Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers match stats & report

3–3 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 29 · The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry · Ref P. Norton

Derry City stats & fixtures · Shamrock Rovers stats & fixtures

Derry City drew with Shamrock Rovers 3–3 in the Premier Division on 30 August 2026. Expected goals finished 1.20–0.89. Shamrock Rovers had 55% of the ball.

Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers match statistics

Derry CityShamrock Rovers

45% Ball possession 55%
1.20 Expected goals (xG) 0.89
17 Total shots 6
8 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 1
2 Blocked shots 0
11 Shots inside the box 4
3 Corners 5
11 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 4
402 Passes 485
76% Pass accuracy 80%
2 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

2' Goal E. Chapman (assist M. Duffy) Derry City
6' Yellow card Patrick McClean Derry City
16' Goal M. Duffy (assist D. Burns) Derry City
18' Yellow card M. Noonan Shamrock Rovers
24' Yellow card J. Stott Derry City
28' Goal M. Noonan (assist G. Burke) Shamrock Rovers
33' Goal E. Chapman (assist M. Duffy) Derry City
44' Yellow card A. Matthews Shamrock Rovers
50' Yellow card C. O'Sullivan Shamrock Rovers
72' Goal G. Burke (assist W. Fitzgerald) Shamrock Rovers
80' Goal D. Watts (assist W. Fitzgerald) Shamrock Rovers
88' Yellow card W. Fitzgerald Shamrock Rovers

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Derry City

Confirmed 4-5-1 Mark Connolly

13 Tom Norcott

19 B. Fleming 3 Patrick McClean 4 J. Stott 22 C. Barr

7 M. Duffy 14 E. Chapman 17 N. Twisk 8 A. O'Reilly 12 D. Burns

29 T. Smith

Bench B. Maher , C. Dummigan , B. Cotter , Brooklyn Lyons-Foster , Christy Grogan , J. Olayinka , M. McColgan , T. Doherty , Y. Prigent

Shamrock Rovers

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Stephen Bradley

1 E. McGinty

27 C. O'Sullivan 5 L. Grace 2 A. Matthews

8 M. Healy

19 A. Brennan 29 J. Byrne 26 John O'Sullivan 22 T. Sobowale

10 G. Burke 31 M. Noonan

Bench A. Noonan , L. O'Regan , E. Stevens , D. Cleary , D. Watts , J. Mulraney , A. Greene , W. Fitzgerald , J. McGovern

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.

Shamrock Rovers away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

38% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Jun 26	Shamrock Rovers v Derry City	1–1
24 Apr 26	Derry City v Shamrock Rovers	1–0
6 Mar 26	Shamrock Rovers v Derry City	1–0
26 Oct 25	Derry City v Shamrock Rovers	2–1
3 Aug 25	Shamrock Rovers v Derry City	2–0
23 May 25	Derry City v Shamrock Rovers	1–2

The full Derry City vs Shamrock Rovers head-to-head record