Derry City vs Sligo Rovers

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🕒 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 second half
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Derry City 6 · Sligo Rovers 9

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

11
W-D-L: 3-6-2

Goals For / Against

16 / 14
Avg: 1.45 / 1.27

Points

15
Avg: 1.36

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3
Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

9
W-D-L: 2-2-5

Goals For / Against

6 / 11
Avg: 0.67 / 1.22

Points

8
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.36
PPG
0.89
1.45
GF
0.67
1.27
GA
1.22
55%
O2.5
44%
64%
BTTS
44%
27%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Derry City rank6th
Sligo Rovers rank9th
Derry City points23
Sligo Rovers points20
Derry City: #6 · 23 pts · GD -1
12 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sligo Rovers: #9 · 20 pts · GD -12
15 pts off the top 2. 1 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 D W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals5-4
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 2.555%
BTTS64%
BTTS + O2.555%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 64% · Over 3.5 36% · 1H BTTS 18%

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 home73%
Derry City clean sheet at home27%
Sligo Rovers score away44%
Sligo Rovers clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first27%
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 18.7' · Sligo Rovers 20.5'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.45 vs 1.48
Derry City concede at home1.27 vs 1.24
Sligo Rovers score away0.67 vs 1.24
Sligo Rovers concede away1.22 vs 1.48
Derry City score 1% below league average, while Sligo Rovers score 46% below league average.
Defensive side: Derry City are 3% above 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: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
16-30 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 4
0-15 1
31-45 1
46-60 1
76-90+ 1

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

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