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Drogheda v Derry City, League of Ireland Premier Division, Fri, 8 May 2026: statistics and head to head

2026. Fri, 8 May 2026

DroghedaHome
10Full time
Derry CityAway

Drogheda won by 1 goal.

WLLLLLeague form, oldest to newestLDWDW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Drogheda have 7 scored home results and Derry City 7 scored away results stored in 2026. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Drogheda at home: 1.14 points per match (7 measured matches); Derry City away: 1.00 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Drogheda scored 1.00 per home match (7 measured matches); Derry City scored 0.86 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.34 per club appearance across 146 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 14 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Drogheda: 2 wins; Derry City: 3 wins; draws: 5.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. A complete half-time score is not stored either.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

10 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

2
Drogheda wins
5
Draws
3
Derry City wins
Goals / meeting
3.10
31 goals in 10 meetings
Both scored
80%
8 of 10 meetings
Over 1.5
90%
9 of 10 meetings
Over 2.5
70%
7 of 10 meetings
Over 3.5
40%
4 of 10 meetings
Drogheda clean sheets
10%
1 of 10 meetings
Derry City clean sheets
20%
2 of 10 meetings
Corners / meeting
–
0 with corner data · small sample
Cards / meeting
–
0 with card data · small sample
  1. Derry City v DroghedaFri, 20 Mar 2026 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20262–2
  2. Drogheda v Derry CityFri, 26 Sept 2025 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20251–1
  3. Derry City v DroghedaFri, 27 Jun 2025 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20253–0
  4. Drogheda v Derry CityFri, 16 May 2025 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20251–1
  5. Derry City v DroghedaFri, 11 Apr 2025 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20251–3
  6. Drogheda v Derry CityFri, 27 Sept 2024 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20242–1
  7. Derry City v DroghedaFri, 28 Jun 2024 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20245–1
  8. Drogheda v Derry CityFri, 12 Apr 2024 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20242–2
  9. Derry City v DroghedaFri, 16 Feb 2024 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20242–1
  10. Drogheda v Derry CityFri, 6 Oct 2023 · League of Ireland Premier Division 20230–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Drogheda at homeDDLLLW
Derry City awayLDDLWD

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Drogheda at home, Derry City away
  • 55%
    Both teams scored
    League 62%
    19 + 16 matches
  • 83%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 91%
    19 + 16 matches
  • 69%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 78%
    19 + 16 matches
  • 43%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 53%
    19 + 16 matches
  • 28%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 33%
    19 + 16 matches
  • 11%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 18%
    19 + 16 matches
  • 2.5
    Avg total goals
    League 2.82
    19 + 16 matches

Stored season context, 2026

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026

Home and awayOverall
Drogheda at home, Derry City away
Drogheda (home)Derry City (away)
9Position7
DDLLWLast 5, oldest to newestDDLWD
19Played16
1.05Points per match0.88
21%Win %13%
1.05Scored / match1.13
1.32Conceded / match1.44
2.37Avg total goals2.56
42%Both scored69%
42%Clean sheets19%
37%Failed to score25%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

DroghedaDerry City
  • 0.881st half scored / match–
  • 0.881st half conceded / match–
  • 0.382nd half scored / match–
  • 0.752nd half conceded / match–
  • 38%Leading at half-time–
  • 88%1st half over 0.5–
  • 50%1st half over 1.5–
  • 75%2nd half over 0.5–
  • 25%2nd half over 1.5–
  • 13%Scored in both halves–

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Drogheda at home, Derry City away, this season.

Goals

DroghedaDerry City
  • 1.05Scored / match1.13
  • 1.32Conceded / match1.44
  • 2.37Match total / match2.56
  • 63%Scored 1+75%
  • 37%Scored 2+31%
  • 58%Conceded 1+81%
  • 53%Conceded 2+44%
  • 68%Match over 1.569%
  • 37%Match over 2.550%
  • 32%Match over 3.525%

Shots and xG

No shot figures stored for these clubs this season.

Corners

No corner figures stored for these clubs this season.

Cards

No card figures stored for these clubs this season.

The table, 2026

#ClubPGDPts
5Galway41-1145
6Waterford39-944
7Derry City32341
8Shelbourne32-340
9Drogheda40-2139
10Bohemian FC151231
11Shamrock Rovers16628
Full table →

Where to watch

We do not store television or streaming listings for League of Ireland Premier Division matches, so no broadcaster is named here. Your local listings or the competition organiser will have the rights in your country.

Broadcasters by countryOur stored rights cover the World Cup 2026 archive only.

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