Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers

Final score: Derry City 3-3 Shamrock Rovers in the Premier Division, August 30, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 1 wins for Derry City, 5 draws, 4 wins for Shamrock Rovers.

Overview

Football: Premier Division · Round 29
Form: WLDWW Derry City
: DLDDL Shamrock Rovers

2' E. Chapman · M. Duffy 1-0
6' Patrick McClean
16' M. Duffy · D. Burns 2-0
18' Michael Noonan
24' Jamie Stott
28' 2-1 M. Noonan · G. Burke
33' E. Chapman · M. Duffy 3-1
44' Adam Matthews
HT3-1
50' Cory O'Sullivan
64' ▲ J. Olayinka ▼ E. Chapman
69' ▲ J. Mulraney ▼ A. Matthews
69' ▲ W. Fitzgerald ▼ J. O'Sullivan
72' 3-2 G. Burke · W. Fitzgerald
78' ▲ D. Watts ▼ J. Byrne
79' ▲ C. Dummigan ▼ N. Twisk
79' ▲ B. Cotter ▼ D. Burns
79' ▲ J. McGovern ▼ A. Brennan
80' 3-3 D. Watts · W. Fitzgerald
86' ▲ D. Cleary ▼
88' William Fitzgerald
90'+5 ▲ M. McColgan ▼ T. Smith
FT3-3

Line-ups

Derry City Formation: 4-5-1 · Coach: Mark Connolly

13T. Norcott 6.3
22C. Barr 6.3
4J. Stott 6.3
3P. McClean 6.3
19B. Fleming 5.9
12D. Burns ⇢ ▼ 79' 7.3
8A. O'Reilly 7.3
17N. Twisk ▼ 79' 6.6
14E. Chapman ⚽2 ▼ 64' 8.6
7M. Duffy ⚽ ⇢2 8.2
29T. Smith ▼ 90' 6.2

Substitutes 9

1B. Maher
23C. Dummigan ▲ 79' 6.3
2B. Cotter ▲ 79' 6.3
24B. Lyons-Foster
25C. Grogan
28J. Olayinka ▲ 64' 6.7
36M. McColgan ▲ 90'
32T. Doherty
38Y. Prigent

Shamrock Rovers Formation: 3-1-4-2 · Coach: Stephen Bradley

1E. McGinty 5.6
2A. Matthews ▼ 69' 6.3
5L. Grace 7.3
27C. O'Sullivan 6.2
8M. Healy 5.3
22T. Sobowale 6.6
26J. O'Sullivan ▼ 69' 6.2
29J. Byrne ▼ 78' 6.3
19A. Brennan ▼ 79' 6.2
31M. Noonan ⚽ 6.9
10G. Burke ⚽ ⇢ 8.5

Substitutes 9

41A. Noonan
17L. O'Regan
3E. Stevens
6D. Cleary ▲ 86' 6.5
7D. Watts ⚽ ▲ 78' 7.6
11J. Mulraney ▲ 69' 6.6
9A. Greene
24W. Fitzgerald ▲ 69' 7.2
88J. McGovern ▲ 79' 6.5

Statistics

02⚑3

⚑540

45%Possession55%

17Shots6

8Shots on target5

7Shots off target1

11Shots inside box4

6Shots outside box2

2Blocked shots0

3Corners5

1Offsides2

11Fouls11

2Yellow cards4

2Saves5

-1.64Goals prevented-1.64

402Passes485

307Accurate passes390

76%Pass accuracy80%

1.20Expected goals (xG)0.89

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Shamrock Rovers	30	46 - 29	+17	56
2	St Patrick's Athl.	30	47 - 25	+22	53
3	Bohemians	30	53 - 36	+17	53
4	Dundalk	30	47 - 46	+1	41
5	Derry City	30	42 - 40	+2	37
6	Shelbourne	29	37 - 40	-3	36
7	Galway United	29	38 - 45	-7	34
8	Waterford	30	40 - 49	-9	33
9	Drogheda United	30	35 - 48	-13	31
10	Sligo Rovers	30	23 - 50	-27	23