Derry City vs Sligo RoversLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Premier Division

2026

Derry City

Cotter54'

O'Reilly64'

-FT

Aug 07, 2026

Brandywell Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Michael Duffy

Derry City

8.2

83'Substitution

Ellis Chapman· In

Liam Boyce· Out

Derry City

82'Yellow Card

James Clarke

Derry City

75'Substitution

James Olayinka· In

Nick Twisk· Out

Derry City

75'Substitution

Tyler Smith· In

Barry Cotter· Out

Derry City

66'Substitution

Conor Barr· In

Darragh Burns· Out

Derry City

65'Substitution

Jamie McGonigle· In

Seb Quirk· Out

Sligo Rovers

65'Substitution

Sean Stewart· In

Kyle McDonagh· Out

Sligo Rovers

Goal!

2-0

Adam O'Reilly

64'·Derry City

⚽

58'Yellow Card

Brooklyn Lyons-Foster

Derry City

55'Substitution

James McManus· In

Trey George· Out

Sligo Rovers

55'Substitution

Alex Nolan· In

Ryan O'Kane· Out

Sligo Rovers

Goal!

1-0

Barry Cotter

54'·Derry City

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Derry City

Sligo Rovers

59%Ball Possession41%

24Shots Total4

6Shots On Target1

10Corners2

15Fouls8

2Yellow Cards0

0Offsides1

1Saves4

526Passes374

11Shots Off Target3

56Attacks23

22Dangerous Attacks9

15Shots Inside Box4

9Shots Outside Box0

2Goals0

8Free Kicks15

7Shots Blocked0

4Substitutions2

2Hit Woodwork0

15Tackles10

2Assists0

435Accurate Passes290

30Total Crosses10

9Accurate Crosses1

14Interceptions15

57Duels Won55

2Big Chances Created0

1Big Chances Missed0

Derry City

Manager: Tiernan Lynch

Starting XI

6.8

7.9

7.3

7.6

Brooklyn Lyons-Foster

6.8

8.2

7.1

7.5

7.1

7.5

8.2

Substitutes

6.8

6.7

6.5

6.5

Manager: Darren Purse

Starting XI

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

7.1

7.3

Substitutes

6.6

6.8

6.7

6.5

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Michael Duffy FW	8.2	90'	0	0	1/8	51(86%)	2	2/7
Darragh Burns MF	8.2	66'	0	1	1/2	40(73%)	2	11/14
Barry Cotter DF	7.9	75'	1	0	1/3	36(86%)	1	9/13
Patrick McClean DF	7.6	90'	0	0	0/2	81(84%)	1	5/10
Liam Boyce FW	7.5	83'	0	1	0/2	17(71%)	2	3/6
Adam O'Reilly MF	7.5	90'	1	0	1/1	53(81%)	4	7/17
Cameron Dummigan DF	7.3	90'	0	0	1/1	57(89%)	-	4/9
James Clarke FW	7.1	90'	0	0	0/3	36(74%)	-	6/12
Nick Twisk MF	7.1	75'	0	0	-	45(89%)	1	2/4
Brian Maher GK	6.8	90'	0	0	-	35(77%)	-	1/1
Brooklyn Lyons-Foster DF	6.8	90'	0	0	-	53(89%)	1	4/12
Ellis Chapman MF	6.8	7'	0	0	-	3(100%)	1	2/2
Conor Barr DF	6.7	24'	0	0	1/2	10(73%)	-	0/1
Tyler Smith FW	6.5	15'	0	0	-	-	-	1/2
James Olayinka MF	6.5	15'	0	0	-	9(78%)	-	1/2

Derry City vs Sligo Rovers — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Derry City	15	D1	2	1	10	1	4/15	9-10
Sligo Rovers	15	D2	3	2	7	2	5/15	10-8

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Derry City — last 5 games

L2-4 vs Waterford United2026-07-03
L2-3 @ CSKA Sofia2026-07-09
L1-2 vs CSKA Sofia2026-07-16
W3-0 vs Tolka Rovers2026-07-19
D1-1 @ St Patrick's2026-08-02

Sligo Rovers — last 5 games

L2-3 @ Galway United2026-07-11
L1-2 vs Coleraine2026-07-14
W4-0 @ Janesboro2026-07-18
D2-2 vs Drogheda United2026-07-25
D1-1 @ Dundalk2026-07-31

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 16
Period covered: 2006-06-25 – 2026-04-06
Derry City wins: 6
Draws: 5
Sligo Rovers wins: 5
Avg goals per meeting: 2.06
Over 2.5 goals: 44%
Both teams scored: 44%
Home side won: 44%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 1D 2L (Derry City view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.4 vs 2.06

Aggregated from 16 finished meetings (2006-06-25 – 2026-04-06) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 16)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-04-06	Sligo Rovers	0-0	Derry City
2026-02-06	Derry City	2-1	Sligo Rovers
2026-01-09	Sligo Rovers	1-0	Derry City
2025-10-05	Derry City	1-0	Sligo Rovers
2025-07-12	Sligo Rovers	2-0	Derry City

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Derry City	5	31	38	2	WLDWD	4	+1
Sligo Rovers	10	31	23	-29	LDLLL	10	0

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 15 ptsDerry City 38 · Sligo Rovers 23
Positions: #5 vs #10
Goals per game: 1.42/1.35 vs 0.77/1.71scored/conceded per game · league average 1.38

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-08-07

Previous Meetings

Last 16 matches

Won 38%

(6/16)

Draw 31%

(5/16)

Won 31%

(5/16)

Goals

17-16

Total matches

Recent matches (5/16)

Premier Division•Apr 6, 2026

Sligo Rovers

0-0

Derry City

Premier Division•Feb 6, 2026

Derry City

2-1

Sligo Rovers

Club Friendlies 3•Jan 9, 2026

Sligo Rovers

1-0

Derry City

Premier Division•Oct 5, 2025

Derry City

1-0

Sligo Rovers

Premier Division•Jul 12, 2025

Sligo Rovers

2-0

Derry City

Head to Head

Last 16 matches

Derry City wins

Draws

Sligo Rovers wins

Goals Scored

17 - 16

Apr 6, 2026 • Premier Division

Sligo Rovers

0-0

Derry City

Feb 6, 2026 • Premier Division

Derry City

2-1

Sligo Rovers

Jan 9, 2026 • Club Friendlies 3

Sligo Rovers

1-0

Derry City

Matchday 27 — Premier Division

Match Report

On the table this was a mismatch: Derry City (5th, 38 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Sligo Rovers (10th, 23 pts). Per game in the league, Derry City were scoring 1.42 and conceding 1.35, Sligo Rovers 0.77 and 1.71, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.

GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 6 for Derry City, 5 for Sligo Rovers and 5 drawn, at 2.06 goals per meeting.

Brandywell Stadium, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Derry City: Barry Cotter (54'), Adam O'Reilly (64')

Key stats

Possession: Derry City 59% · Sligo Rovers 41% · Total shots: 24-4 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 10-2

More details:

Derry City — live results and schedule Sligo Rovers — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Derry City vs Sligo Rovers?

Derry City 2-0 Sligo Rovers. Premier Division match played on 7 Aug 2026.

What league is Derry City vs Sligo Rovers in?

This match is part of the Premier Division. The match was played at Brandywell Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Derry City and Sligo Rovers?

In 16 meetings between 2006 and 2026: Derry City has 6 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses against Sligo Rovers.

Where was Derry City vs Sligo Rovers played?

The match was played at Brandywell Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Derry City vs Sligo Rovers — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/16)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 16 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 27 — Premier Division

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions