Derry City vs Sligo Rovers

3 - 0
🕒 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ M. Lynch 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 11
Regular Season Table
Derry City 2 · Sligo Rovers 7
Referee Stats
6 matches · 4.83 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.83
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 33%
Draws 17%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Derry City outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Derry City had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

31 / 17
Avg: 1.72 / 0.94

Points

33
Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

1
Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 33
Avg: 1.28 / 1.83

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

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
GF
1.28
0.94
GA
1.83
50%
O2.5
61%
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
7
2
Total Shots
16
9
Shots off Goal
4
7
Blocked Shots
5
0
Shots Inside Box
13
6
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
5
1
Fouls
12
8
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
418
490
Passes Accurate
322
395
Passes %
77%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
15'
15' Goal · 1-0
D. Mullen
Normal Goal
25'
25' Goal · 2-0
G. Whyte
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Todd
32'
32' J. Doyle-Hayes
42'
42' C. Reynolds
46'
46' Goal · 3-0
D. Mullen
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Duffy
52'
52' G. Whyte
58'
58' J. Mahon
60'
60' C. Kavanagh
1st substitution · For: F. Lomboto
60'
60' C. Reynolds
2nd substitution · For: D. Patton
60'
60' R. Manning
3rd substitution · For: S. Mallon
61'
61' J. Hakiki
4th substitution · For: M. Wolfe
64'
64' G. Whyte
1st substitution · For: A. O'Reilly
64'
64' R. Benson
2nd substitution · For: L. Boyce
74'
74' R. Boyce
3rd substitution · For: H. Cann
74'
74' D. Mullen
4th substitution · For: S. Patton
81'
81' M. Duffy
5th substitution · For: P. McMullan
82'
82' H. Cann
83'
83' W. Fitzgerald
5th substitution · For: O. van Hattum
90+2'
90+2' R. Hutchinson

Derry City vs Sligo Rovers 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Derry City beat Sligo Rovers 3-0 on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by M. Lynch.

First half: Derry City took the lead at 15' when D. Mullen scored, making the score 1-0. Derry City extended the lead at 25' when G. Whyte scored, with the assist credited to S. Todd, making the score 2-0. J. Doyle-Hayes received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 32'. C. Reynolds received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 42'.

Second half: Derry City extended the lead at 46' when D. Mullen scored, with the assist credited to M. Duffy, making the score 3-0. G. Whyte received a yellow card for Derry City at 52'. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 58'. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 60', with C. Kavanagh replacing F. Lomboto. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 60', with C. Reynolds replacing D. Patton. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 60', with R. Manning replacing S. Mallon. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 61', with J. Hakiki replacing M. Wolfe. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 64', with G. Whyte replacing A. O'Reilly. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 64', with R. Benson replacing L. Boyce. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with R. Boyce replacing H. Cann. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. Mullen replacing S. Patton. Derry City made their 5th substitution at 81', with M. Duffy replacing P. McMullan. H. Cann received a yellow card for Derry City at 82'. Sligo Rovers made their 5th substitution at 83', with W. Fitzgerald replacing O. van Hattum. R. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 90+2'.

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

How the match was won

  • Derry City outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • Derry City had the sharper finishing (7-2 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