Ireland - Premier DivisionBrandywell StadiumData current as of 23 July 2026

Derry City vs Shelbourne: match statistics

Derry City crest
Derry City
0 : 0half-time 0:0
Shelbourne crest
Shelbourne

Derry City vs Shelbourne: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Derry City play Shelbourne in Premier Division (Ireland). The match date is 25 May 2026 at 20:45. Venue: Brandywell Stadium. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Derry City: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Shelbourne: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Derry City scores 1.28 and concedes 1.24 goals per match. Shelbourne scores 1.46 and concedes 1.46. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Derry City 64%, Shelbourne 75%. Over 2.5: Derry City 52%, Shelbourne 67%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Derry City has higher xG: 1.60 vs 1.54. Derry City: 13.4 shots per match, Shelbourne: 13.8.

Match halves

Derry City: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.84. Shelbourne: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.83.

Goals by minute

Derry City: 76-90+ (11 goals). Shelbourne: 61-75 (9 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Division: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

6 H2H matches: 3-1-2. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 67%.

Match description

Shelbourne are the match favorites: in the last 5 fixtures the visitors have 3 wins and 2 draws (avg. 2.2 points per game), while Derry have not won in that period — 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss (avg. 0.8 points per game). The visitors are more efficient in finishing chances — Shelbourne average 1.63 goals away with a conversion rate around 13%, whereas Derry at home average 1.44 goals with a conversion around 9%. Derry, however, generate higher-quality chances (xG 1.94 at home vs xG 1.42 for Shelbourne away) and attempt more shots (avg. 16.11 shots and 6.22 on target for Derry vs 12.88 shots and 3.88 on target for Shelbourne), but the gap in goals scored points to poorer finishing by the hosts. In summary, the visitors’ attack looks stronger recently (Shelbourne 7 goals in 5 matches vs 4 for Derry) and Shelbourne have a better away goal difference (+4 vs +2 for the hosts), as well as a lower away loss rate (13% vs 22% for Derry in home games). Considering form, higher efficiency (13% vs 9%) and the fact Shelbourne had no goalless away matches (0%), I predict a win for the visitors, although Derry’s high home draw rate (44%) keeps a moderate probability of a draw.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

72Possession (%)28
Derry CityShelbourne
10Shots2
Derry CityShelbourne
1Shots on target0
Derry CityShelbourne
1.17xG0.37
Derry CityShelbourne
4Corners4
Derry CityShelbourne
63Dangerous attacks31
Derry CityShelbourne
12Fouls11
Derry CityShelbourne
4Cards3
Derry CityShelbourne

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Derry CityShelbourne
1.28Goals scored / match1.46
Derry CityShelbourne
1.24Goals conceded / match1.46
Derry CityShelbourne
55%Average possession52%
Derry CityShelbourne
4.72Shots on target / match4.38
Derry CityShelbourne

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.44Shots per match13.75
Derry CityShelbourne
4.72Shots on target4.38
Derry CityShelbourne
9.5%Shot conversion10.6%
Derry CityShelbourne
55%Possession52%
Derry CityShelbourne
1.6xG for1.54
Derry CityShelbourne
1.27xG against1.35
Derry CityShelbourne

Shooting quality

Derry City: BalancedShelbourne: Balanced
Derry CityShelbourne
Accuracy (shots on target)35%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Shelbourne is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Derry City · 1.6 pts / match - Shelbourne

Derry City
WLDWL
Season result split
24% W44% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-11-8
1.16 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-5-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Shelbourne
WDLDW
Season result split
33% W42% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-10-6
1.42 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-5-1
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DWDDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Shelbourne is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.28 goals / match - Derry City · 1.46 goals / match - Shelbourne

Derry City is 18% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.24 goals / match - Derry City · 1.46 goals / match - Shelbourne

Derry City scoring profile: very strong

Derry City scores in 72% of matches (18 of 25 matches), while Shelbourne keeps a clean sheet in 21% (5 of 24 matches).

