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Derry City vs Sligo Rovers: League of Ireland Premier Division Live Stream, Form Guide, Head to Head, Schedule, Fixture and Probable Lineups

The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Shelbourne last Friday, while Rovers got the better of Bohemians 3-1.

By Sreejith C R | Jul 7, 2023 | 3 Min Read

Derry City will be bidding to get back to winning ways in the League of Ireland Premier Division when they host Sligo Rovers at Brandywell on Friday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Shelbourne last Friday, while Rovers got the better of Bohemians 3-1. As of now, the Candystripes are occupying third spot in the Irish top flight standings, having collected 40 points from 24 games, six points adrift of leaders Shamrock Rovers. The visitors, meanwhile, have two games in hand over Derry but are languishing at the seventh position, with 26 points to their name, just four clear of ninth-placed Cork City.

It’s MATCHDAY! 🔴⚪

We host Sligo Rovers at the Brandywell tonight in what is our last league game for a few weeks.

KO 7.45pm. Live on LOITV. pic.twitter.com/4EpeneQJsG

— Derry City FC (@derrycityfc) July 7, 2023

Derry have only won the Irish top division title on two previous occasions, with their last triumph coming way back in 1997, but they finished second in the standings last term, 13 points behind champions Shamrock Rovers. This time around, the Candystripes have recorded 11 wins seven draws and six defeats to be sitting at the third position, just six points adrift of the summit. However, the Red and White Army are going through bit of a rough patch, having won just one of their last seven outings in the league, while pocketing only six points in the period. Their last success came against Cork City on June 23 thanks to two unanswered goals from Jamie McGonigle and Tiernan McGinty. Three days later, Ruaidhri Higgins’ men suffered a narrow defeat to leaders Shamrock Rovers, and then shared the spoils against Shelbourne last time out courtesy of Ben Doherty’s equaliser 20 minutes from time. The poor run of form has allowed St. Patrick’s Athletic to overtake City into the second spot, but Derry are still just two points behind the top two.

Sligo Rovers, on the other hand, secured their seventh league-win of the season against Bohemians last time out thanks to goals from Kallin Barlow, Max Mata and Stefan Rodasavljevic. The result ended the Bit O’Red’s four-game winless streak, losing three games in the period, and it was their first win since defeating Friday’s opponents Derry 1-0 at the end of May. Rovers have actually won the league title on three occasions, with their last success coming back in 2012, while they were fifth last season.

Probable Lineups

Derry City probable starting lineup: Maher, Dummigan, McEleney, McJannet, Boyce, Diallo, C Kavanagh, Doherty, McEneff, McGonigle, B Kavanagh

Sligo rovers probable starting lineup: McNicholas, Brannefalk, Mahon, Pijnaker, Lafferty, Fitzgerald, Bolger, Morahan, Livak, Mata, Radosavljevic

Form Guide

Drogheda United

Opponents	Score
Shelbourne	1-1 (D)
Shamrock Rovers	1-0 (L)
Cork City	2-0 (W)
Bohemians	0-0 (D)
St. Patrick’s	4-1 (L)

Sligo Rovers

Opponents	Score
Bohemians	3-1 (W)
UC Dublin	2-1 (L)
Shelbourne	1-1 (D)
Shamrock Rovers	0-3 (L)
Bohemians	2-0 (L)

Head to Head

Last 5 match-results	Score
Sligo Rovers beat Derry City	1-0
Derry City draw Sligo rovers	1-1
Sligo Rovers draw Derry City	0-0
Derry City beat Sligo Rovers	1-0
Sligo Rovers beat Derry City	2-1