Derry City vs Sligo Rovers

Final score: Derry City 1-0 Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division, October 5, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Derry City, 3 draws, 2 wins for Sligo Rovers.

Overview

Football: Premier Division · Round 33
Form: WLDWW Derry City
: WDLLL Sligo Rovers

28' ▲ R. Benson ▼ C. Winchester
33' James McManus
HT0-0
46' ▲ S. Stewart ▼ C. Kavanagh
57' ▲ G. Whyte ▼ H. Cann
64' Edwin Agbaje
65' ▲ C. Harkin ▼ J. McManus
65' ▲ O. Denham ▼ G. McElroy
75' Sadou Diallo
79' ▲ C. Dummigan ▼ S. Diallo
87' ▲ C. Reynolds ▼ E. Agbaje
88' ▲ M. Wolfe ▼ R. O'Kane
90' M. Duffy · R. Benson 1-0
FT1-0

Line-ups

Derry City Formation: 4-3-3 · Coach: Tiernan Lynch

1B. Maher 7.3
2R. Boyce 7.7
16H. Cann ▼ 57' 6.6
6M. Connolly 7.5
22J. Stott 7.3
20C. Winchester ▼ 28' 6.9
15S. Diallo ▼ 79' 6.6
19B. Fleming 7.3
8A. O'Reilly 7.2
21D. Mullen 6.3
7M. Duffy ⚽ 8.7

Substitutes 9

26A. Doherty
11G. Whyte ▲ 57' 6.6
3S. Ferguson
23C. Dummigan ▲ 79' 6.3
13R. Benson ▲ 28' 7.5
24S. Todd
41C. Downey
33R. Long
C. Mullan

Sligo Rovers Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: John Russell

29S. Sargeant 7.7
2E. Agbaje ▼ 87' 6.7
52G. McElroy ▼ 65' 6.9
5P. McClean 7.5
7W. Fitzgerald 6.6
16J. McManus ▼ 65' 6.5
4S. Quirk 6.9
47O. Elding 6.9
8J. Hakiki 7.2
28R. O'Kane ▼ 88' 6.5
11C. Kavanagh ▼ 46' 6.3

Substitutes 9

31C. Walsh
6M. Wolfe ▲ 88' 6.7
10C. Harkin ▲ 65' 6.5
21J. Mahon
9W. Waweru
12R. Manning
15O. Denham ▲ 65' 6.7
46C. Reynolds ▲ 87' 6.5
3S. Stewart ▲ 46' 7.2

Statistics

01⚑5

⚑420

56%Possession44%

20Shots6

7Shots on target2

7Shots off target2

12Shots inside box3

8Shots outside box3

6Blocked shots2

5Corners4

1Offsides1

5Fouls6

1Yellow cards2

2Saves5

543Passes418

433Accurate passes305

80%Pass accuracy73%

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Shamrock Rovers	36	56 - 33	+23	66
2	Derry City	36	52 - 39	+13	63
3	Shelbourne	36	48 - 37	+11	59
4	Bohemians	36	48 - 39	+9	54
5	St Patrick's Athl.	36	42 - 32	+10	52
6	Drogheda United	36	38 - 38	0	51
7	Sligo Rovers	36	42 - 54	-12	41
8	Galway United	36	37 - 44	-7	39
9	Waterford	36	41 - 60	-19	39
10	Cork City	36	33 - 61	-28	24