Derry City vs Drogheda United

2 - 1

🕒 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ D. McGraith 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Derry City 4 · Drogheda United 9

Referee Stats

D. McGraith

21 matches · 4.52 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.52
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	43%
Draws	43%
Away wins	14%

How the match was won

Derry City outshot their opponent (16-9).
Derry City controlled possession (66%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 17

Avg: 1.83 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-5-12

Goals For / Against

16 / 38

Avg: 0.84 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.58

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

0.58

1.83

0.84

0.94

2.00

50%

O2.5

56%

67%

BTTS

56%

50%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Derry City rank4th

Drogheda United rank9th

Derry City points55

Drogheda United points34

Derry City: #4 · 55 pts · GD +17

6 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Drogheda United: #9 · 34 pts · GD -17

27 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts from safety.

21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derry City last 5 home

L D D D D

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals4-5

Record0-4-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Drogheda United last 5 away

L D W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index31

Goals4-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 6%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home89%

Derry City clean sheet at home22%

Drogheda United score away61%

Drogheda United clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first50%

Derry City win after scoring first89%

Drogheda United score first17%

Drogheda United win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 67% · Drogheda United 8%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 39.7' · Drogheda United 17.0'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.83 vs 1.27

Derry City concede at home0.94 vs 0.99

Drogheda United score away0.84 vs 0.99

Drogheda United concede away2.00 vs 1.27

Derry City score 44% above league average, while Drogheda United score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Derry City are 5% below league average at home, and Drogheda United are 57% 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: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

61-75 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 3

31-45 1

0-15 0

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

0-15 6

16-30 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

463

244

Passes Accurate

334

148

Passes %

72%

61%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' F. Pierrot

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ F. Pierrot

1st substitution · For: R. Brennan

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Boyce

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Hoban

53'

53' E. Weir

54'

54' P. McMullan

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ O. Gallagher

2nd substitution · For: W. Davis

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

P. Hoban

Normal Goal

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Connolly

1st substitution · For: S. McEleney

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

E. Weir

Normal Goal

71'

71' J. Keaney

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. McEneff

2nd substitution · For: A. O'Reilly

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ P. McMullan

3rd substitution · For: D. Kelly

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. McNally

3rd substitution · For: A. Foley

81'

81' H. Cann

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Doherty

4th substitution · For: C. Coll

Derry City vs Drogheda United 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derry City beat Drogheda United 2-1 on Friday, 16 February 2024 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by D. McGraith. It was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. F. Pierrot received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 17'.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Pierrot replacing R. Brennan. Derry City took the lead at 46' when R. Boyce scored, with the assist credited to P. Hoban, making the score 1-0. E. Weir received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 53'. P. McMullan received a yellow card for Derry City at 54'. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 61', with O. Gallagher replacing W. Davis. Derry City extended the lead at 63' when P. Hoban scored, making the score 2-0. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 66', with M. Connolly replacing S. McEleney. Drogheda United reduced the deficit at 67' when E. Weir scored, making the score 2-1. J. Keaney received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 71'. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 76', with J. McEneff replacing A. O'Reilly. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 76', with P. McMullan replacing D. Kelly. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 78', with A. McNally replacing A. Foley. H. Cann received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 81'. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 81', with B. Doherty replacing C. Coll.

Derry City used 4 substitutions while Drogheda United used 3 substitutions. Derry City got 1 yellow card, while Drogheda United got 4 yellow cards.