Football
Premier Division Premier Division
· Regular Season - 27
Derry City

Derry City

vs

Not Started

Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers

🏟 The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry
📋 Regular Season - 27
📅 2026

🤖 AI Predictions

Best Bet

Home Win

3-Way Result

85%

confidence

Odds: 1.18 calculated Medium Risk

Derry City have strong indicators with a 63% form and a 76% Poisson win likelihood at home, suggesting a Home Win is the most consistent outcome. Season stats further favor them with an average home goal of 1.5 compared to Sligo's weak away scoring of 0.5. Although H2H results are evenly split at 50%, the overall attacking and defensive metrics heavily favor Derry City. The evidence shows their higher defensive solidity at 74% versus Sligo’s abysmal away defense. Minor risk comes from mixed H2H forms, but overall multiple independent metrics converge. We assign an 85% probability for a Home Win, making it our best bet.

Best Value

Under 2.5

Goals Over/Under

The Goals Over/Under market offers solid value with Under 2.5 goals strongly supported by season and comparison data. Derry City’s under 2.5 record stands at 20 under vs 2 over, while Sligo Rovers have 21 under to 0 over, indicating a very low scoring affair. This convergence of defensive records (74% for Derry at home and 0% for Sligo in last 5 away games) underlines the likelihood of fewer goals. H2H matches also frequently finish with low totals, bolstering this prediction. With a 90% probability, the value edge is significant, and risk remains minimal. Considering the high statistical edge, we rate this option with a value rating of 5.

90%

prob.

1.11

odds

All Markets

3-Way Result

Home Win

Home form at 63% vs away at 38%

85%

odds 1.18

Double Chance

Home or Draw

Derry defense at 74% vs Sligo’s 0% last-5 defense

88%

odds 1.14

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Match Summary

Recent Form (last 5)

Derry City
Derry City
WDLWL
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
LLLWL

Current Standings

6
Derry City
Derry City
25 P 6 W 29 Pts
10
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
24 P 5 W 20 Pts

League Standings

# Team P W Pts
1
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers
25 15 50
2
Bohemians Bohemians
25 12 43
3
St Patrick's Athl. St Patrick's Athl.
24 12 42
4
Dundalk Dundalk
24 9 35
5
Shelbourne Shelbourne
24 8 34
6
Derry City Derry City
25 6 29
7
Galway United Galway United
23 7 27
8
Drogheda United Drogheda United
24 6 25
9
Waterford Waterford
24 4 21
10
Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers
24 5 20
Champions League Europa / Conference Relegation
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