Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City

Shamrock Rovers

1 - 0

Derry City

🕒 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Tallaght Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Shamrock Rovers 1 · Derry City 6

How the match was won

Shamrock Rovers outshot their opponent (15-7).
Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (70%).
Shamrock Rovers had the sharper finishing (8-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shamrock Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-1-1

Goals For / Against

18 / 7

Avg: 1.80 / 0.70

Points

Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Derry City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-4

Goals For / Against

9 / 12

Avg: 0.90 / 1.20

Points

Avg: 0.80

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

2.50

PPG

0.80

1.80

0.90

0.70

1.20

40%

O2.5

50%

BTTS

60%

70%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Derry City rank6th

Shamrock Rovers points40

Derry City points22

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 40 pts · GD +14

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Shamrock Rovers last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

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

L D L D W

Points5/15

Weighted index20

Goals6-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 10%

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 10%

Scoring reliability

Shamrock Rovers score at home100%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet at home50%

Derry City score away60%

Derry City clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Shamrock Rovers score first70%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first86%

Derry City score first20%

Derry City win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shamrock Rovers 50% · Derry City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Shamrock Rovers 38.3' · Derry City 29.5'

Vs league average

Shamrock Rovers score at home1.80 vs 1.47

Shamrock Rovers concede at home0.70 vs 1.24

Derry City score away0.90 vs 1.24

Derry City concede away1.20 vs 1.47

Shamrock Rovers score 23% above league average, while Derry City score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Shamrock Rovers are 44% below league average at home, and Derry City are 18% 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: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Derry City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

70%

30%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

553

228

Passes Accurate

491

161

Passes %

89%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45'

45' G. Whyte

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Joshua Thomas

1st substitution · For: J. Olayinka

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ G. Whyte

2nd substitution · For: D. Akinyemi

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Cleary

1st substitution · For: L. Grace

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ B. Cotter

3rd substitution · For: C. Barr

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Clarke

4th substitution · For: H. Rylah

69'

69' Patrick McClean

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ T. Sobowale

2nd substitution · For: J. Mulraney

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ V. Ozhianvuna

3rd substitution · For: D. Watts

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Noonan

4th substitution · For: J. McGovern

74'

74' B. Doherty

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ G. Burke

5th substitution · For: A. Greene

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Watts

Penalty

83'

83' J. McClean

Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shamrock Rovers beat Derry City 1-0 on Friday, 06 March 2026 in Premier Division. It was played at Tallaght Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. G. Whyte received a yellow card for Derry City at 45'.

Second half: Derry City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Joshua Thomas replacing J. Olayinka. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with G. Whyte replacing D. Akinyemi. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Cleary replacing L. Grace. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 68', with B. Cotter replacing C. Barr. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 68', with J. Clarke replacing H. Rylah. Patrick McClean received a yellow card for Derry City at 69'. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 71', with T. Sobowale replacing J. Mulraney. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 71', with V. Ozhianvuna replacing D. Watts. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 71', with M. Noonan replacing J. McGovern. B. Doherty received a yellow card for Derry City at 74'. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 78', with G. Burke replacing A. Greene. Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 81' when D. Watts scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. J. McClean received a yellow card for Derry City at 83'.

Shamrock Rovers used 5 substitutions while Derry City used 4 substitutions. Derry City got 4 yellow cards.