Drogheda United – Derry City

Drogheda United edged Derry City 1‑0 at United Park, a narrow win that lifted them to ninth place with 34 points from 31 matches, while the visitors slipped to fifth on 38 points. The home side’s solitary goal proved enough to improve their record to eight wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats, with a goal difference now standing at minus‑12 after 37 goals scored and 49 conceded. Derry City, despite their slightly better goal tally of 44 and a positive goal difference of +2, were unable to overturn the deficit and remain with eight wins, fourteen draws and nine losses. The result also balanced their head‑to‑head tally for the season, leaving the three meetings between the clubs evenly split with one win each and one draw.