Cork City will be hoping to return to winning ways on Friday night in the home fixture at the Turner's Cross against fellow strugglers Drogheda in the 22nd round of the Premier Division. Cork currently sit in ninth place in the league table with 21 points, but they could move clear of the drop zone with a win over Drogheda on Friday night. The Drogs are two points and two places better off as they occupy the 8th position on 23 points, meaning a win for Cork would see them leapfrog the visitors. It is close in the positions just outside the relegation zone, with Cork only two points behind seventh-placed Drogheda, which is an indication of the importance of this match. Drogheda will enter this match off the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Dundalk in their last outing, which made it three losses from their last four league games. While Cork City were beaten 2-0 by Derry City in their last outing to make it back to back defeats for Cork City. I am expecting a win or a draw for Drogheda for the following reasons:

Firstly. Cork secured a return to the top flight by winning the First Division last season, so their main goal for this term is to avoid relegation, meaning that eighth or higher would represent a strong campaign.

They are currently in 9th position having picked up 21 points from their opening 21 games of the season courtesy of a record of six wins, three draws and 12 defeats. They had been very poor for the better half of the season, winning only two games in their opening fifteen games of the season. However, they picked up steam recently winning four in a row between better part of May and beginning of June. They have since then crashed back to earth, losing their last two games; and will be coming into this game in low spirits.

Secondly. Drogheda, meanwhile, will enter this match off the back of the home defeat to Dundalk in their last outing, which made it three losses from their last four league games. Drogheda, who finished eighth in the top division last season, are currently seventh in the table, level on points with eight-placed Sligo Rovers and just two clear of Cork City. Drogheda have just been as inconsistent as their current opponents, winning only six games in the 21 games played as them, but with more draws than losses as against Cork City's records.

A tough fixture to call with neither team performing with much consistency this season, this is likely going to be a draw game. However, Drogheda have more to lose if they are to lose this game, a loss for them will have them drop down to the relegation zone. This will spur them to do well to avoid defeat here, and will probably go for the win to put some distance between them and Cork City. So, I am expecting a win or a draw for Drogheda from the fixture.

科克城希望周五晚上在特纳十字球场主场迎战同队的德罗海达，他们将在英超联赛第22轮的比赛中重回胜利之路。科克目前以21分排在联赛第九位，但他们可以在周五晚上战胜德罗海达的比赛中摆脱降级区。德罗巴队目前以23分的积分排名第8，领先2分和2个名次，这意味着如果科克队获胜，他们将超越客队。在降级区之外的位置上，科克队只落后第七的德罗海达两分，这表明了这场比赛的重要性。德罗海达在上一场比赛中主场1 - 2不敌邓多克，这使得他们在最近的四场联赛中输了三场。而科克城在上一场比赛中被德里城以0比2击败，这使得科克城连败。我希望德罗海达能赢或平，原因如下:

首先。上赛季科克队赢得了甲级联赛的冠军，确保了他们重返顶级联赛，所以他们本赛季的主要目标是保级，这意味着第八名或更高的成绩将是一个强大的赛季。

目前，他们以6胜3平12负的战绩，在赛季开始的21场比赛中积21分，排名第九。他们在本赛季的后半段表现非常糟糕，在本赛季的前15场比赛中只赢了两场。然而，他们最近在5月中旬到6月初之间取得了四连胜。从那以后，他们又跌回了地面，输掉了最近两场比赛;我将会情绪低落地进入这场比赛。

其次。与此同时，德罗海达将在上一场主场输给邓多克的比赛中进入这场比赛，这使得他们在过去的四场联赛中输了三场。德罗海达上赛季在顶级联赛中排名第八，目前排名第七，与排名第八的斯莱戈流浪者积分持平，仅比科克城领先两分。德罗海达的表现和他们现在的对手一样不稳定，在21场比赛中只赢了6场，但在对阵科克城的比赛中平局多于输球。

这是一场艰难的比赛，两队本赛季都没有稳定的表现，这很可能是一场平局。然而，如果德罗海达输掉这场比赛，他们将失去更多的东西，一场失利将使他们跌至降级区。这将激励他们好好表现，避免在这里被击败，并且很可能会争取胜利，拉开他们与科克城之间的距离。所以，我希望德罗海达能在这场比赛中取得一场胜利或平局。