📏 Form Guide

Derry City

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Derry City will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 2-3 Premier Division success versus Galway United.

In that game, Derry City managed 57% possession and 15 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. For Derry City, the goalscorers were Danny Mullen (16'), Robbie Benson (47') and Gavin Whyte (94'). Galway United got 16 shots on goal with 5 on target. Patrick Hickey (43') and Vincent Borden (97') scored for Galway United.

Tiernan Lynch's Derry City have netted a sum total of 5 times in their preceding half-dozen outings. The comparative tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games amounts to 7.

Going into this one, Derry City are unbeaten in the league by Sligo Rovers in their previous 2 matches.

Sligo Rovers

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Sligo Rovers head into the match following on from a 0-4 Premier Division win with the defeat of Waterford in their previous outing.

In that match, Sligo Rovers had 37% possession and 13 shots on goal with 11 on target. For Sligo Rovers, the goals were scored by Gareth McElroy (8'), Owen Elding (10'), Cian Kavanagh (62') and Francely Lomboto (88'). Waterford got 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

Sligo Rovers have had no problems opening up opposition defences in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 7 goals in their previous 6 matches. Having said that, Sligo Rovers have had their own issues at the back, also conceding in 6 of those same clashes. With no two games being the same, we must now wait to see if the trend will be replicated here in this game.

A look at their previous results shows us that Sligo Rovers:

• have not beaten Derry City in games played away from home for the previous 8 league matches. Not an away record to be proud of.
• have not been beaten by Derry City in games played away from home for the previous 2 league matches.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 22/09/2023 shows us that Derry City have won 1 of these games & Sligo Rovers 2, with the number of drawn results being 3.

A combined total of 11 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 5 of them for The Candystripes and 6 being from The Bit o' Red. The average goals per game has been 1.83.

The last league encounter between these sides was Premier Division match day 6 on 15/03/2025 when the final score was Sligo Rovers 0-1 Derry City.

On that occasion, Sligo Rovers managed 61% possession and 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.

At the other end, Derry City had 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Michael Duffy (20') scored.

The match was refereed by Robert Hennessy.

📋 Team News: Derry City

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the sole fitness concern for the Derry City gaffer Tiernan Lynch to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group of players. Sadou Diallo (Broken arm) is out of contention.

📰 Team News: Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers boss John Russell has not got a full squad to pick from. Ollie Denham (unknown injury) and Wilson Waweru (Achilles heel problems) are those who can’t be considered.

🧠 Prediction

Our assessment is that Derry City will most probably dominate on the ball and be rewarded with decent chances.

However, Sligo Rovers won’t find it easy to score although we do see them getting the chances to score, too.

We’re therefore expecting to see a controlled 3-1 victory for Derry City at full-time.

Renata Leite, 18:08 22/04/2025