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Drogheda United vs Derry City
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

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Oct 16, 2026
United Park (Drogheda)

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
90'+2Yellow Card
Drogheda United
87'Substitution
Keegan Ancelin
Keegan Ancelin· In
Drogheda United
Goal!
2-0
Mark Doyle
Mark Doyle
83'·Drogheda United
⚽
79'Yellow Card
Derry City
Drogheda United
Derry City
Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Derry City
Derry City
62'Yellow Card
Drogheda United
62'Yellow Card
Drogheda United
23'Yellow Card
Derry City
Goal!
1-0
Brandon Kavanagh
Brandon Kavanagh
7'·Drogheda United
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Drogheda United
Drogheda United
Derry City
Derry City
21%Ball Possession79%
4Shots Total30
2Shots On Target5
4Corners11
7Fouls7
3Yellow Cards2
0Offsides2
5Saves0
165Passes616
1Shots Off Target12
73Attacks132
31Dangerous Attacks78
1Shots Inside Box9
3Shots Outside Box21
2Goals0
7Free Kicks7
1Shots Blocked13
4Substitutions3
23Tackles12
76Accurate Passes514
10Total Crosses29
0Accurate Crosses6
12Interceptions8
50Duels Won58
1Big Chances Created0

Team Lineups

Substitutes

9
Keegan Ancelin
Keegan Ancelin
32
Daniel Mare
Daniel Mare
36
Theo Hennessy
Theo Hennessy
Manager: Mark Connolly

Substitutes

25
Christy Grogan
Christy Grogan
32
Terence Doherty
Terence Doherty
34
Jamie O’Donnell
Jamie O’Donnell

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.7
90'00-
19(53%)
1
6/10
7.3
90'00-
30(17%)
-
-
7.3
69'101/2
6(67%)
1
4/8
7.3
21'101/1
3(33%)
-
2/3
7.2
90'00-
14(46%)
2
4/4
7.0
77'00-
15(44%)
1
3/4
Leo Burney
Leo Burney
DF
6.8
90'00-
10(60%)
1
3/7
6.8
90'00-
6(60%)
4
4/6
6.8
87'00-
7(43%)
6
9/17
6.6
90'00-
20(45%)
4
7/21
6.6
90'00-
18(67%)
2
4/11
6.6
21'000/1
4(25%)
1
2/3
6.4
13'00-
3(33%)
-
1/3
6.3
69'00-
8(75%)
-
1/10
Keegan Ancelin
Keegan Ancelin
FW
-3'00-
2(100%)
-
0/1

Drogheda United vs Derry City H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Drogheda United15L101719/157-6
Derry City15W26015013/1510-4
Drogheda United — last 5 games
  1. W2-0 vs Sligo Rovers2026-09-11
  2. W2-1 @ Shelbourne2026-09-14
  3. L1-2 @ Bohemians2026-09-18
  4. W1-0 @ Trabzonspor2026-10-01
  5. L1-3 @ Shamrock Rovers2026-10-08
Derry City — last 5 games
  1. W4-2 vs Dundalk2026-09-06
  2. W1-0 @ Shelbourne2026-09-11
  3. D2-2 @ Waterford United2026-09-14
  4. W1-0 vs Galway United2026-09-18
  5. W2-0 @ Galway United2026-10-10
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Drogheda United152.680%60%27%47%40%27%
Derry City153.687%60%40%60%40%0%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Drogheda UnitedHome72149-9143%43%
Derry CityAway732213-121.5757%29%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Drogheda United1512-129-643%80%4-5-6
Derry City1514-817-1555%80%7-5-3
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
22
Period covered
2005-03-17 – 2026-06-26
Drogheda United wins
6
Draws
7
Derry City wins
9
Avg goals per meeting
2.64
Over 2.5 goals
41%
Both teams scored
55%
Home side won
41%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 3D 1L (Drogheda United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.2 vs 2.64
Most recent meetings (5 of 22)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-06-26Derry City2-0Drogheda United
2026-05-08Drogheda United1-0Derry City
2026-03-20Derry City2-2Drogheda United
2025-09-26Drogheda United1-1Derry City
2025-08-16Derry City1-1Drogheda United
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 162 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Drogheda United83334-15LWWLL6+2
Derry City632413LDWDW4+2
Table context
Points gap
7 ptsDrogheda United 34 · Derry City 41
Positions
#8 vs #6
Goals per game
1.18/1.64 vs 1.41/1.31scored/conceded per game · league average 1.4

How we calculate this

Premier Division Standings

Premier Division · 2026

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
136+2168
236+1965
336+2460
436+249
536+348
636-445
736-743
836-742
936-1340
1036-3825

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Premier Division
Drogheda United
36 matches
Derry City
36 matches
#9Position#5
40Points48
10Wins11
10Draws15
16Losses10
44Goals50
1.22Goals per game1.39
57Goals conceded47
1.58Goals per game conceded1.31

Drogheda United vs Derry City — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (36 vs 36 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityDrogheda United 35% · X · Draw 26% · Derry City 39%
1 · Home Win
35%
X · Draw
26%
2 · Away Win
39%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.32 vs 1.40
Projected Total: 2.72
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
55%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
25% / 27%
Drogheda United / Derry City
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(12.2%)0 - 1(9.2%)1 - 0(8.7%)
Last Matches

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Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Drogheda United vs Derry City — Head to Head

Match summary

Drogheda United beat Derry City 2-0 in the Premier Division, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Drogheda United sat 8th on 34 points, while Derry City were 6th on 41 points. Across 22 previous meetings on record, Drogheda United won 6 and Derry City won 9, with 7 draws (2.64 goals per game).

Drogheda United won with 21% of the possession. Brandon Kavanagh (7') and Mark Doyle (83') scored the goals for Drogheda United.