Derry City vs Sligo Rovers

Premier Division 6 Feb 2026, 20:00
Derry City
Derry City
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
🏟 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 👤 N. Doyle Round 1

Match report

Derry City edged past Sligo Rovers 2-1 in the Premier Division on 6 February 2026.

Derry City had 23 shots to Sligo Rovers' 4.

The match was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, with N. Doyle in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 23 - 4 On target 7 - 3 Corners 9 - 0 Fouls 5 - 6 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Alex Bannon
Derry City · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jad Hakiki 1 goal
8 Brandon Fleming captained the side
8 Carl Winchester captained the side
8 James McClean 79 passes (89% accurate)
First half vs second half
Derry City stepped it up after the break, with 15 shots in the second half compared to 8 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–4 15–0
Shots On Goal 2–3 5–0
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 4–0 5–0
Attacks 59–40 80–19
Match statistics
9 Corners 0
1 Substitution 5
139 Attacks 59
85 Dangerous Attacks 17
7 On Target 3
15 Off Target 1
23 Shots Total 4
7 Shots On Goal 3
8 Shots Off Goal 1
8 Shots Blocked 0
12 Shots Inside Box 2
11 Shots Outside Box 2
5 Fouls 6
9 Corners 0
1 Offsides 2
67% Ball Possession 33%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 6
548 Passes Total 273
443 Passes Accurate 156
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Derry City · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Maher
25 A. Bannon 3 P. McClean 6 R. Slevin 19 B. Fleming
20 C. Winchester 16 J. McClean
10 D. Markey 15 J. Clarke 7 M. Duffy
17 J. Thomas
Sligo Rovers · 4-2-3-1
29 S. Sargeant
33 J. Esua 15 O. Denham 52 G. McElroy 7 W. Fitzgerald
4 S. Quirk 71 D. Patton
19 A. Nolan 8 J. Hakiki 28 R. O'Kane
11 C. Kavanagh
Derry City
Coach
Tiernan Lynch
Substitutes
  • 8 Adam O'Reilly
  • 26 Shea Callister
  • 14 Ben Doherty
  • 4 Jamie Stott
  • 21 Kévin Santos
  • 22 Conor Barr
  • 28 James Olayinka
  • 11 Gavin Whyte
  • 24 Henry Rylah
Sligo Rovers
Coach
John Russell
Substitutes
  • 10 Archie Meekison
  • 3 Sean Stewart
  • 6 Ciaron Harkin
  • 23 Kyle McDonagh
  • 60 Richard Brush
  • 5 Shane Blaney
  • 38 David Jonathan
  • 16 Carl McHugh
  • 63 Guilherme Rego Priosti
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ A. O'Reilly ↓ D. Markey Derry City
  • 60' ↑ A. Meekison ↓ C. Kavanagh Sligo Rovers
  • 66' ↑ S. Stewart ↓ R. O'Kane Sligo Rovers
  • 80' ↑ C. Harkin ↓ D. Patton Sligo Rovers
  • 80' ↑ K. McDonagh ↓ J. Hakiki Sligo Rovers
Cards
  • 72' P. McClean Derry City
  • 75' S. Sargeant Sligo Rovers
  • 90+2' J. Thomas 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 2-1 against Sligo Rovers on 6 February 2026.
Who won Derry City vs Sligo Rovers?
Derry City won the match 2-1.
Where was Derry City vs Sligo Rovers played?
The match was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.