Derry City vs Sligo Rovers

Derry City

2 - 1

Sligo Rovers

🕒 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Derry City 6 · Sligo Rovers 9

Referee Stats

Neil Doyle

8 matches · 2.63 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.63
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	50%
Draws	13%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Derry City outshot their opponent (23-4).
Derry City controlled possession (67%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

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

Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-5

Goals For / Against

6 / 11

Avg: 0.67 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 0.89

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

0.89

1.30

0.67

1.10

1.22

50%

O2.5

44%

60%

BTTS

44%

20%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Derry City rank6th

Sligo Rovers rank9th

Derry City points22

Sligo Rovers points19

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.

Sligo Rovers: #9 · 19 pts · GD -12

15 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

3-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.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals5-7

Record2-1-2

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%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 10%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 44% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home70%

Derry City clean sheet at home30%

Sligo Rovers score away44%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first20%

Derry City win after scoring first0%

Sligo Rovers score first22%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 60% · Sligo Rovers 0%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 27.0' · Sligo Rovers 20.5'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.30 vs 1.47

Derry City concede at home1.10 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers score away0.67 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers concede away1.22 vs 1.47

Derry City score 11% below league average, while Sligo Rovers score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Derry City are 11% below league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 17% below 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: 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

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

67%

33%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

547

276

Passes Accurate

441

159

Passes %

81%

58%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Hakiki

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Esua

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ D. Markey

1st substitution · For: A. O'Reilly

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ C. Kavanagh

1st substitution · For: A. Meekison

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ R. O'Kane

2nd substitution · For: Sean Stewart

72'

72' Patrick McClean

75'

75' S. Sargeant

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Patton

3rd substitution · For: C. Harkin

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Hakiki

4th substitution · For: K. McDonagh

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Bannon

Normal Goal

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Joshua Thomas

Normal Goal

90+2'

90+2' Joshua Thomas

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

Derry City beat Sligo Rovers 2-1 on Friday, 06 February 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle.

First half: Sligo Rovers took the lead at 30' when J. Hakiki scored, with the assist credited to J. Esua, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Derry City made their 1st substitution at 60', with D. Markey replacing A. O'Reilly. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 60', with C. Kavanagh replacing A. Meekison. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 66', with R. O'Kane replacing Sean Stewart. Patrick McClean received a yellow card for Derry City at 72'. S. Sargeant received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 75'. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 80', with D. Patton replacing C. Harkin. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Hakiki replacing K. McDonagh. Derry City leveled the score at 82' when A. Bannon scored, making the score 1-1. Derry City took the lead at 90' when Joshua Thomas scored, making the score 2-1. Joshua Thomas received a yellow card for Derry City at 90+2'.

Derry City used 1 substitution while Sligo Rovers used 4 substitutions. Derry City got 2 yellow cards, while Sligo Rovers got 1 yellow card.