Derry City 2–0 Sligo Rovers

Premier Division · Round Regular Season - 27 · 7 August 2026 at 18:45 UTC · The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium

Derry City 2–0HT 0–0 Sligo Rovers

Derry City played Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division on 7 August 2026 at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. The match finished 2–0.

Goals and cards

Line-ups

Derry City 4-3-3

  1. B. Maher
  2. B. Cotter
  3. C. Dummigan
  4. P. McClean
  5. B. Lyons-Foster
  6. D. Burns
  7. N. Twisk
  8. A. O'Reilly
  9. J. Clarke
  10. L. Boyce
  11. M. Duffy
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • T. Norcott
  • C. Barr
  • C. Downey
  • E. Chapman
  • J. Olayinka
  • T. Smith
  • T. Doherty
  • O. O'Brien
  • COACHES: Tiernan Lynch

Sligo Rovers 4-2-3-1

  1. S. Sargeant
  2. J. Esua
  3. O. Denham
  4. G. McElroy
  5. K. McDonagh
  6. C. McHugh
  7. S. Quirk
  8. R. O'Kane
  9. T. George
  10. J. Shorrock
  11. C. Kavanagh
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • L. Hughes
  • J. McGonigle
  • C. Cannon
  • S. Stewart
  • A. Nolan
  • J. McManus
  • A. Gabbidon
  • C. Lynch
  • J. O'Donnell
  • COACHES: Darren Purse

Match statistics

Derry CitySligo Rovers
6Shots on goal1
11Shots off goal3
24Total shots4
7Blocked shots0
15Shots inside box4
9Shots outside box0
15Fouls8
10Corners2
0Offsides1
59%Possession41%
2Yellow cards0
1Saves4
524Total passes374
434Accurate passes290
83%Pass accuracy78%
1.68Expected Goals (xG)0.23
-0.73goals_prevented-0.73
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