Drogheda United – Derry City match report
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Derry City failed to score as Drogheda United won 2-0 in the Premier Division. The half-time score was 1-0. Player of the match: Patrick McClean of Derry City, with a ScoreMondo rating of 8.1. Friday 16 October, United Park (Drogheda): Drogheda United against Derry City on matchday 34, kick-off 19:45.
Key moments
Drogheda United took the lead on 8 minutes thanks to B. Kavanagh. Half-time: 1-0, Drogheda United in front.
Drogheda United extended their lead to 2-0 on 83 minutes thanks to M. Doyle.
Match statistics
On target it was 0-7, from 1 and 14 attempts respectively. Drogheda United won 4 corners, Derry City 11. The referee showed 5 yellow cards, 3 to Drogheda United and 2 to Derry City. 5 saves came from the Drogheda United goalkeeper. Derry City produced 173 dangerous attacks to Drogheda United's 45. Fouls: 7 by Drogheda United, 7 by Derry City; offsides 0-2.
Booked for Drogheda United: E. Agbaje (62'), T. Oluwa (62') and J. Godden (92'). Derry City's yellow cards went to N. Twisk in the 23rd minute and J. Stott in the 79th minute.
Who stood out
Behind him, B. Kavanagh at 7.8, M. Duffy at 7.8 and Fynn Michael Cordell Talley at 7.7 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Drogheda United made 4 changes: A. Bates for B. Kavanagh (69'), M. Doyle for T. Oluwa (69'), J. Godden for S. Farrell (77') and K. Ancelin for W. Davis (87'). From the Derry City bench came D. Burns on 63 minutes, J. Clarke on 63 minutes and G. Whyte on 75 minutes.
How they came into it
Before kick-off, Drogheda United's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins and 2 defeats. Drogheda United lost 3-1 away to Shamrock Rovers in their last match. Derry City came into the match with 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 matches — scoring in 7 straight games. Their most recent game was a 2-0 win over Galway United FC for Derry City. The record between them over the last 9 matches reads 4-3-2 from Drogheda United's point of view. When they last met, on 26 June 2026, Derry City won 2-0. There have been 23 goals in the 9 meetings, 2.6 a game.
What it means
Drogheda United have now scored in 8 consecutive matches. Drogheda United ended Derry City's unbeaten run of 6 matches.
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