Shelbourne scoring profile: very strong

Shelbourne scores in 83% of matches (20 of 24 matches), while Derry City keeps a clean sheet in 24% (6 of 25 matches).

32Goals scored (season)35
Derry CityShelbourne
31Goals conceded (season)35
Derry CityShelbourne
2.52Average goals in match2.92
Derry CityShelbourne
10Goals scored (last 5)8
Derry CityShelbourne
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
Derry CityShelbourne

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal83%
Derry CityShelbourne
40%2 goals58%
Derry CityShelbourne
8%3 goals4%
Derry CityShelbourne
8%4 goals0%
Derry CityShelbourne

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal79%
Derry CityShelbourne
40%2 goals42%
Derry CityShelbourne
4%3 goals21%
Derry CityShelbourne
4%4 goals4%
Derry CityShelbourne

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time29%
Derry CityShelbourne
0%BTTS in both halves8%
Derry CityShelbourne
20%Scored in both halves29%
Derry CityShelbourne

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS63%
Derry CityShelbourne
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Derry CityShelbourne
80%BTTS - last 580%
Derry CityShelbourne

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Derry CityShelbourne
12%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
Derry CityShelbourne
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
Derry CityShelbourne

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Derry CityShelbourne
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Derry CityShelbourne
24%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Derry CityShelbourne

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Derry City is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.28 pts / match - Derry City · 1.21 pts / match - Shelbourne

Derry City - half-time state
32% leading32% draw36% trailing
Shelbourne - half-time state
25% leading46% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.28Points per match (1st half)1.21
Derry CityShelbourne
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.63
Derry CityShelbourne
0.48Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
Derry CityShelbourne
0.92Average goals (1st half)1.33
Derry CityShelbourne
56%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Derry CityShelbourne
60%No goal before half-time54%
Derry CityShelbourne

After half-time (2nd half)

1.12Points per match (2nd half)1.42
Derry CityShelbourne
0.84Goals scored (2nd half)0.83
Derry CityShelbourne
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Derry CityShelbourne
1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.58
Derry CityShelbourne
40%Clean sheet after half-time46%
Derry CityShelbourne
48%No goal after half-time33%
Derry CityShelbourne

Derry City - second-half results

24% W40% R36% P
32
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 24%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Shelbourne - second-half results

29% W54% R17% P
29
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding132%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Derry City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.61.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.22.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Shelbourne - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match2.01.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Derry City
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
6
7
16-30
2
3
31-45
5
7
46-60
5
5
61-75
11
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Shelbourne
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
2
6
16-30
7
5
31-45
5
6
46-60
9
6
61-75
6
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.72
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Derry City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
34% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
34%

Shelbourne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
116%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Division).

Teams vs league

Derry CityLigaShelbourne
Average goals in match 2.522.79 2.92
Both teams scored 64%60% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 52%53% 67%
Clean sheets 24%24% 21%
Goal before half-time 72%75% 67%
Goal after half-time 76%79% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.53
Home goals / match
1.26
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (6): Derry City 3 - 1 - 2 Shelbourne. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 67% matches.

Shelbourne
1 : 2
Derry City
Derry City
1 : 2
Shelbourne
Derry City FC
1 : 1
Shelbourne FC
Shelbourne FC
0 : 1
Derry City FC
Derry City FC
2 : 0
Shelbourne FC
Shelbourne FC
3 : 1
Derry City FC

FAQ

What was the result of Derry City vs Shelbourne?

The Premier Division match finished Derry City 0:0 Shelbourne. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Derry City and Shelbourne?

In the last 6 head-to-head matches Derry City won 3, Shelbourne won 2 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Derry City vs Shelbourne?

Derry City score 1.28 goals per game on average and Shelbourne 1.46. The Premier Division average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 64% of Derry City's matches and 75% of Shelbourne's.

What form are Derry City and Shelbourne in?

Over the last 5 games Derry City have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Shelbourne 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Derry City vs Shelbourne?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Derry City vs Shelbourne: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.