Derry City vs Sligo Rovers Prediction — Model Probabilities
Derry City v Sligo Rovers — Team-Based Signals
Derry City vs Sligo Rovers Head-to-Head — Last 6 Meetings
Derry City 2-0 Sligo Rovers — Actual Match Statistics
Derry City took care of Sligo Rovers 2-0. The game was level at 0-0 at the break, so the decisive goals came after it.
As we highlighted before kick-off, our model had Derry City as the likeliest winner at 74%, and the 2-0 landed on that lead.
The goals picture was genuinely open: 54% for over 2.5, 46% on both teams scoring.
The match data tells the story: possession split 59% to 41% in Derry City's favour, shots finished 24-4, expected goals 1.68 to 0.23.
The head-to-head backdrop: across their last 6 meetings in our records, Derry City had the better of it with 4 wins, 1 drawn. Scoring in those meetings ran 1.17 a game for Derry City against 0.50 for Sligo Rovers.
Derry City vs Sligo Rovers Result & Final Score
Derry City 2 - 0 Sligo Rovers in the Ireland - Premier League on 07/08/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.
Derry City vs Sligo Rovers Prediction vs Result
Before kick-off our model rated a Derry City win the most likely single outcome at about 74%, with the full match-result split Derry City 74%, draw 16%, Sligo Rovers 10%. The final score 2-0 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Derry City), BTTS No — while Over 2.5 went the other way.