We have to say that both squads are in pretty good shape, Sligo Rovers holding a 8 point edge on Derry City in the league table. Game on!
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Premier Division
Both squads have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's hope for an energetic match!
It should be mentioned that Sligo Rovers play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Sligo Rovers on artifical turf are 3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats from eight games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 7-14. You can compare this with overall results below.
Derry can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier Division. Sligo Rovers are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Derry City form and stats
Derry City have collected 23 points from their Premier Division home games so far after 5-8-4. The last three games played by Derry, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
An away draw last time out for Derry City, facing Finn Harps in a game that ended 1-1.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Waterford United the opponent.The Derry fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 17 matches. Derry's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
Playing away, Sligo Rovers have won 8 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier Division this season.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sligo Rovers goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 270 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Rovers, whose manager L. Buckley could celebrate last time after the Premier Division win against St Patrick's.
Before that, Rovers secured a home win against Longford Town with the score 1-0.Rovers find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. Sligo Rovers have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these parties face each other this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Sligo Rovers - Derry City 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Derry victories, three draws and two Sligo Rovers wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Kenny 11 goals |  R. Boyce 7 goals | J. Ogedi-Uzokwe 6 goals |
Derry City missing players
Sligo Rovers missing players
| Derry City | Sligo Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 45 | 24 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 42 |
| 41 | 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 97% |
| 82% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 59% | 65% |
| 44% | 41% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 35% | 32% |
| 15% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 18% | 12% |
| 6% | 6% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 6% | 3% |
| 62% | 65% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 41% | 41% |
| 24% | 29% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 35% | 38% |
| 15% | 6% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 24% |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.1 | 8.4 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.4 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 36% | 34% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 30% |
| 8.8 | 7.1 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 9 | 8.6 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sligo Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Premier Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 32 | 75 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 60 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 56 |
| 4 | Derry City | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 48 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | -3 | 45 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 44 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -13 | 40 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -20 | 40 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 33 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 32 | -42 | 14 |