Derry City vs Dundalk match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 2 · Oriel Park, Dundalk · Ref D. Toland

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Derry City drew with Dundalk 2–2 in the Premier Division on 13 February 2026. Expected goals finished 3.37–0.66. Derry City had 64% of the ball.

Derry City vs Dundalk match statistics

Derry CityDundalk

64% Ball possession 36%
3.37 Expected goals (xG) 0.66
20 Total shots 8
10 Shots on target 5
1 Shots off target 1
9 Blocked shots 2
12 Shots inside the box 5
11 Corners 3
11 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 4
426 Passes 249
70% Pass accuracy 52%
3 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

3' Yellow card D. McDaid Dundalk
21' Goal E. Kenny (assist T. Wilson) Dundalk
28' Yellow card Patrick McClean Derry City
38' Yellow card M. Animasahun Dundalk
49' Goal Patrick McClean (assist J. McClean) Derry City
63' Yellow card J. McClean Derry City
65' Goal G. Arubi (assist D. Horgan) Dundalk
90' Penalty scored M. Duffy Derry City
90+8' Yellow card A. Dervin Dundalk
90+8' Yellow card D. Horgan Dundalk

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Derry City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Tiernan Lynch

26 S. Callister

19 B. Fleming 6 R. Slevin 3 Patrick McClean 20 C. Winchester

16 J. McClean 8 A. O'Reilly

7 M. Duffy 15 J. Clarke 10 D. Markey

17 J. Thomas

Bench C. Smyth , C. Barr , B. Doherty , J. Stott , J. Olayinka , D. Akinyemi , A. Bannon , Kévin Santos , H. Rylah

Dundalk

Confirmed 4-4-2 Ciaran Kilduff

39 C. Kearns

3 B. Burns 24 R. Cornwall 4 M. Animasahun 31 T. Wilson

7 D. Horgan 6 A. Dervin 18 K. Buckley 27 D. McDaid

21 D. Mullen 16 E. Kenny

Bench E. Minogue , R. Teahan , S. Tracey , T. Wilson , H. Groome , G. Arubi , V. Leonard , A. M. Keogh

Form guide

Derry City at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 5 / 10
Corners: 5.9 per game
Shots on target: 4.4 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Dundalk away

3–5–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.7 per game

31% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Derry City vs Dundalk head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
18 Oct 24	Dundalk v Derry City	0–2
9 Aug 24	Derry City v Dundalk	1–1
31 May 24	Dundalk v Derry City	0–0
5 Apr 24	Derry City v Dundalk	4–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Derry City vs Dundalk head-to-head record