC Dublin | 4-1 (W) |
Cork City
| Opponents | Score |
| Dundalk | 1-2 (L) |
| Bohemians | 2-1 (W) |
| Drogheda | 0-1 (W) |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1-0 (W) |
| Sligo Rovers | 1-0 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Derry City beat Cork City | 1-3 |
| Derry City beat Cork City | 2-0 |
| Derry City beat Cork City | 2-0 |
| Cork city draw Derry City | 1-1 |
| Derry city beat Cork City | 3-1 |
The League of Ireland Premier Division fixture between Derry City and Cork City will take place at Brandywell on Saturday at 12:15 am IST.
| Derry City vs Cork City | Key details |
| Date | June 23 |
| Venue | Brandywell |
| Kickoff time in UK | 7:45 pm (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:15 am (Saturday) |
Football fans in UK can catch the live action via LOITV.
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