Ireland - Premier DivisionData current as of 07 September 2026

Shelbourne vs Derry City: match statistics

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Shelbourne vs Derry City: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shelbourne play Derry City in Premier Division (Ireland). The match date is 11 September 2026.

Current form

Shelbourne: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Derry City: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shelbourne scores 1.32 and concedes 1.39 goals per match. Derry City scores 1.41 and concedes 1.38. League average: 2.75 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shelbourne 71%, Derry City 66%. Over 2.5: Shelbourne 61%, Derry City 52%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Derry City has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.53. Shelbourne: 13.9 shots per match, Derry City: 13.7.

Match halves

Shelbourne: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.79. Derry City: half-time lead 34%, second-half goals 0.90.

Goals by minute

Shelbourne: 61-75 (10 goals). Derry City: 76-90+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Division: 2.75 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 7 previous H2H matches were available: 2-2-3. Average goals 2.14, BTTS 57%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.30)
(3.35)
(2.85)

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.

ShelbourneDerry City
1.32Goals scored / match1.41
ShelbourneDerry City
1.39Goals conceded / match1.38
ShelbourneDerry City
53%Average possession54%
ShelbourneDerry City
4.18Shots on target / match4.97
ShelbourneDerry City

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.86Shots per match13.69
ShelbourneDerry City
4.18Shots on target4.97
ShelbourneDerry City
9.5%Shot conversion10.3%
ShelbourneDerry City
53%Possession54%
ShelbourneDerry City
1.53xG for1.61
ShelbourneDerry City
1.38xG against1.29
ShelbourneDerry City

Shooting quality

Shelbourne: BalancedDerry City: Balanced
ShelbourneDerry City
Accuracy (shots on target)30%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.28

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
WLLDD
Season result split
29% W43% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-12-8
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-5-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Derry City
LDWLD
Season result split
24% W45% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-13-9
1.17 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-7-6
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Derry City is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.32 goals / match - Shelbourne · 1.41 goals / match - Derry City

Shelbourne scoring profile: very strong

Shelbourne scores in 79% of matches (22 of 28 matches), while Derry City keeps a clean sheet in 24% (7 of 29 matches).

Derry City scoring profile: very strong

Derry City scores in 76% of matches (22 of 29 matches), while Shelbourne keeps a clean sheet in 21% (6 of 28 matches).

37Goals scored (season)41
ShelbourneDerry City
39Goals conceded (season)40
ShelbourneDerry City
2.71Average goals in match2.79
ShelbourneDerry City
4Goals scored (last 5)11
ShelbourneDerry City
5Goals conceded (last 5)13
ShelbourneDerry City

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal76%
ShelbourneDerry City
50%2 goals45%
ShelbourneDerry City
4%3 goals14%
ShelbourneDerry City
0%4 goals7%
ShelbourneDerry City

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal76%
ShelbourneDerry City
39%2 goals41%
ShelbourneDerry City
18%3 goals10%
ShelbourneDerry City
4%4 goals7%
ShelbourneDerry City

* 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

25%BTTS at half-time14%
ShelbourneDerry City
7%BTTS in both halves0%
ShelbourneDerry City
25%Scored in both halves21%
ShelbourneDerry City

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS52%
ShelbourneDerry City
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
ShelbourneDerry City
60%BTTS - last 580%
ShelbourneDerry City

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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
ShelbourneDerry City
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
ShelbourneDerry City
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
ShelbourneDerry City

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
ShelbourneDerry City
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
ShelbourneDerry City
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time24%
ShelbourneDerry City

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 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / match - Shelbourne · 1.34 pts / match - Derry City

Shelbourne - half-time state
21% leading50% draw29% trailing
Derry City - half-time state
34% leading31% draw34% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per match (1st half)1.34
ShelbourneDerry City
0.54Goals scored (1st half)0.52
ShelbourneDerry City
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.48
ShelbourneDerry City
1.21Average goals (1st half)1
ShelbourneDerry City
54%Clean sheet before half-time55%
ShelbourneDerry City
61%No goal before half-time59%
ShelbourneDerry City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.39Points per match (2nd half)1.17
ShelbourneDerry City
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.9
ShelbourneDerry City
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.9
ShelbourneDerry City
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.79
ShelbourneDerry City
46%Clean sheet after half-time41%
ShelbourneDerry City
36%No goal after half-time45%
ShelbourneDerry City

Shelbourne - second-half results

29% W54% R18% P
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding138%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Derry City - second-half results

28% W34% R38% P
39
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
34
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.34
PPG before half-time
Lead holding71%

Leads at half-time in 34% of matches and wins 24%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Shelbourne - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Derry City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.62.0
Average goals in match1.43.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Shelbourne
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
2
6
16-30
7
6
31-45
5
7
46-60
10
6
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Derry City
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
7
9
16-30
4
3
31-45
6
10
46-60
8
6
61-75
12
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
69%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-22%
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

Shelbourne

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Derry City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
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.
-10.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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

ShelbourneLigaDerry City
Average goals in match 2.712.75 2.79
Both teams scored 71%60% 66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%51% 52%
Clean sheets 21%25% 24%
Goal before half-time 61%72% 72%
Goal after half-time 75%77% 79%

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

2.75
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.50
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+20%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (7): Shelbourne 2 - 2 - 3 Derry City. Average goals 2.14, both teams scored in 57% matches.

Derry City
0 : 0
Shelbourne
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

When do Shelbourne and Derry City play?

Shelbourne face Derry City on 11 September 2026 in Premier Division. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

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

In the last 7 head-to-head matches Shelbourne won 2, Derry City won 3 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.14 goals, with both teams scoring in 57% of them.

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

Shelbourne score 1.32 goals per game on average and Derry City 1.41. The Premier Division average is 2.75 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Shelbourne's matches and 66% of Derry City's.

What form are Shelbourne and Derry City in?

Over the last 5 games Shelbourne have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Derry City 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.