Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers Prediction

Premier Division Premier Division · Regular Season - 29
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AI call Shamrock Rovers or draw
32%
29%
40%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers prediction: Sportiko gives Derry City a 32% chance of winning, Shamrock Rovers 40% and the draw 29%. Last updated 30 Aug 2026, 16:57.

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Timeline

Ellis Chapman assist: Michael Duffy
2' 1–0
Patrick McClean Yellow Card
6'
Michael Duffy assist: Darragh Burns
16' 2–0
18'
Michael Noonan Yellow Card
Jamie Stott Yellow Card
24'
2–1 28'
Michael Noonan assist: Graham Burke
Ellis Chapman assist: Michael Duffy
33' 3–1
44'
Adam Matthews Yellow Card
HT 3–1
50'
Cory O'Sullivan Yellow Card
Ellis Chapman ⇄ James Olayinka
64'
69'
⇄ William Fitzgerald
69'
Adam Matthews ⇄ Jake Mulraney
3–2 72'
Graham Burke assist: William Fitzgerald
78'
Jack Byrne ⇄ Dylan Watts
79'
Adam Brennan ⇄ John McGovern
Nick Twisk ⇄ Cameron Dummigan
79'
Darragh Burns ⇄ Barry Cotter
79'
3–3 80'
Dylan Watts assist: William Fitzgerald
86'
Jake Mulraney ⇄ Dan Cleary
88'
William Fitzgerald Yellow Card
Tyler Smith ⇄ Michael McColgan
90+5'
FT 3–3
Derry City

Match Stats

Shamrock Rovers
45% Ball Possession 55%
1.07 Expected Goals (xG) 0.75
15 Total Shots 5
7 Shots on Goal 4
6 Shots off Goal 1
2 Blocked Shots 0
9 Shots insidebox 3
6 Shots outsidebox 2
3 Corner Kicks 5
1 Offsides 2
11 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
Red Cards
2 Goalkeeper Saves 4
392 Total passes 477
300 Passes accurate 389
77% Passes % 82%
-1.66 goals_prevented -1.66
Derry City
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
14 Ellis Chapman M 8.6 64' 2 4 27 (21%)
7 Michael Duffy M 8.0 94' 1 2 4 40 (28%) 2
8 Adam O'Reilly M 7.3 94' 28 (23%) 3
12 Darragh Burns M 7.3 79' 1 19 (16%) 4
28 James Olayinka M 6.7 30' 8 (8%) 2
17 Nick Twisk M 6.6 79' 42 (35%) 2
2 Barry Cotter D 6.5 15' 6 (1%) 1
22 Conor Barr D 6.3 94' 1 50 (36%) 4
3 Patrick McClean D 6.3 94' 3 52 (42%)
23 Cameron Dummigan D 6.3 15' 1 5 (2%) 1
4 Jamie Stott D 6.3 94' 36 (31%)
29 Tyler Smith F 6.2 94' 10 (9%) 1
19 Brandon Fleming D 5.9 94' 40 (26%) 1
13 Tom Norcott G 5.9 94' 29 (22%)
Shamrock Rovers
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
10 Graham Burke F 8.7 94' 1 1 2 29 (27%)
24 William Fitzgerald F 7.5 25' 2 9 (7%)
7 Dylan Watts M 7.3 16' 1 1 9 (8%)
5 Lee Grace D 7.0 94' 88 (74%) 3
22 Tunmise Sobowale M 6.9 94' 42 (34%) 1
31 Michael Noonan F 6.9 94' 1 2 5 (2%)
11 Jake Mulraney M 6.7 17' 3 (2%) 1
26 John O'Sullivan M 6.5 69' 42 (33%) 3
88 John McGovern F 6.5 15' 1 (1%)
29 Jack Byrne M 6.3 78' 53 (46%)
27 Cory O'Sullivan D 6.3 94' 53 (46%) 1
2 Adam Matthews D 6.3 69' 37 (30%) 3
6 Dan Cleary D 6.3 8' 8 (4%)
19 Adam Brennan M 6.0 79' 16 (10%) 1
8 Matthew Healy M 5.7 94' 62 (52%)
1 Ed McGinty G 5.6 94' 20 (13%)
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Shamrock Rovers or draw
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Derry City
WDWWD
Shamrock Rovers
WLDDL
Last 2 meetings Derry City · 0W 1D 1L
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Players in form

Derry City
M. Duffy 10 gls
J. Clarke 6 gls
Shamrock Rovers
J. McGovern 7 gls
G. Burke 7 gls
M. Noonan 6 gls

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Head to Head: Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers

0 Derry City Wins
1 Draws
1 Shamrock Rovers Wins
Date Home Score Away
22 Jun 2026 Shamrock Rovers 1 - 1 Derry City
06 Mar 2026 Shamrock Rovers 1 - 0 Derry City

Derry City — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
18 Sep H Galway United W 1 - 0
14 Sep A Waterford D 2 - 2
11 Sep A Shelbourne W 0 - 1
06 Sep H Dundalk W 4 - 2
30 Aug H Shamrock Rovers D 3 - 3

Shamrock Rovers — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
18 Sep H Waterford W 3 - 2
11 Sep A St Patrick's Athl. L 2 - 0
04 Sep H Shelbourne D 0 - 0
30 Aug A Derry City D 3 - 3
27 Aug A KuPS L 1 - 0

Premier Division Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
St Patrick's Athl.
32 17 8 7 +27 59
2
Shamrock Rovers
31 17 8 6 +18 59
3
Bohemians
31 16 8 7 +18 56
4
Derry City
32 9 14 9 +3 41
5
Dundalk
32 10 11 11 -4 41
6
Shelbourne
31 9 12 10 -3 39
7
Galway United
31 9 10 12 -6 37
8
Waterford
32 7 13 12 -10 34
9
Drogheda United
32 8 10 14 -13 34
10
Sligo Rovers
32 5 8 19 -30 23

Shamrock Rovers

Formation: 3-1-4-2 Coach: Stephen Bradley
1 McGinty
27 O'Sullivan
5 Grace
2 Matthews
8 Healy
19 Brennan
29 Byrne
26 O'Sullivan
22 Sobowale
10 Burke
31 Noonan

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 Ed McGinty G
2 Adam Matthews D
5 Lee Grace D
27 Cory O'Sullivan D
8 Matthew Healy M
22 Tunmise Sobowale M
26 John O'Sullivan M
29 Jack Byrne M
19 Adam Brennan M
31 Michael Noonan F
10 Graham Burke F

Substitutes

24 William Fitzgerald F
11 Jake Mulraney M
41 Alex Noonan G
17 Luke O'Regan M
6 Dan Cleary D
3 Enda Stevens D
7 Dylan Watts M
88 John McGovern F
9 Aaron Greene F

Derry City

Formation: 4-5-1 Coach: Mark Connolly
13 Norcott
19 Fleming
3 McClean
4 Stott
22 Barr
7 Duffy
14 Chapman
17 Twisk
8 O'Reilly
12 Burns
29 Smith

Starting XI

# Player Pos
13 Tom Norcott G
22 Conor Barr D
4 Jamie Stott D
3 Patrick McClean D
19 Brandon Fleming D
12 Darragh Burns M
8 Adam O'Reilly M
17 Nick Twisk M
14 Ellis Chapman M
7 Michael Duffy M
29 Tyler Smith F

Substitutes

28 James Olayinka M
1 Brian Maher G
24 Brooklyn Lyons-Foster D
25 Christy Grogan D
23 Cameron Dummigan D
2 Barry Cotter D
38 Yoann Prigent M
32 Terence Doherty F
36 Michael McColgan F

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