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Derry City
League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 23
Jul 7, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Brandywell Stadium
Sligo Rovers

Derry
2 - 1
Sligo

McGonigle (30'), Patching (90+5' pen.)
McJannett (5'), Diallo (45')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Lafferty (41')
Bolger (33'), Pijnaker (45+2'), Cawley (76'), Mahon (82')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League of Ireland Premier clash between Derry City and Sligo Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Shelbourne 1-1 Derry
Friday, June 30 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier
Last Game: Sligo 3-1 Bohemians
Friday, June 30 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

We said: Derry City 1-1 Sligo Rovers

Sligo will enter this match full of confidence following their win over Bohemians, but Derry are much better than they have shown of late, and we are therefore finding it difficult to back a home defeat here, ultimately settling on a low-scoring draw at the Brandywell Stadium. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Derry City win with a probability of 57.65%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 17.39%.

The most likely scoreline for a Derry City win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.22%) and 2-1 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.45%), while for a Sligo Rovers win it was 0-1 (7.18%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Derry City would win this match.

Result
Derry CityDrawSligo Rovers
57.65% (-0.017000000000003 -0.02) 24.96% (0.0079999999999991 0.01) 17.39% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 41.97% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.54% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)58.46% (0.014000000000003 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.95% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)79.05% (0.01100000000001 0.01)
Derry City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.73% (-0.012 -0.01)20.27% (0.009999999999998 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.38% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)52.63% (0.017000000000003 0.02)
Sligo Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
52.64% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)47.36% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.24% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)82.76%
Score Analysis
    Derry City 57.64%
    Sligo Rovers 17.39%
    Draw 24.96%
Derry CityDrawSligo Rovers
1-0 @ 15.32%
2-0 @ 12.22%
2-1 @ 9.14% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 6.5% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 4.86% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
4-0 @ 2.6% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
4-1 @ 1.94% (-0.002 -0)
3-2 @ 1.82% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 3.25%
Total : 57.64%
1-1 @ 11.45% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 9.6% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
2-2 @ 3.42%
Other @ 0.49%
Total : 24.96%
0-1 @ 7.18% (0.0040000000000004 0)
1-2 @ 4.28% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-2 @ 2.68% (0.00099999999999989 0)
1-3 @ 1.07%
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 17.39%

How you voted: Derry vs Sligo

Derry City
54.2%
Draw
29.2%
Sligo Rovers
16.7%
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Head to Head
May 27, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 17
Sligo
1-0
Derry
Fitzgerald (4')
Morahan (7'), Bolger (59'), Mahon (65')
Mahon (74')

O'Reilly (10'), McEneff (36'), Diallo (64')
Mar 17, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 6
Derry
1-1
Sligo
Coll (81')
Mata (25')
Oct 24, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 33
Sligo
0-0
Derry
Sep 13, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 25
Derry
1-0
Sligo
Patching (15')
May 23, 2022 7.45pm
Gameweek 17
Sligo
2-1
Derry
Buckley (20'), Keogh (90+4')
(79'), (87')
McGonigle (44')
(74')
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