Premier Division · Regular Season - 1
Saturday, 7 February 2026 · 04:00 · The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry · Referee: N. Doyle
Derry City2 : 1
Full-time
Sligo RoversHalf-time: 0-1
Match Events
- 30'J. Hakiki (assist: J. Esua)Normal Goal
- 60'D. Markey (assist: A. O'Reilly)Substitution 1
- 60'C. Kavanagh (assist: A. Meekison)Substitution 1
- 66'R. O'Kane (assist: S. Stewart)Substitution 2
- 72'Patrick McCleanYellow Card
- 75'Sam SargeantYellow Card
- 80'D. Patton (assist: C. Harkin)Substitution 3
- 80'J. Hakiki (assist: K. McDonagh)Substitution 4
- 82'A. BannonNormal Goal
- 90'J. ThomasNormal Goal
- 90+2'Josh ThomasYellow Card
Statistics
8Shots on Goal3
7Shots off Goal1
23Total Shots4
8Blocked Shots0
12Shots insidebox2
11Shots outsidebox2
5Fouls6
9Corner Kicks0
1Offsides2
67%Ball Possession33%
2Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves6
547Total passes276
441Passes accurate159
81%Passes %58%
2.20expected_goals0.53
-goals_prevented-
Derry City4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1B. Maher(G)
- 25A. Bannon(D)
- 3P. McClean(D)
- 6R. Slevin(D)
- 19B. Fleming(D)
- 20C. Winchester(M)
- 16J. McClean(M)
- 10D. Markey(M)
- 15J. Clarke(M)
- 7M. Duffy(M)
- 17J. Thomas(F)
Substitutes
- 26S. Callister(G)
- 4J. Stott(D)
- 8A. O'Reilly(M)
- 11G. Whyte(M)
- 14B. Doherty(D)
- 21K. Santos(M)
- 22C. Barr(D)
- 24H. Rylah(M)
- 28J. Olayinka(M)
Sligo Rovers4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 29S. Sargeant(G)
- 33J. Esua(D)
- 15O. Denham(D)
- 52G. McElroy(D)
- 7W. Fitzgerald(D)
- 4S. Quirk(M)
- 71D. Patton(M)
- 19A. Nolan(M)
- 8J. Hakiki(M)
- 28R. O'Kane(M)
- 11C. Kavanagh(F)
Substitutes
- 60R. Brush(G)
- 3S. Stewart(D)
- 5S. Blaney(D)
- 6C. Harkin(M)
- 10A. Meekison(F)
- 16C. McHugh(M)
- 23K. McDonagh(M)
- 38D. Jonathan
- 63G. Priosti(M)
Head-to-Head
- Derry City 2 - 0 Sligo RoversSaturday, 8 August 2026
- Sligo Rovers 0 - 0 Derry CityTuesday, 7 April 2026
- Derry City 2 - 1 Sligo RoversSaturday, 7 February 2026
- Sligo Rovers 1 - 0 Derry CityFriday, 9 January 2026
- Derry City 1 - 0 Sligo RoversSunday, 5 October 2025
Derry City — recent form
LDWWL
Sligo Rovers — recent form
DDLWD
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Derry City | 28 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Sligo Rovers | 28 | -22 | 23 |