Derry City vs Sligo Rovers

Derry City

1 - 0

Sligo Rovers

🕒 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Derry City 2 · Sligo Rovers 7

How the match was won

Derry City outshot their opponent (20-6).
Derry City controlled possession (56%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (7-2 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

Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 33

Avg: 1.28 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

1.11

1.72

1.28

0.94

1.83

50%

O2.5

61%

BTTS

50%

67%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Derry City rank2nd

Sligo Rovers rank7th

Derry City points63

Sligo Rovers points41

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.

Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12

22 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts from safety.

22-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.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

W L L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index53

Goals6-6

Record3-0-2

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%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home94%

Derry City clean sheet at home39%

Sligo Rovers score away67%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first67%

Derry City win after scoring first67%

Sligo Rovers score first44%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 80% · Sligo Rovers 20%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 37.6' · Sligo Rovers 30.4'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.72 vs 1.38

Derry City concede at home0.94 vs 1.05

Sligo Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05

Sligo Rovers concede away1.83 vs 1.38

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

Defensive side: Derry City are 10% below league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

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

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

543

418

Passes Accurate

433

305

Passes %

80%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

28' ↑↓

↑↓

28' ⇄ C. Winchester

1st substitution · For: R. Benson

33'

33' J. McManus

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Kavanagh

1st substitution · For: Sean Stewart

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ H. Cann

2nd substitution · For: G. Whyte

64'

64' E. Agbaje

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. McManus

2nd substitution · For: C. Harkin

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ G. McElroy

3rd substitution · For: O. Denham

75'

75' S. Diallo

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ S. Diallo

3rd substitution · For: C. Dummigan

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ E. Agbaje

4th substitution · For: C. Reynolds

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ R. O'Kane

5th substitution · For: M. Wolfe

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Duffy

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Benson

Derry City vs Sligo Rovers 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derry City beat Sligo Rovers 1-0 on Sunday, 05 October 2025 in Premier Division.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 28', with C. Winchester replacing R. Benson. J. McManus received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 33'.

Second half: Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Kavanagh replacing Sean Stewart. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 57', with H. Cann replacing G. Whyte. E. Agbaje received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 64'. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 65', with J. McManus replacing C. Harkin. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 65', with G. McElroy replacing O. Denham. S. Diallo received a yellow card for Derry City at 75'. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 79', with S. Diallo replacing C. Dummigan. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 87', with E. Agbaje replacing C. Reynolds. Sligo Rovers made their 5th substitution at 88', with R. O'Kane replacing M. Wolfe. Derry City took the lead at 90' when M. Duffy scored, with the assist credited to R. Benson, making the score 1-0.

Derry City used 3 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 5 substitutions. Derry City got 1 yellow card, while Sligo Rovers got 2 yellow cards.