Derry City vs Shelbourne

Derry City

2 - 0

Shelbourne

🕒 Fri, 02 May 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Hennessy 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Derry City 2 · Shelbourne 3

Referee Stats

Robert Hennessy

18 matches · 4.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.39
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.28
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	44%
Draws	39%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-6).
Shelbourne controlled possession (61%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

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

Shelbourne (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-3

Goals For / Against

23 / 19

Avg: 1.28 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 1.61

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

1.61

1.72

1.28

0.94

1.06

50%

O2.5

39%

61%

BTTS

61%

67%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Derry City rank2nd

Shelbourne rank3rd

Derry City points63

Shelbourne points59

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.

Shelbourne: #3 · 59 pts · GD +11

4 pts off the top 2. 20 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-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.

Shelbourne last 5 away

W W W L D

Points10/15

Weighted index82

Goals8-6

Record3-1-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

Shelbourne trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home94%

Derry City clean sheet at home39%

Shelbourne score away83%

Shelbourne clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first67%

Derry City win after scoring first67%

Shelbourne score first50%

Shelbourne win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 80% · Shelbourne 63%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 37.6' · Shelbourne 21.1'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.72 vs 1.38

Derry City concede at home0.94 vs 1.05

Shelbourne score away1.28 vs 1.05

Shelbourne concede away1.06 vs 1.38

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

Defensive side: Derry City are 10% below league average at home, and Shelbourne are 23% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.60 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

Shelbourne goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

39%

61%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

388

619

Passes Accurate

276

512

Passes %

71%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Duffy

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Ferguson

31' ⚽

⚽

31' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Boyce

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. McInroy

1st substitution · For: J. Martin

52'

52' K. Ledwidge

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ S. Ferguson

1st substitution · For: S. Todd

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ G. Whyte

2nd substitution · For: R. Benson

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ S. Bone

2nd substitution · For: T. Wilson

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Coote

3rd substitution · For: H. Wood

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Duffy

3rd substitution · For: P. McMullan

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ L. Boyce

4th substitution · For: D. Mullen

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ James Barry Norris

4th substitution · For: R. O'Kane

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ E. Caffrey

5th substitution · For: J. O'Sullivan

Derry City vs Shelbourne 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derry City beat Shelbourne 2-0 on Friday, 02 May 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Hennessy.

First half: Derry City took the lead at 14' when M. Duffy scored, with the assist credited to S. Ferguson, making the score 1-0. Derry City extended the lead at 31' when L. Boyce scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Shelbourne made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. McInroy replacing J. Martin. K. Ledwidge received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 52'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 60', with S. Ferguson replacing S. Todd. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 60', with G. Whyte replacing R. Benson. Shelbourne made their 2nd substitution at 64', with S. Bone replacing T. Wilson. Shelbourne made their 3rd substitution at 65', with A. Coote replacing H. Wood. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 67', with M. Duffy replacing P. McMullan. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 67', with L. Boyce replacing D. Mullen. Shelbourne made their 4th substitution at 72', with James Barry Norris replacing R. O'Kane. Shelbourne made their 5th substitution at 72', with E. Caffrey replacing J. O'Sullivan.

Derry City used 4 substitutions while Shelbourne used 5 substitutions. Shelbourne got 1 yellow card.