Sligo Rovers vs Derry City

Sligo Rovers

2 - 0

Derry City

🕒 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Hennessy 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 7 · Derry City 2

Referee Stats

Robert Hennessy

18 matches · 4.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.39
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.28
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	44%
Draws	39%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-11).
Derry City controlled possession (57%).
Sligo Rovers had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 21

Avg: 1.06 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.17

PPG

1.67

1.06

1.17

1.22

39%

O2.5

39%

56%

BTTS

50%

39%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank7th

Derry City rank2nd

Sligo Rovers points41

Derry City points63

Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12

22 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts from safety.

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.

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

Sligo Rovers last 5 home

D W D D L

Points6/15

Weighted index49

Goals3-4

Record1-3-1

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.

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.

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 11%

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

Sligo Rovers score at home72%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home22%

Derry City score away72%

Derry City clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first39%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first71%

Derry City score first33%

Derry City win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 30% · Derry City 45%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 27.9' · Derry City 29.5'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home1.06 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers concede at home1.17 vs 1.05

Derry City score away1.17 vs 1.05

Derry City concede away1.22 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers score 23% below league average, while Derry City score 11% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Sligo Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

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

43%

57%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

383

488

Passes Accurate

285

393

Passes %

74%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Patrick McClean

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Doyle-Hayes

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

W. Waweru

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ G. Whyte

1st substitution · For: A. O'Reilly

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ W. Waweru

1st substitution · For: F. Lomboto

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ L. Boyce

2nd substitution · For: D. Mullen

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ S. Ferguson

3rd substitution · For: A. Bannon

64'

64' J. Doyle-Hayes

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Diallo

4th substitution · For: R. Benson

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. O'Kane

2nd substitution · For: K. McDonagh

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. Boyce

5th substitution · For: S. Patton

90'

90' H. Cann

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ C. Reynolds

3rd substitution · For: D. Patton

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

Sligo Rovers beat Derry City 2-0 on Saturday, 12 July 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Hennessy.

First half: Sligo Rovers took the lead at 19' when Patrick McClean scored, with the assist credited to J. Doyle-Hayes, making the score 1-0. Sligo Rovers extended the lead at 45' when W. Waweru scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Whyte replacing A. O'Reilly. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 61', with W. Waweru replacing F. Lomboto. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 61', with L. Boyce replacing D. Mullen. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 61', with S. Ferguson replacing A. Bannon. J. Doyle-Hayes received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 64'. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 72', with S. Diallo replacing R. Benson. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 76', with R. O'Kane replacing K. McDonagh. Derry City made their 5th substitution at 84', with R. Boyce replacing S. Patton. H. Cann received a yellow card for Derry City at 90'. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 90', with C. Reynolds replacing D. Patton.

Sligo Rovers used 3 substitutions while Derry City used 5 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 1 yellow card, while Derry City got 1 yellow card.