Derry City vs Drogheda United

Derry City

2 - 2

Drogheda United

🕒 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ A. Patchell 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Derry City 6 · Drogheda United 8

Referee Stats

A. Patchell

6 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	0%
Draws	67%
Away wins	33%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-2

Goals For / Against

13 / 11

Avg: 1.30 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-5

Goals For / Against

13 / 20

Avg: 1.44 / 2.22

Points

Avg: 0.89

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

1.40

PPG

0.89

1.30

1.44

1.10

2.22

50%

O2.5

78%

60%

BTTS

89%

20%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Derry City rank6th

Drogheda United rank8th

Derry City points22

Drogheda United points21

Derry City: #6 · 22 pts · GD -1

12 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Drogheda United: #8 · 21 pts · GD -7

13 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts from safety.

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

Derry City last 5 home

D D D W D

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals4-3

Record1-4-0

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 L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals9-13

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 2.550%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 10%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.578%

BTTS89%

BTTS + O2.578%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home70%

Derry City clean sheet at home30%

Drogheda United score away100%

Drogheda United clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first20%

Derry City win after scoring first0%

Drogheda United score first22%

Drogheda United win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 60% · Drogheda United 50%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 27.0' · Drogheda United 48.0'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.30 vs 1.47

Derry City concede at home1.10 vs 1.24

Drogheda United score away1.44 vs 1.24

Drogheda United concede away2.22 vs 1.47

Derry City score 11% below league average, while Drogheda United score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Derry City are 11% below league average at home, and Drogheda United are 51% 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: 23% 2H scored: 77% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 3

0-15 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 0

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 14% 2H scored: 86% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

61-75 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Duffy

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Stott

16'

16' E. Agbaje

46' ⚽

⚽

46' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

D. Markey

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McClean

49'

49' L. Burney

56'

56' D. Markey

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ T. Oluwa

1st substitution · For: W. Davis

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ B. Kavanagh

2nd substitution · For: S. Farrell

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ L. Burney

3rd substitution · For: J. Bucknor

60'

60' J. Clarke

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Doyle

Normal Goal

64' ⚽

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64' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

W. Davis

Normal Goal

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Clarke

1st substitution · For: Joshua Thomas

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ D. Markey

2nd substitution · For: B. Doherty

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. McClean

3rd substitution · For: D. Akinyemi

89'

89' J. Stott

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. Bucknor

4th substitution · For: J. Bolger

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

Derry City drew 2-2 with Drogheda United on Friday, 20 March 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by A. Patchell.

First half: Derry City took an early lead at 10' when M. Duffy scored, with the assist credited to J. Stott, making the score 1-0. E. Agbaje received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 16'.

Second half: Derry City extended the lead at 46' when D. Markey scored, with the assist credited to J. McClean, making the score 2-0. L. Burney received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 49'. D. Markey received a yellow card for Derry City at 56'. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 57', with T. Oluwa replacing W. Davis. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 57', with B. Kavanagh replacing S. Farrell. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 57', with L. Burney replacing J. Bucknor. J. Clarke received a yellow card for Derry City at 60'. Drogheda United reduced the deficit at 62' when M. Doyle scored, making the score 2-1. Drogheda United leveled the score at 64' when W. Davis scored, making the score 2-2. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 71', with J. Clarke replacing Joshua Thomas. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 71', with D. Markey replacing B. Doherty. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 71', with J. McClean replacing D. Akinyemi. J. Stott received a yellow card for Derry City at 89'. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 90', with J. Bucknor replacing J. Bolger.

Derry City used 3 substitutions while Drogheda United used 4 substitutions. Derry City got 3 yellow cards, while Drogheda United got 2 yellow cards.