Derry City vs Dundalk

Derry City

2 - 2

Dundalk

🕒 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Oriel Park 🧑‍⚖️ D. Toland 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Derry City 6 · Dundalk 4

Referee Stats

D. Toland

4 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	25%
Draws	75%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Derry City outshot their opponent (20-8).
Derry City controlled possession (64%).

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

Dundalk (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-6-2

Goals For / Against

13 / 18

Avg: 1.44 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.00

1.30

1.44

1.10

2.00

50%

O2.5

56%

60%

BTTS

78%

20%

Score 1st

56%

League-position context

Derry City rank6th

Dundalk rank4th

Derry City points22

Dundalk points29

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.

Dundalk: #4 · 29 pts · GD +3

5 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-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.

Dundalk last 5 away

D D L W D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals8-9

Record1-3-1

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.

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%

Dundalk trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS78%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 56% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home70%

Derry City clean sheet at home30%

Dundalk score away78%

Dundalk clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first20%

Derry City win after scoring first0%

Dundalk score first56%

Dundalk win after scoring first20%

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

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 27.0' · Dundalk 15.2'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.30 vs 1.46

Derry City concede at home1.10 vs 1.23

Dundalk score away1.44 vs 1.23

Dundalk concede away2.00 vs 1.46

Derry City score 11% below league average, while Dundalk score 18% above league average.

Defensive side: Derry City are 10% below league average at home, and Dundalk are 37% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 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

Dundalk goal timing (away)

1H scored: 64% 2H scored: 36% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

426

249

Passes Accurate

297

130

Passes %

70%

52%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' D. McDaid

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Kenny

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Wilson

28'

28' Patrick McClean

38'

38' M. Animasahun

45+1' ↑↓

↑↓

45+1' ⇄ M. Animasahun

1st substitution · For: V. Leonard

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Patrick McClean

Normal Goal · Assist: J. McClean

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ K. Buckley

2nd substitution · For: R. Teahan

63'

63' J. McClean

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. McDaid

3rd substitution · For: G. Arubi

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

G. Arubi

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Horgan

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Clarke

1st substitution · For: D. Akinyemi

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ E. Kenny

4th substitution · For: T. Wilson

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

M. Duffy

Penalty

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ Joshua Thomas

2nd substitution · For: H. Rylah

90+8'

90+8' A. Dervin

90+8'

90+8' D. Horgan

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

Derry City drew 2-2 with Dundalk on Friday, 13 February 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by D. Toland. It was played at Oriel Park.

First half: D. McDaid received a yellow card for Dundalk at 3'. Dundalk took the lead at 21' when E. Kenny scored, with the assist credited to T. Wilson, making the score 0-1. Patrick McClean received a yellow card for Derry City at 28'. M. Animasahun received a yellow card for Dundalk at 38'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 45+1', with M. Animasahun replacing V. Leonard.

Second half: Derry City leveled the score at 49' when Patrick McClean scored, with the assist credited to J. McClean, making the score 1-1. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 62', with K. Buckley replacing R. Teahan. J. McClean received a yellow card for Derry City at 63'. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 63', with D. McDaid replacing G. Arubi. Dundalk took the lead at 65' when G. Arubi scored, with the assist credited to D. Horgan, making the score 1-2. Dundalk made their 1st substitution at 74', with J. Clarke replacing D. Akinyemi. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 83', with E. Kenny replacing T. Wilson. Derry City found a late equaliser at 90' when M. Duffy scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2. Dundalk made their 2nd substitution at 90+2', with Joshua Thomas replacing H. Rylah. A. Dervin received a yellow card for Dundalk at 90+8'. D. Horgan received a yellow card for Dundalk at 90+8'.

Derry City used 4 substitutions while Dundalk used 2 substitutions. Derry City got 2 yellow cards, while Dundalk got 4 yellow cards.