Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City

Premier Division 6 Mar 2026, 20:00
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Derry City
Derry City
🏟 Tallaght Stadium Round 5

Match report

Shamrock Rovers edged past Derry City 1-0 in the Premier Division on 6 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Derry City failed to register a single shot on target, while Shamrock Rovers dominated possession with 93% of the ball.

Shamrock Rovers had 15 shots to Derry City's 7.

The match was played at Tallaght Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 93% - 7% Shots 15 - 7 On target 8 - 0 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 13 - 20 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Roberto Lopes
Shamrock Rovers · 90 passes (97% accurate)
8 Graham Burke captained the side
8 Eddie Beach 7 saves
7 Dylan Watts 1 goal
7 Edward McGinty captained the side
First half vs second half
Shamrock Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 9–4
Shots On Goal 4–0 4–0
Ball Possession 74–26 —
Corners 2–2 4–5
Attacks 60–36 43–30
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 4
103 Attacks 66
68 Dangerous Attacks 44
7 On Target 0
9 Off Target 8
93% Ball Possession 7%
15 Shots Total 7
8 Shots On Goal 0
4 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 3
11 Shots Inside Box 3
4 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 20
6 Corners 7
1 Offsides 0
70% Ball Possession 30%
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Saves 7
553 Passes Total 228
491 Passes Accurate 161
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Shamrock Rovers · 3-1-4-2
1 E. McGinty
6 D. Cleary 4 R. Lopes 27 C. O'Sullivan
8 M. Healy
22 T. Sobowale 29 J. Byrne 36 V. Ozhianvuna 19 A. Brennan
31 M. Noonan 10 G. Burke
Derry City · 4-2-3-1
13 E. Beach
2 B. Cotter 3 P. McClean 4 J. Stott 14 B. Doherty
16 J. McClean 8 A. O'Reilly
11 G. Whyte 15 J. Clarke 7 M. Duffy
17 J. Thomas
Shamrock Rovers
Coach
Stephen Bradley
Substitutes
  • 5 Lee Grace
  • 7 Dylan Watts
  • 11 Jake Mulraney
  • 88 John McGovern
  • 9 Aaron Greene
  • 41 Alex Noonan
  • 21 Daniel Grant
  • 3 Enda Stevens
  • 23 Connor Malley
Derry City
Coach
Tiernan Lynch
Substitutes
  • 28 James Olayinka
  • 9 Afolabi Akinyemi
  • 22 Conor Barr
  • 24 Henry Rylah
  • 26 Shea Callister
  • 25 Alex Bannon
  • 21 Kévin Santos
  • 31 Callum Downey
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Olayinka ↓ J. Thomas Derry City
  • 46' ↑ D. Akinyemi ↓ G. Whyte Derry City
  • 59' ↑ L. Grace ↓ D. Cleary Shamrock Rovers
  • 68' ↑ C. Barr ↓ B. Cotter Derry City
  • 68' ↑ H. Rylah ↓ J. Clarke Derry City
  • 71' ↑ J. Mulraney ↓ T. Sobowale Shamrock Rovers
  • 71' ↑ D. Watts ↓ V. Ozhianvuna Shamrock Rovers
  • 71' ↑ J. McGovern ↓ M. Noonan Shamrock Rovers
  • 78' ↑ A. Greene ↓ G. Burke Shamrock Rovers
Cards
  • 45' G. Whyte Derry City
  • 69' P. McClean Derry City
  • 74' B. Doherty Derry City
  • 83' J. McClean Derry City
Head-to-head
Shamrock Rovers 13 8 draws 4 Derry City
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2026-04-24 Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0
2026-03-06 Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City 1 - 0
2026-01-31 Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City 0 - 1
2025-10-26 Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers 2 - 1
2025-08-03 Shamrock vs Derry 2 - 0
Recent form
Shamrock Rovers D D D D D
Derry City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City?
Shamrock Rovers won 1-0 against Derry City on 6 March 2026.
Who won Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City?
Shamrock Rovers won the match 1-0.
Where was Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City played?
The match was played at Tallaght Stadium.
Who had more possession in Shamrock Rovers vs Derry City?
Shamrock Rovers had 93% of possession, compared to 7% for the other side.