Derry City vs Drogheda United

3 - 0
🕒 Sun, 13 Aug 2023 20:30 Europe/London 📍 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ E. O'Shea 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Derry City 2 · Drogheda United 9
Referee Stats
8 matches · 4.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.75
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 63%
Home wins 75%
Draws 13%
Away wins 13%
How the match was won
  • Derry City outshot their opponent (13-8).
  • Derry City controlled possession (65%).
  • Derry City had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 9-6-3

Goals For / Against

29 / 8
Avg: 1.61 / 0.44

Points

33
Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

7
Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 5-5-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 33
Avg: 1.11 / 1.83

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.83
PPG
1.11
1.61
GF
1.11
0.44
GA
1.83
33%
O2.5
61%
22%
BTTS
61%
56%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Derry City rank2nd
Drogheda United rank9th
Derry City points61
Drogheda United points20
Derry City: #2 · 61 pts · GD +32
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 41 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Drogheda United: #9 · 20 pts · GD -13
41 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 32 pts from safety.
41-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derry City last 5 home

W D W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index73
Goals13-1
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Drogheda United last 5 away

D L L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index24
Goals3-12
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS22%
BTTS + O2.511%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 6%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.544%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 28%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home61%
Derry City clean sheet at home61%
Drogheda United score away72%
Drogheda United clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first56%
Derry City win after scoring first90%
Drogheda United score first50%
Drogheda United win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 25% · Drogheda United 14%
Avg first goal minute: Derry City 32.9' · Drogheda United 45.0'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.61 vs 1.54
Derry City concede at home0.44 vs 1.10
Drogheda United score away1.11 vs 1.10
Drogheda United concede away1.83 vs 1.54
Derry City score 4% above league average, while Drogheda United score 1% above league average.
Defensive side: Derry City are 60% below league average at home, and Drogheda United are 19% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Derry City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
0-15 0

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 6
31-45 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
13
8
Shots off Goal
5
4
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
10
5
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
7
2
Fouls
5
5
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
607
332
Passes Accurate
513
226
Passes %
85%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
41'
41' Goal · 1-0
J. McEneff
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duffy
48'
48' R. Brennan
54'
54' A. O'Reilly
59'
59' J. McEneff
1st substitution · For: W. Patching
59'
59' B. Kavanagh
2nd substitution · For: P. McMullan
59'
59' K. Robinson
1st substitution · For: D. Noone
60'
60' S. Diallo
3rd substitution · For: P. McEleney
69'
69' A. Foley
2nd substitution · For: A. McNally
71'
71' D. Mullen
4th substitution · For: J. McGonigle
84'
84' S. McEleney
5th substitution · For: M. Connolly
84'
84' D. Markey
3rd substitution · For: W. Davis
85'
85' Goal · 2-0
J. McGonigle
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Patching
88'
88' Goal · 3-0
M. Duffy
Normal Goal · Assist: P. McMullan

Derry City vs Drogheda United 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derry City beat Drogheda United 3-0 on Sunday, 13 August 2023 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by E. O'Shea. It was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

First half: Derry City took the lead at 41' when J. McEneff scored, with the assist credited to M. Duffy, making the score 1-0.

Second half: R. Brennan received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 48'. A. O'Reilly received a yellow card for Derry City at 54'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 59', with J. McEneff replacing W. Patching. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 59', with B. Kavanagh replacing P. McMullan. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 59', with K. Robinson replacing D. Noone. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 60', with S. Diallo replacing P. McEleney. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 69', with A. Foley replacing A. McNally. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 71', with D. Mullen replacing J. McGonigle. Derry City made their 5th substitution at 84', with S. McEleney replacing M. Connolly. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 84', with D. Markey replacing W. Davis. Derry City extended the lead at 85' when J. McGonigle scored, with the assist credited to W. Patching, making the score 2-0. Derry City extended the lead at 88' when M. Duffy scored, with the assist credited to P. McMullan, making the score 3-0.

Derry City used 5 substitutions while Drogheda United used 3 substitutions. Derry City got 1 yellow card, while Drogheda United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Derry City outshot their opponent (13-8).
  • Derry City controlled possession (65%).
  • Derry City had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins7
Draws8
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals10 (50.0%)
BTTS13 (65.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins6
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (63.6%)
BTTS6 (54.5%)

Derry City vs Drogheda United Head-to-Head History by Season