Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City

Shamrock Rovers

2 - 0

Derry City

🕒 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Tallaght Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Paul McLaughlin 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Shamrock Rovers 1 · Derry City 2

Referee Stats

Paul McLaughlin

9 matches · 4.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.78
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	78%
Home wins	44%
Draws	44%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-7).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Shamrock Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-3-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 12

Avg: 1.83 / 0.67

Points

Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Derry City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 22

Avg: 1.17 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

2.17

PPG

1.67

1.83

1.17

0.67

1.22

50%

O2.5

39%

BTTS

50%

78%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Derry City rank2nd

Shamrock Rovers points66

Derry City points63

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 66 pts · GD +23

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 home

L W L W W

Points9/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-5

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 last 5 away

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals10-6

Record4-1-0

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.

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 6%

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 28%

Scoring reliability

Shamrock Rovers score at home83%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet at home56%

Derry City score away72%

Derry City clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Shamrock Rovers score first78%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first86%

Derry City score first33%

Derry City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shamrock Rovers 0% · Derry City 45%

Avg first goal minute: Shamrock Rovers 38.7' · Derry City 29.5'

Vs league average

Shamrock Rovers score at home1.83 vs 1.38

Shamrock Rovers concede at home0.67 vs 1.05

Derry City score away1.17 vs 1.05

Derry City concede away1.22 vs 1.38

Shamrock Rovers score 33% above league average, while Derry City score 11% above league average.

Defensive side: Shamrock Rovers are 37% below league average at home, and Derry City are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

61-75 8

46-60 7

16-30 5

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

Derry City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

61-75 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

504

454

Passes Accurate

434

384

Passes %

86%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25'

25' J. Honohan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. McEneff

1st substitution · For: C. Malley

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Gaffney

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Honohan

49'

49' L. Boyce

58'

58' A. Bannon

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ L. Boyce

1st substitution · For: G. Whyte

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. Akinyemi

2nd substitution · For: D. Mullen

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Gaffney

Normal Goal

66'

66' Pico

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ R. Gaffney

2nd substitution · For: M. Noonan

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Mândroiu

3rd substitution · For: A. Matthews

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Grant

4th substitution · For: J. McGovern

78'

78' J. Stott

79'

79' A. Bannon

79'

79' A. Bannon

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ S. Diallo

3rd substitution · For: R. Boyce

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Duffy

4th substitution · For: B. Doherty

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Cleary

5th substitution · For: C. O'Sullivan

Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Derry City 2-0 on Sunday, 03 August 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Paul McLaughlin. It was played at Tallaght Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Honohan received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 25'.

Second half: Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. McEneff replacing C. Malley. Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 47' when R. Gaffney scored, with the assist credited to J. Honohan, making the score 1-0. L. Boyce received a yellow card for Derry City at 49'. A. Bannon received a yellow card for Derry City at 58'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 63', with L. Boyce replacing G. Whyte. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 63', with D. Akinyemi replacing D. Mullen. Shamrock Rovers extended the lead at 65' when R. Gaffney scored, making the score 2-0. Pico received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 66'. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 69', with R. Gaffney replacing M. Noonan. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 74', with D. Mândroiu replacing A. Matthews. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. Grant replacing J. McGovern. J. Stott received a yellow card for Derry City at 78'. A. Bannon received a yellow card for Derry City at 79'. A. Bannon received a red card for Derry City at 79'. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 85', with S. Diallo replacing R. Boyce. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 85', with M. Duffy replacing B. Doherty. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 86', with D. Cleary replacing C. O'Sullivan.

Shamrock Rovers used 5 substitutions while Derry City used 4 substitutions. Shamrock Rovers got 2 yellow cards, while Derry City got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.