Derry City vs Waterford

Premier Division 27 Feb 2026, 19:45
Derry City
Derry City
4–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Waterford
Waterford
🏟 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium 👤 P. Norton Round 4

Match report

Derry City beat Waterford 4-2 in the Premier Division on 27 February 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Derry City had 21 shots to Waterford's 8.

The match was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, with P. Norton in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 21 - 8 On target 13 - 5 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 3
10
Player of the match
Michael Duffy
Derry City · 3 goals, 1 assist
10 Stephen McMullan 9 saves
8 Jørgen Voilås 1 goal
8 Tom Lonergan 1 goal
8 Barry Cotter captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–5 11–3
Shots On Goal 5–4 8–1
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 4–0 3–2
Attacks 56–40 50–41
Match statistics
7 Corners 2
1 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 3
106 Attacks 81
79 Dangerous Attacks 29
12 On Target 6
10 Off Target 3
21 Shots Total 8
13 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 1
4 Shots Blocked 2
17 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 9
7 Corners 2
0 Offsides 2
66% Ball Possession 34%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 9
411 Passes Total 219
303 Passes Accurate 109
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Derry City · 4-2-3-1
13 E. Beach
2 B. Cotter 4 J. Stott 3 P. McClean 19 B. Fleming
20 C. Winchester 16 J. McClean
15 J. Clarke 11 G. Whyte 7 M. Duffy
17 J. Thomas
Waterford · 4-4-2
1 S. McMullan
15 L. Heeney 5 J. Mahon 16 H. Cann 3 B. Couto
20 J. Voilås 6 C. Barrett 10 C. Noonan 11 T. Coyle
9 P. Amond 18 T. Lonergan
Derry City
Coach
Tiernan Lynch
Substitutes
  • 8 Adam O'Reilly
  • 9 Afolabi Akinyemi
  • 25 Alex Bannon
  • 28 James Olayinka
  • 24 Henry Rylah
  • 26 Shea Callister
  • 14 Ben Doherty
  • 6 Robert Slevin
  • 21 Kévin Santos
Waterford
Coach
Jonathan Daly
Substitutes
  • 27 Dean McMenamy
  • 7 Conor Carty
  • 17 Jordan Faria
  • 25 Jason Healy
  • 28 Sean Keane
  • 22 Ronan Mansfield
  • 43 Alan Zborowski
  • 14 Jesse Dempsey
  • 8 Evan McLaughlin
Substitutions
  • 40' ↑ A. O'Reilly ↓ C. Winchester Derry City
  • 54' ↑ D. Akinyemi ↓ J. Clarke Derry City
  • 66' ↑ D. McMenamy ↓ J. Voilas Waterford
  • 72' ↑ J. Olayinka ↓ B. Cotter Derry City
  • 72' ↑ A. Bannon ↓ J. McClean Derry City
  • 72' ↑ H. Rylah ↓ G. Whyte Derry City
  • 75' ↑ C. Carty ↓ T. Coyle Waterford
  • 79' ↑ J. Faria ↓ T. Lonergan Waterford
Cards
  • 36' J. Voilas Waterford
  • 43' B. Fleming Derry City
  • 45+1' C. Noonan Waterford
Head-to-head
Derry City 10 2 draws 4 Waterford
2026-05-15 Waterford vs Derry City 0 - 0
2026-02-27 Derry City vs Waterford 4 - 2
2025-10-17 Waterford vs Derry City 1 - 2
2025-07-04 Derry vs Waterford 7 - 2
2025-04-25 Waterford vs Derry City 2 - 1
2025-02-28 Derry City vs Waterford 1 - 2
Recent form
Derry City D D D D D
Waterford D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Derry City vs Waterford?
Derry City won 4-2 against Waterford on 27 February 2026.
Who won Derry City vs Waterford?
Derry City won the match 4-2.
Where was Derry City vs Waterford played?
The match was played at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium.