Derry City vs Sligo Rovers

2 - 1
🕒 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 21:45 Europe/London 📍 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Derry City 2 · Sligo Rovers 7
Referee Stats
18 matches · 5.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.33
Reds avg 0.28
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 61%
Home wins 44%
Draws 22%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-12).
  • Derry City controlled possession (59%).
  • Derry City had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 9-6-3

Goals For / Against

29 / 8
Avg: 1.61 / 0.44

Points

33
Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

7
Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

16
W-D-L: 3-2-11

Goals For / Against

15 / 28
Avg: 0.94 / 1.75

Points

11
Avg: 0.69

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

5

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
0.69
1.61
GF
0.94
0.44
GA
1.75
33%
O2.5
56%
22%
BTTS
63%
56%
Score 1st
31%

League-position context

Derry City rank2nd
Sligo Rovers rank7th
Derry City points61
Sligo Rovers points36
Derry City: #2 · 61 pts · GD +32
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 41 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sligo Rovers: #7 · 36 pts · GD -14
25 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts from safety.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Derry City last 5 home

W D W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index73
Goals13-1
Record3-2-0
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.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals3-12
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS22%
BTTS + O2.511%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 6%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 19% · 1H BTTS 31%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home61%
Derry City clean sheet at home61%
Sligo Rovers score away69%
Sligo Rovers clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first56%
Derry City win after scoring first90%
Sligo Rovers score first31%
Sligo Rovers win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 25% · Sligo Rovers 18%
Avg first goal minute: Derry City 32.9' · Sligo Rovers 28.2'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.61 vs 1.54
Derry City concede at home0.44 vs 1.10
Sligo Rovers score away0.94 vs 1.10
Sligo Rovers concede away1.75 vs 1.54
Derry City score 4% above league average, while Sligo Rovers score 15% below league average.
Defensive side: Derry City are 60% below league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 13% 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: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
0-15 0

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
46-60 6
0-15 4
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
16
12
Shots off Goal
6
8
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
10
10
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
10
17
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
438
302
Passes Accurate
305
177
Passes %
70%
59%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
5'
5' C. McJannet
30'
30' Goal · 1-0
J. McGonigle
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Kavanagh
33'
33' G. Bolger
41'
41' Goal · 1-1
D. Lafferty
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Morahan
45'
45' S. Diallo
45+2'
45+2' N. Pijnaker
64'
64' J. McGonigle
1st substitution · For: D. Mullen
64'
64' B. Kavanagh
2nd substitution · For: W. Patching
67'
67' D. Lafferty
1st substitution · For: D. Cawley
68'
68' S. Diallo
3rd substitution · For: P. McEleney
76'
76' D. Cawley
78'
78' G. Bolger
2nd substitution · For: L. Browning-Lagerfeldt
82'
82' J. Mahon
85'
85' C. Dummigan
4th substitution · For: C. Kavanagh
85'
85' M. Connolly
5th substitution · For: S. McEleney
90+3'
90+3' S. Radosavljević
3rd substitution · For: C. Campbell
90+5'
90+5' Goal · 2-1
W. Patching
Penalty

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

Derry City beat Sligo Rovers 2-1 on Friday, 07 July 2023 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle. It was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

First half: C. McJannet received a yellow card for Derry City at 5'. Derry City took the lead at 30' when J. McGonigle scored, with the assist credited to B. Kavanagh, making the score 1-0. G. Bolger received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 33'. Sligo Rovers leveled the score at 41' when D. Lafferty scored, with the assist credited to N. Morahan, making the score 1-1. S. Diallo received a yellow card for Derry City at 45'. N. Pijnaker received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 45+2'.

Second half: Derry City made their 1st substitution at 64', with J. McGonigle replacing D. Mullen. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 64', with B. Kavanagh replacing W. Patching. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 67', with D. Lafferty replacing D. Cawley. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 68', with S. Diallo replacing P. McEleney. D. Cawley received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 76'. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 78', with G. Bolger replacing L. Browning-Lagerfeldt. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 82'. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 85', with C. Dummigan replacing C. Kavanagh. Derry City made their 5th substitution at 85', with M. Connolly replacing S. McEleney. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with S. Radosavljević replacing C. Campbell. Derry City took the lead at 90+5' when W. Patching scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1.

Derry City used 5 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 3 substitutions. Derry City got 2 yellow cards, while Sligo Rovers got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-12).
  • Derry City controlled possession (59%).
  • Derry City had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games28
Home Wins12
Draws9
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals9 (32.1%)
BTTS10 (35.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games14
Home Wins8
Draws5
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (35.7%)
BTTS6 (42.9%)

Derry City vs Sligo Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season