Derry City vs Drogheda United match stats & report

2–2 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 8 · The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry · Ref A. Patchell

Derry City stats & fixtures · Drogheda United stats & fixtures

Derry City drew with Drogheda United 2–2 in the Premier Division on 20 March 2026. Expected goals finished 0.99–0.72. Derry City had 61% of the ball.

Derry City vs Drogheda United match statistics

Derry CityDrogheda United

61% Ball possession 39%
0.99 Expected goals (xG) 0.72
10 Total shots 9
4 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 2
9 Shots inside the box 8
6 Corners 4
17 Fouls 6
3 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 2
414 Passes 265
76% Pass accuracy 58%
0 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

10' Goal M. Duffy (assist J. Stott) Derry City
16' Yellow card E. Agbaje Drogheda United
46' Goal A. O'Reilly (assist D. Markey) Derry City
49' Yellow card Leo Burney Drogheda United
56' Yellow card D. Markey Derry City
60' Yellow card J. Clarke Derry City
62' Goal M. Doyle Drogheda United
64' Goal W. Davis Drogheda United
89' Yellow card J. Stott Derry City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Derry City

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Tiernan Lynch

13 E. Beach

16 J. McClean 4 J. Stott 25 A. Bannon

19 B. Fleming 28 J. Olayinka 8 A. O'Reilly 2 B. Cotter

7 M. Duffy 10 D. Markey

15 J. Clarke

Bench S. Callister , J. Thomas , C. Barr , C. Downey , G. Whyte , B. Doherty , D. Akinyemi , Kévin Santos , H. Rylah

Drogheda United

Confirmed 5-3-2 Kevin Doherty

1 L. Dennison

3 C. Kane 4 A. Quinn 22 C. Keeley 5 Leo Burney 2 E. Agbaje

10 B. Kavanagh 6 J. Godden 8 Ethan O'Brien

14 M. Doyle 11 T. Oluwa

Bench Fynn Michael Cordell Talley , W. Davis , R. Brennan , S. Farrell , J. Bucknor , K. Cruise , J. Bolger , D. Kareem , C. O'Connor

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.

Drogheda United away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Derry City vs Drogheda United head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Sep 25	Drogheda United v Derry City	1–1
27 Jun 25	Derry City v Drogheda United	3–0
16 May 25	Drogheda United v Derry City	1–1
11 Apr 25	Derry City v Drogheda United	1–3
27 Sep 24	Drogheda United v Derry City	2–1
28 Jun 24	Derry City v Drogheda United	5–1

The full Derry City vs Drogheda United head-to-head record