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Predictions and Tips
Derry City come up against visiting opponents Shamrock Rovers at Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium in this Premier Division match on Friday.
All Derry City v Shamrock Rovers match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide

Derry City
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Derry City head into this game following a 1-1 Premier Division drawn match versus Drogheda United.
In that match, Derry City had 66% possession and 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Derry City was Dom Thomas (90'). For their opponents, Drogheda United had 7 shots on goal with 2 on target. Elicha Ahui (41') was the scorer for Drogheda United.
Derry City haven’t had any problems with scoring, netting in each and every one of their last 6 games.
They have hit an aggregate of 10 during that period while also conceding a total of 4. That kind of pattern might not be sustained here, however.
Taking a look at their past results, Derry City:
- have not lost a league tie with Shamrock Rovers in their previous 2 matches.
- have left without a victory over Shamrock Rovers in their previous 8 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their previous 3 home league matches.
Shamrock Rovers
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Shamrock Rovers go into this clash after a 4-0 Premier Division win against St. Patrick's Athletic in their last game.
In that match, Shamrock Rovers had 58% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 10 on target. For Shamrock Rovers, goals were scored by Michael Noonan (22'), Graham Burke (36', 50') and Aaron Greene (69'). St. Patrick's Athletic got 19 shots at goal with 7 on target.
A series of accomplished showings by the Shamrock Rovers defensive players has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their past 6 fixtures in total. In that period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 15.
Their prior results show that Shamrock Rovers:
- have not lost to Derry City when having played them away from home in the previous 5 league games. Away fans have certainly had plenty to cheer about.
- are unbeaten in their last 5 away league matches.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking over their prior head to head clashes going back to 15/09/2023 tells us that Derry City have won 0 of these & Shamrock Rovers 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 4.
A total of 13 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them for The Candystripes and 8 netted by The Hoops. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.17.
The last league contest between these sides was Premier Division match day 7 on 28/03/2025 which ended up with the score at Shamrock Rovers 0-0 Derry City.
That day, Shamrock Rovers managed 67% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
At the other end, Derry City got 8 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.
The referee was Paul McLaughlin.
📋 Team News: Derry City
Sadou Diallo (Broken arm) and Cameron Dummigan (Hamstring injury) are unavailable for Derry City gaffer Tiernan Lynch.
We think that The Candystripes should use a 5-3-2 system, beginning the first half with Brian Maher, Hayden Cann, Mark Connolly, Kevin Holt, Shane Ferguson, Sam Todd, Adam O'Reilly, Carl Winchester, Michael Duffy, Gavin Whyte and Liam Boyce.
🗞️ Team News: Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley has some current player fitness concerns. Daniel Mandroiu (Hamstring injury) and Aaron McEneff (unknown injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
We are inclined to think that The Hoops appear most likely to begin the game with a 5-3-2 lineup using Edward McGinty, Jack Byrne, Roberto Lopes, Cory O'Sullivan, Adam Matthews, Daniel Cleary, Graham Burke, Matthew Healy, Darragh Nugent, Aaron Greene and Daniel Grant.
⚡ Prediction
In our opinion, Shamrock Rovers and Derry City may well both score, with little between these two teams.
Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. That is why we are leaning toward a 1-1 score at the end of the 90 minutes.
Victor Martins, 18:02 23/05/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Derry City
Formed: 1928
Stadium: Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium (3,700)
Captain: Mark Connolly
Chairman: Philip O’Doherty
Manager: Tiernan Lynch
Competitions: Premier Division position 2
⭐ Key Man: Michael Duffy
Mostly taking to the field in the Left Wing position, Michael Duffy was born in Derry, N. Ireland. After having made a senior debut playing for Derry City in the 2012 season, the talented Forward has struck 6 league goals in the Premier Division 2025 campaign to date from a total of 16 appearances.
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17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 32 | DWWWW |
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16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 27 | LWWWD |
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16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 27 | WLWWW |
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17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | DWLDD |
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17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | WLLWL |
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17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | LLWLD |
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16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | -10 | 21 | WWWWL |
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16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 20 | WLLLL |
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16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 12 | DDLLL |
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16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 12 | DDLLW |
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Drogheda United |
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Cork City |
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St. Patrick's Athletic |
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Shelbourne |
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Galway United |
Derry City |
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St. Patrick's Athletic |
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Drogheda United |
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Sligo Rovers |
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St. Patrick's Athletic |
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Shelbourne |
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Drogheda United |
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Cork City |
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Galway United |
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Drogheda United |
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Goals scored | 1.5 |
Goals conceded | 0.9 |
Time first goal scored | 41 |
Time first goal conceded | 33 |
Yellow cards | 2.9 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 36 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 2.4 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.1 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
Michael Duffy | 6 |
Danny Mullen | 5 |
Liam Boyce | 4 |
Patrick Hoban | 2 |
Gavin Whyte | 2 |
Graham Burke | 8 |
Aaron Greene | 7 |
Johnny Kenny | 7 |
Michael Noonan | 5 |
Rory Gaffney | 4 |
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Galway United |
Shelbourne |
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St. Patrick's Athletic |
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Drogheda United |
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Waterford |
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Bohemian FC |
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Cork City |
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Galway United |
Shelbourne |
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Drogheda United |
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Cork City |
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Waterford |
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Galway United |
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