Premier Division
Derry City 2-0 Sligo Rovers
Derry City vs Sligo Rovers finished 2-0 in Premier Division. Key event: 54' Barry Cotter (assist Darragh Burns · Normal Goal). Head to head: H2H last 3 before 07 Aug 2026: 1 W / 1 D / 1 L for Derry City. Home form: D L L W L; Away form: D D W L L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match preview 2 facts
Form before this match (07 Aug 2026): up to 5 scored matches per team, latest first. W = win, D = draw, L = loss. Each row states its sample size.
Home form
D L L W L
Matches: 5 · 4 pts, goals 5-5, 1.00 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match
Away form
D D W L L
Matches: 5 · 5 pts, goals 10-8, 2.00 scored/match, 1.60 conceded/match
Timeline 13 events
54'
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Goal
Barry Cotter
1–0 Derry City assist Darragh Burns · Normal Goal
55'
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Sub
Ryan O'Kane
Sligo Rovers replaced by Alex Nolan
55'
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Sub
Trey George
Sligo Rovers replaced by James McManus
58'
Yellow
Brooklyn Lyons-Foster
Derry City Foul
64'
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Goal
Adam O'Reilly
2–0 Derry City assist Liam Boyce · Normal Goal
65'
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Sub
Seb Quirk
Sligo Rovers replaced by Jamie McGonigle
65'
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Sub
Kyle McDonagh
Sligo Rovers replaced by Sean Stewart
66'
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Sub
Darragh Burns
Derry City replaced by Conor Barr
66'
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Sub
K. McDonagh
Sligo Rovers replaced by S. Stewart
75'
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Sub
Nick Twisk
Derry City replaced by James Olayinka
75'
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Sub
Barry Cotter
Derry City replaced by Tyler Smith
82'
Yellow
James Clarke
Derry City Foul
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Head-to-head Meetings: 3
Head-to-head is level over the last 3 meetings: 1 win each and 1 draw. Latest meeting: 06 Apr 2026 · Sligo Rovers vs Derry City · 0 - 0.
Latest 3 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. These rows are separate from the pre-match sample.
Latest team results
Latest 12 recorded results shown; this match is excluded. Includes 12 after this match (07 Aug 2026). These rows are separate from the pre-match sample. Form badges refer to the period before each listed fixture.
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Team statistics 13 metrics
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Lineups & managers
Derry City
4-3-3 · 11 starters · Manager Tiernan Lynch
1
Brian Maher
GK
2
Barry Cotter
DEF
23
Cameron Dummigan
DEF
3
Patrick McClean
DEF
24
Brooklyn Lyons-Foster
DEF
12
Darragh Burns
MID
17
Nick Twisk
MID
8
Adam O'Reilly
MID
15
James Clarke
FWD
27
Liam Boyce
FWD
7
Michael Duffy
FWD
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Sligo Rovers
4-2-3-1 · 11 starters · Manager Darren Purse
29
Sam Sargeant
GK
33
Jeannot Esua
DEF
15
Oliver Denham
DEF
52
Gareth McElroy
DEF
23
Kyle McDonagh
DEF
16
Carl McHugh
MID
4
Seb Quirk
MID
28
Ryan O'Kane
MID
20
Trey George
MID
7
Jack Shorrock
MID
11
Cian Kavanagh
FWD