Derry City 7–2 Waterford
Derry City
7–2HT 4–0
Waterford
Derry City played Waterford in the Premier Division on 4 July 2025 at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. The match finished 7–2.
Goals and cards
- 5'L. Boyce (assist by G. Whyte)
- 24'L. Boyce (assist by M. Duffy)
- 36'S. Diallo (assist by M. Duffy)
- 41'M. Connolly (assist by M. Duffy)
- 42'Tom Lonergan — Yellow card
- 49'P. Amond
- 50'Kevin Holt — Yellow card
- 52'M. Duffy (assist by G. Whyte)
- 57'L. Boyce (assist by G. Whyte)
- 59'Samuel Glenfield — Yellow card
- 73'G. Whyte (assist by M. Duffy)
- 79'Sam Todd — Yellow card
- 79'P. Amond (assist by C. Noonan)
- 85'Danny Mullen — Yellow card
Line-ups
Derry City 5-4-1
- B. Maher
- R. Boyce
- H. Cann
- M. Connolly
- K. Holt
- S. Todd
- G. Whyte
- S. Diallo
- C. Winchester
- M. Duffy
- L. Boyce
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Benson
- A. Doherty
- S. Ferguson
- A. Frizzell
- C. Harkin
- P. Hoban
- D. Mullen
- A. O'Reilly
- S. Patton
- COACHES: Tiernan Lynch
Waterford 3-5-2
- B. Wade
- R. McDonald
- A. Boyle
- D. Leahy
- G. Horton
- S. Glenfield
- J. Olayinka
- C. Noonan
- R. Burke
- T. Lonergan
- P. Amond
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Coyle
- J. Dempsey
- S. Keane
- R. Mansfield
- B. McCormack
- D. McMenamy
- S. McMullan
- A. Queally
- K. White
- COACHES: John Coleman
Match statistics
| Derry City | Waterford | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 1 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 14 | Total shots | 6 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 10 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 11 |
| 6 | Corners | 2 |
| 7 | Offsides | 2 |
| 67% | Possession | 33% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 558 | Total passes | 279 |
| 476 | Accurate passes | 191 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 68% |
| 2.33 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.85 |