Derry City 1-0 Sligo Rovers — LOI Premier Division, 5 Oct 2025
Derry City beat Sligo Rovers 1-0 in the LOI Premier Division on 5 October 2025 at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry. Michael Duffy scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Derry City have won 2 and Sligo Rovers 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium · Derry·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 28'
- 33'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 57'
- 64'Foul
- 65'
- 65'
- 75'Foul
- 79'
- 87'out: C. Reynolds
- 88'
- 1-090'assist: R. Benson
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Derry City
- 8.7Michael DuffyF
- 7.7Ronan BoyceD
- 7.5Robbie BensonM
- 7.5Mark ConnollyD
- 7.3Brandon FlemingM
- 7.3Jamie StottD
- 7.3Brian MaherG
- 7.2Adam O'ReillyF
- 6.9Carl WinchesterM
- 6.6Gavin WhyteM
- 6.6Sadou DialloM
- 6.6Hayden CannD
- 6.3Cameron DummiganD
- 6.3Daniel MullenF
Sligo Rovers
- 7.7Sam SargeantG
- 7.5Patrick McCleanD
- 7.2Sean StewartD
- 7.2Jad HakikiM
- 6.9Gareth McElroyD
- 6.9Owen EldingM
- 6.9Sebastian QuirkM
- 6.7Matthew WolfeM
- 6.7Edwin AgbajeD
- 6.7Oliver DenhamD
- 6.6William FitzgeraldD
- 6.5Ciaron HarkinM
- 6.5James McManusM
- 6.5Ryan O'KaneM
- 6.5Conor ReynoldsM
- 6.3Cian KavanaghF
Line-ups
Sligo Rovers4-2-3-1
Derry City4-3-3
Substitutes
Derry CityTiernan Lynch
Substitutes
- 3S. FergusonM
- 11Gavin Whyte57'M6.6
- 23Cameron Dummigan79'D6.3
- 13R. Benson28'M7.5
- 24Sam Todd
- 26A. DohertyG
- 41C. DowneyM
- 33R. LongM
- –C. Mullan
Sligo RoversJohn Russell
Substitutes
- 10C. Harkin65'M6.5
- 21John MahonD
- 9W. WaweruF
- 12R. ManningM
- 6Matthew Wolfe88'M6.7
- 15Oliver Denham65'D6.7
- 3S. Stewart46'D7.2
- 31Conor WalshG
- 46C. Reynolds87'
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
20Total shots6
7Shots on target2
7Shots off target2
6Blocked shots2
5Corners4
1Offsides1
5Fouls6
1Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves5
543Total passes418
433Accurate passes305
80%Pass accuracy73%
Derry City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Duffy | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 8.7 |
| Ronan Boyce | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 7.7 |
| Robbie Benson | 62 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Mark Connolly | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Brandon Fleming | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jamie Stott | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Brian Maher | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Adam O'Reilly | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Carl Winchester | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Gavin Whyte | 33 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Sadou Diallo | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Hayden Cann | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Cameron Dummigan | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Mullen | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Sligo Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Sargeant | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Patrick McClean | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Sean Stewart | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jad Hakiki | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Gareth McElroy | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Owen Elding | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Sebastian Quirk | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Matthew Wolfe | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Edwin Agbaje | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Oliver Denham | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| William Fitzgerald | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ciaron Harkin | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| James McManus | 65 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ryan O'Kane | 88 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Conor Reynolds | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Cian Kavanagh | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Derry CityDDWDW
- D26 Sept 25ADrogheda United1-1
- D19 Sept 25HShelbourne1-1
- W12 Sept 25ABohemians4-3
- D29 Aug 25HSt Patrick's Athl.2-2
- W22 Aug 25AGalway United2-1
Sligo RoversWWDDW
- W27 Sept 25HSt Patrick's Athl.1-0
- W22 Sept 25AGalway United1-0
- D19 Sept 25HDrogheda United1-1
- D30 Aug 25HBohemians0-0
- W22 Aug 25AWaterford2-1
Head-to-head
- 12 Jul 25Sligo Rovers2-0Derry City
- 22 Apr 25Derry City3-0Sligo Rovers
- 15 Mar 25Sligo Rovers0-1Derry City
- 14 Oct 24Derry City1-1Sligo Rovers
- 04 Jul 24Sligo Rovers2-1Derry City
- 24 May 24Derry City2-2Sligo Rovers
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