Derry City vs Drogheda United

3 - 0
🕒 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Harvey 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Derry City 2 · Drogheda United 6
Referee Stats
20 matches · 5.55 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.55
Reds avg 0.45
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 80%
Home wins 50%
Draws 20%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Derry City outshot their opponent (20-7).
  • Derry City controlled possession (73%).
  • Derry City had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

31 / 17
Avg: 1.72 / 0.94

Points

33
Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

1
Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-9-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 21
Avg: 0.89 / 1.17

Points

21
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6

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
1.17
1.72
GF
0.89
0.94
GA
1.17
50%
O2.5
39%
61%
BTTS
50%
67%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Derry City rank2nd
Drogheda United rank6th
Derry City points63
Drogheda United points51
Derry City: #2 · 63 pts · GD +13
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Drogheda United: #6 · 51 pts · GD +0
12 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derry City last 5 home

W W D D D
Points9/15
Weighted index73
Goals6-4
Record2-3-0
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

D L D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals4-6
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%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.572%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.528%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home94%
Derry City clean sheet at home39%
Drogheda United score away67%
Drogheda United clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first67%
Derry City win after scoring first67%
Drogheda United score first39%
Drogheda United win after scoring first43%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 80% · Drogheda United 50%
Avg first goal minute: Derry City 37.6' · Drogheda United 34.4'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.72 vs 1.38
Derry City concede at home0.94 vs 1.05
Drogheda United score away0.89 vs 1.05
Drogheda United concede away1.17 vs 1.38
Derry City score 25% above league average, while Drogheda United score 15% below league average.
Defensive side: Derry City are 10% below league average at home, and Drogheda United are 15% below 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: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
61-75 7
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
16-30 0

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
16-30 1
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
1
Total Shots
20
7
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
12
5
Shots Outside Box
8
2
Ball Possession
73%
27%
Corner Kicks
5
1
Fouls
8
8
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
741
269
Passes Accurate
633
165
Passes %
85%
61%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
33'
33' Goal · 1-0
S. Todd
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duffy
36'
36' Goal · 2-0
R. Boyce
Normal Goal
38'
38' L. Heeney
55'
55' C. Kane
1st substitution · For: K. Cruise
55'
55' R. Brennan
2nd substitution · For: S. Brady
57'
57' A. Quinn
60'
60' S. Farrell
3rd substitution · For: D. Markey
60'
60' T. Oluwa
4th substitution · For: D. Kareem
63'
63' S. Diallo
1st substitution · For: A. O'Reilly
75'
75' L. Boyce
2nd substitution · For: R. Benson
75'
75' G. Whyte
3rd substitution · For: D. Mullen
76'
76' C. Winchester
4th substitution · For: P. McMullan
77'
77' S. Brady
88'
88' D. James-Taylor
5th substitution · For: B. Bosakani
90'
90' Goal · 3-0
D. Mullen
Normal Goal

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

Derry City beat Drogheda United 3-0 on Friday, 27 June 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Harvey.

First half: Derry City took the lead at 33' when S. Todd scored, with the assist credited to M. Duffy, making the score 1-0. Derry City extended the lead at 36' when R. Boyce scored, making the score 2-0. L. Heeney received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 38'.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 55', with C. Kane replacing K. Cruise. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 55', with R. Brennan replacing S. Brady. A. Quinn received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 57'. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 60', with S. Farrell replacing D. Markey. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 60', with T. Oluwa replacing D. Kareem. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 63', with S. Diallo replacing A. O'Reilly. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with L. Boyce replacing R. Benson. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 75', with G. Whyte replacing D. Mullen. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 76', with C. Winchester replacing P. McMullan. S. Brady received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 77'. Drogheda United made their 5th substitution at 88', with D. James-Taylor replacing B. Bosakani. Derry City added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when D. Mullen scored, making the score 3-0.

Derry City used 4 substitutions while Drogheda United used 5 substitutions. Drogheda United got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Derry City outshot their opponent (20-7).
  • Derry City controlled possession (73%).
  • Derry City had the sharper finishing (7-1 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