Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers

Derry City

2 - 1

Shamrock Rovers

🕒 Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 35

Regular Season Table

Derry City 2 · Shamrock Rovers 1

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-12).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (58%).
Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 17

Avg: 1.72 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Shamrock Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-5

Goals For / Against

23 / 21

Avg: 1.28 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.50

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

1.50

1.72

1.28

0.94

1.17

50%

O2.5

56%

61%

BTTS

72%

67%

Score 1st

28%

League-position context

Derry City rank2nd

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Derry City points63

Shamrock Rovers points66

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.

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 66 pts · GD +23

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-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.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 away

L L W D D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-5

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%

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS72%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 39%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home94%

Derry City clean sheet at home39%

Shamrock Rovers score away78%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first67%

Derry City win after scoring first67%

Shamrock Rovers score first28%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 80% · Shamrock Rovers 58%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 37.6' · Shamrock Rovers 34.8'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.72 vs 1.38

Derry City concede at home0.94 vs 1.05

Shamrock Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05

Shamrock Rovers concede away1.17 vs 1.38

Derry City score 25% above league average, while Shamrock Rovers score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Derry City are 10% below league average at home, and Shamrock Rovers are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

16-30 4

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

61-75 2

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

331

457

Passes Accurate

224

358

Passes %

68%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Fleming

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Benson

29' ↑↓

↑↓

29' ⇄ M. Connolly

1st substitution · For: S. Todd

35'

35' A. O'Reilly

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Benson

2nd substitution · For: S. Diallo

58'

58' L. Grace

62'

62' L. Grace

62'

62' L. Grace

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ A. McEneff

1st substitution · For: D. Cleary

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Noonan

2nd substitution · For: R. Gaffney

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ G. Whyte

3rd substitution · For: A. Frizzell

72'

72' S. Diallo

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Healy

3rd substitution · For: C. Malley

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Watts

4th substitution · For: J. McGovern

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Diallo

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duffy

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

R. Gaffney

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Cleary

Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derry City beat Shamrock Rovers 2-1 on Sunday, 26 October 2025 in Premier Division.

First half: Derry City took the lead at 25' when B. Fleming scored, with the assist credited to R. Benson, making the score 1-0. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 29', with M. Connolly replacing S. Todd. A. O'Reilly received a yellow card for Derry City at 35'.

Second half: Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with R. Benson replacing S. Diallo. L. Grace received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 58'. L. Grace received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 62'. L. Grace received a red card for Shamrock Rovers at 62'. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 66', with A. McEneff replacing D. Cleary. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Noonan replacing R. Gaffney. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 69', with G. Whyte replacing A. Frizzell. S. Diallo received a yellow card for Derry City at 72'. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 79', with M. Healy replacing C. Malley. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 80', with D. Watts replacing J. McGovern. Derry City extended the lead at 87' when S. Diallo scored, with the assist credited to M. Duffy, making the score 2-0. Shamrock Rovers scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when R. Gaffney scored, with the assist credited to D. Cleary, making the score 2-1.

Derry City used 3 substitutions while Shamrock Rovers used 4 substitutions. Derry City got 2 yellow cards, while Shamrock Rovers got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.