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Derry City v Sligo Rovers : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 7th Aug, 19:45 BST, Brandywell Stadium, Derry

the Brandywell Stadium faithful welcome Sligo Rovers's fans on Friday evening, as Tiernan Lynch's Derry City take on John Russell's team in the Premier Division. All statistics, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head records, will update as you browse each of the seventeen betting markets using the tabs below. Odds from leading bookmakers and, of course, our algorithmic predictions will too.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derry
55%
--
Draw
24%
--
Sligo
21%
--
Derry 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Derry 2-0
10%
--
Derry 2-1
10%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Sligo 1-0
7%
--
Derry 3-0
6%
--
Derry 3-1
6%
--
Sligo 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Sligo 2-0
3%
--
Derry 3-2
3%
--
Derry 4-0
2%
--
Derry 4-1
2%
--
Sligo 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
24%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
79%
--
Away/draw
45%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
72%
--
Away DNB
38%
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Derry win to nil
31%
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Sligo win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Derry have played 25 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Derry have outscored their opponents by 32 goals to 20 goals.

Home League Performance

Derry have played 13 games at home winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 21 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 16 goals at home.

Sligo are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 20 points having played 24 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 20 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 5 and won 5. Sligo have conceded 40 goals, scored 20, failed to score in 11 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Derry
Sligo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock251850 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Aug 28
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2F
Oct 23
2
St Patrick's251943 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 9
Aug 2
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1F
Sep 19
l
 
2-0A
3
Bohemians251343 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-1A
Aug 21
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-3A
Aug 28
4
Dundalk25236 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2F
Oct 23
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
Jul 31
5
Shelbourne24034 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 11
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
Oct 9
6
Derry25129 
-
-
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
7
Galway23-727 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
Sep 18
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
Sep 5
l
 
3-2A
8
Drogheda24-1225 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Oct 16
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jul 25
Sep 11
9
Waterford24-1421 
w
 
4-2A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-4A
Sep 4
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
l
 
4-0A
10
Sligo24-2020 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 7
Oct 30
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-
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Win / draw / win form
Derry 6TH
league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo 10TH
league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Derry have beaten Sligo in 3 consecutive home league meetings
11
Derry have not lost to Sligo in 11 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Derry since 2019
Derry
Sligo
Goals: Scored
21
9
Games: Scored
12 / 14
7 / 14
Clean sheets
7 / 14
2 / 14
DER
8
D
5
SLR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
Derry2 - 1
Derry1 - 0
Derry3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Derry2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derry1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Derry2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Sligo
Derry3 - 0
Derry2 - 0
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Derry
Goals: Scored
11
8
Games: Scored
8 / 14
6 / 14
Clean sheets
8 / 14
6 / 14
DER
4
D
4
SLR
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sligo2 - 0
0 - 1Derry
Sligo2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sligo1 - 0
Sligo1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sligo2 - 1
1 - 2Derry
0 - 1Derry
Sligo1 - 0
1 - 2Derry
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Derry City have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Premier Division outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Sligo Rovers on Friday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Derry 6th Sligo 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
27%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Derry will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Sligo scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Derry
PG (predicted goals)
Sligo
1.7
1
Attack rating
24%
better
DER
SLR
view stats
Games scored18
13
Failed to score7
11
Scored first8
7
Goals scored32
20
Avg. goals scored1.3
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for14
11
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
6%
better
DER
SLR
view stats
Games conceded19
19
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first13
14
Goals conceded31
40
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded8
14
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+6%

Derry v Sligo Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23647
B FlemingM DuffyM DuffyA O'Reilly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Fleming DEF232
6
-
A O'Reilly MID2321
6
1
B Cotter DEF211
5
-
J Olayinka MID2111
1
-
J Clarke MID2151
3
-
P McClean DEF1911
7
-
M Duffy FWD1864
1
-
J Stott DEF171
5
-
C Barr DEF171
1
-
J McClean MID174
4
1
C Dummigan  DEF1622
6
-
C Winchester MID13
3
-
K. Carvalho Santos FWD1131
1
-
R Slevin DEF71
1
-
L Boyce  FWD61
1
-
B Maher GLK2
-
L. Kelly MID1
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Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24434
S SargeantW FitzgeraldW FitzgeraldG McElroy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Sargeant GLK24
2
-
G McElroy DEF24
4
-
W Fitzgerald FWD2443
3
-
J. Esua DEF2111
3
-
D. Patton MID211
1
1
C Kavanagh FWD2132
2
-
O Denham DEF20
2
1
C McHugh MID1911
3
1
A I FWD1921
2
-
A Meekison MID1822
1
-
J McManus MID17
3
-
S McHale DEF161
1
-
R O'Kane FWD1511
1
-
S Quirk DEF12
3
1
S. Stewart DEF121
2
-
C Harkin MID9
4
-
K. McDonagh MID9
-
J Hakiki MID61
-
G. Rego Priosti MID3
-
K Zefi FWD3
-
C. Cannon MID1
1
-
L Pearce FWD1
-
J McGonigle FWD12
-