Derry City vs Sligo Rovers

Premier Division - Premier Division 5 Oct 2025, 15:00
Derry City
Derry City
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
🏟 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Round 33

Match report

Derry City edged past Sligo Rovers 1-0 in the Premier Division - Premier Division on 5 October 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Derry City had 20 shots to Sligo Rovers' 6.

The match was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 20 - 6 On target 7 - 2 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 5 - 6 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Michael Duffy
Derry City · 1 goal
8 Jamie Stott 60 passes (82% accurate)
8 Robbie Benson 1 assist
8 Sam Sargeant 5 saves
8 Patrick McClean captained the side
First half vs second half
Derry City stepped it up after the break, with 17 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 17–2
Shots On Goal 2–1 5–1
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 2–3 3–1
Attacks 67–48 57–47
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
3 Substitution 5
124 Attacks 95
86 Dangerous Attacks 42
6 On Target 2
13 Off Target 4
20 Shots Total 6
7 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 2
6 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 3
8 Shots Outside Box 3
5 Fouls 6
5 Corners 4
1 Offsides 1
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 5
543 Passes Total 418
433 Passes Accurate 305
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Derry City · 4-3-3
1 B. Maher
2 R. Boyce 16 H. Cann 6 M. Connolly 22 J. Stott
20 C. Winchester 15 S. Diallo 19 B. Fleming
8 A. O'Reilly 21 D. Mullen 7 M. Duffy
Sligo Rovers · 4-2-3-1
29 S. Sargeant
2 E. Agbaje 52 G. McElroy 5 P. McClean 7 W. Fitzgerald
16 J. McManus 4 S. Quirk
47 O. Elding 8 J. Hakiki 28 R. O'Kane
11 C. Kavanagh
Derry City
Coach
Tiernan Lynch
Substitutes
  • 13 Robbie Benson
  • 11 Gavin Whyte
  • 23 Cameron Dummigan
  • 26 Arlo Doherty
  • 24 Sam Todd
  • 3 Shane Ferguson
  • 41 Callum Downey
  • 33 Ryan Long
Sligo Rovers
Coach
John Russell
Substitutes
  • 3 Sean Stewart
  • 15 Oliver Denham
  • 10 Ciaron Harkin
  • 46 Conor Reynolds
  • 6 Matthew Wolfe
  • 31 Conor Walsh
  • 21 John Mahon
  • 12 Ronan Manning
  • 9 Wilson Waweru
Substitutions
  • 28' ↑ R. Benson ↓ C. Winchester Derry City
  • 46' ↑ S. Stewart ↓ C. Kavanagh Sligo Rovers
  • 57' ↑ G. Whyte ↓ H. Cann Derry City
  • 65' ↑ C. Harkin ↓ J. McManus Sligo Rovers
  • 65' ↑ O. Denham ↓ G. McElroy Sligo Rovers
  • 79' ↑ C. Dummigan ↓ S. Diallo Derry City
  • 87' ↑ C. Reynolds ↓ E. Agbaje Sligo Rovers
  • 88' ↑ M. Wolfe ↓ R. O'Kane Sligo Rovers
Cards
  • 33' J. McManus Sligo Rovers
  • 64' E. Agbaje Sligo Rovers
  • 76' S. Diallo Derry City
Head-to-head
Derry City 9 9 draws 9 Sligo Rovers
2026-04-06 Sligo Rovers vs Derry City 0 - 0
2026-02-06 Derry City vs Sligo Rovers 2 - 1
2026-01-09 Sligo Rovers vs Derry City 1 - 0
2025-10-05 Derry City vs Sligo Rovers 1 - 0
2025-07-12 Sligo vs Derry 2 - 0
2025-04-22 Derry City vs Sligo Rovers 3 - 0
Recent form
Derry City D D D D D
Sligo Rovers D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Derry City vs Sligo Rovers?
Derry City won 1-0 against Sligo Rovers on 5 October 2025.
Who won Derry City vs Sligo Rovers?
Derry City won the match 1-0.
Where was Derry City vs Sligo Rovers played?
The match was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.
Who had more possession in Derry City vs Sligo Rovers?
Derry City had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.