Shelbourne vs Derry City

Shelbourne

1 - 2

Derry City

🕒 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Tolka Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

Shelbourne 5 · Derry City 6

How the match was won

Shelbourne outshot their opponent (15-10).
Shelbourne controlled possession (66%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Shelbourne (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-5

Goals For / Against

15 / 19

Avg: 1.36 / 1.73

Points

Avg: 0.73

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

0.73

PPG

0.80

1.36

0.90

1.73

1.20

64%

O2.5

50%

82%

BTTS

60%

18%

Score 1st

20%

League-position context

Shelbourne rank5th

Derry City rank6th

Shelbourne points26

Derry City points23

Shelbourne: #5 · 26 pts · GD -1

9 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Shelbourne last 5 home

L D W D L

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-8

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.

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.

Shelbourne trend breakdown

Over 2.564%

BTTS82%

BTTS + O2.564%

1H Over 0.555%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 36% · 1H BTTS 18%

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

Shelbourne score at home82%

Shelbourne clean sheet at home18%

Derry City score away60%

Derry City clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Shelbourne score first18%

Shelbourne win after scoring first50%

Derry City score first20%

Derry City win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shelbourne 20% · Derry City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Shelbourne 22.5' · Derry City 29.5'

Vs league average

Shelbourne score at home1.36 vs 1.48

Shelbourne concede at home1.73 vs 1.24

Derry City score away0.90 vs 1.24

Derry City concede away1.20 vs 1.48

Shelbourne score 8% below league average, while Derry City score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Shelbourne are 40% above league average at home, and Derry City are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

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

Shelbourne goal timing (home)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

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

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

627

317

Passes Accurate

522

223

Passes %

83%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' C. Winchester

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Cotter

Normal Goal

31'

31' D. Kelly

34'

34' B. Fleming

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Kelly

1st substitution · For: W. Jarvis

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Martin

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Ledwidge

55'

55' S. Bone

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ B. Doherty

1st substitution · For: J. Olayinka

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Clarke

2nd substitution · For: D. Markey

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. O'Reilly

3rd substitution · For: C. Dummigan

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ K. McInroy

2nd substitution · For: A. Coote

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Clarke

4th substitution · For: D. Markey

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. O'Reilly

5th substitution · For: C. Dummigan

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ B. Doherty

6th substitution · For: J. Olayinka

66'

66' Jack Henry-Francis

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Joshua Thomas

7th substitution · For: D. Akinyemi

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

D. Akinyemi

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Dummigan

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ B. Cotter

8th substitution · For: H. Rylah

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Jack Henry-Francis

3rd substitution · For: R. Freitas

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ E. Caffrey

4th substitution · For: S. Gannon

76'

76' J. Martin

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Martin

5th substitution · For: S. Boyd

90+7'

90+7' Patrick McClean

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

Derry City beat Shelbourne 2-1 on Friday, 17 April 2026 in Premier Division. It was played at Tolka Park.

First half: C. Winchester received a yellow card for Derry City at 7'. Derry City took the lead at 20' when B. Cotter scored, making the score 0-1. D. Kelly received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 31'. B. Fleming received a yellow card for Derry City at 34'.

Second half: Shelbourne made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Kelly replacing W. Jarvis. Shelbourne leveled the score at 50' when J. Martin scored, with the assist credited to K. Ledwidge, making the score 1-1. S. Bone received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 55'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 61', with B. Doherty replacing J. Olayinka. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 61', with J. Clarke replacing D. Markey. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 61', with A. O'Reilly replacing C. Dummigan. Shelbourne made their 2nd substitution at 61', with K. McInroy replacing A. Coote. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 61', with J. Clarke replacing D. Markey. Derry City made their 5th substitution at 61', with A. O'Reilly replacing C. Dummigan. Derry City made their 6th substitution at 61', with B. Doherty replacing J. Olayinka. Jack Henry-Francis received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 66'. Derry City made their 7th substitution at 67', with Joshua Thomas replacing D. Akinyemi. Derry City took the lead at 68' when D. Akinyemi scored, with the assist credited to C. Dummigan, making the score 1-2. Derry City made their 8th substitution at 75', with B. Cotter replacing H. Rylah. Shelbourne made their 3rd substitution at 75', with Jack Henry-Francis replacing R. Freitas. Shelbourne made their 4th substitution at 76', with E. Caffrey replacing S. Gannon. J. Martin received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 76'. Shelbourne made their 5th substitution at 81', with J. Martin replacing S. Boyd. Patrick McClean received a yellow card for Derry City at 90+7'.

Shelbourne used 5 substitutions while Derry City used 8 substitutions. Shelbourne got 4 yellow cards, while Derry City got 3 yellow cards.