FT in Sligo and it ends in stalemate 0-0. #DerryCityFC That's six winless games in a row for #DCFC and two wins in ten games.

Scoreless at the break in Sligo. #DerryCityFC came closest to scoring with Winchester hitting the post with a 25 yd strike.

Josh Thomas makes his first start for #DerryCityFC since the 1-0 defeat away to Shamrock Rovers at start of March. He scored in the 2-1 win over Sligo on opening night.

Sligo failed to score in 6 of their 9 #LLOI games played and have kept one clean sheet. #DerryCityFC have been held scoreless once and also have just the one clean sheet. Sligo come off the back of a 4-1 loss at St Pats, #DCFC a 2-1 loss at Galway.

#DerryCityFC had a win and a loss on the visits to Sligo last season. M Duffy scored the only goal in the 1-0 win in March. P McClean scored against his now current club in Sligo's 2-0 win in July.

It's 8th v 9th Sligo Rovers v #DerryCityFC as we enter the second round of matches. #DCFC have 9 points whilst Sligo have 4. #DCFC trail league leaders #STPATS by 11 points.

Its a 5PM KO today as #DerryCityFC travel to Sligo Rovers. City won 2-1 over Sligo on opening night with goals from Bannon and Thomas.

#DerryCityFC Kevin Santos has been named in 9 of our 10 matchday squads. So far he made a solitary 32 min appearance off the bench replacing Rylah v Shels.

#DerryCityFC up next is Sligo away on Monday evening. Sligo have now lost 4 in a row & have only one win this season. #DCFC are without a win in their last 5 games (3 draws and 2 losses) and have won two #LOI games this season.

#DerryCityFC Henry Rilah has managed 102 minutes on the pitch this season. He has started one game v Shels (played 58 mins) . He has come of the bench on 4 occasions (two of which were for a minute each). #Bizzare

#DerryCityFC had 12 shot attempts last night 4 of which were 'on target' 2 each from Fleming & Clarke. O'Reilly and Akinyemi each had 3 shots each without hitting the target.

#DerryCityFC had 12 shot attempts last night 4 of which were 'on target' 2 each from Fleming & Clarke. O'Reilly and Akinyemi each had 3 shots each without hitting the target.

As it stands at HT #DerryCityFC sit 3rd bottom of the #LOI.

#DerryCityFC trail by 1-0 at half time. Huge 2nd half for the manager now.

#DerryCityFC. Tonight's starting 11. No Duffy or either of the McClean's. Winchester on bench.

So it's 4 Away games on the bounce for #DerryCityFC
Galway - Sligo - Dundalk - Shelbourne.
How many points do we expect from these 4 games ?

#DerryCityFC @ Galway United is Live on #VirginMedia2 on Friday Night with an 8 pm KO.

#DerryCityFC head to Galway on Fri seeking a first win in 5 games. Our last win came in Round #4 with a 4-2 come from behind victory over Waterford Utd at the Brandywell.

#DerryCityFC picked up red cards on both of their visits to Eamon Deacy Park last season. Manager Tiernan Lynch saw red just after half time in the 3-2 win & Jamie Stott got a 2nd yellow late in the 2-1 win.

So its back to #LOI duty on Friday as #DerryCityFC travel to Deacy Park Galway for Round #9, #DCFC won both away games last season (3-2 in April - Mullen, Benson, Whyte)(2-1 in Aug - Akinyemi, O'Reilly)

No fixture in #LOI next weekend as it's International Break. #DerryCityFC A hectic April awaits #DCFC
Galway (A) 03.04
Sligo (A) 06.04 (Monday*)
Dundalk (A) 10.04
Shelbourne (A) 17.04
Shamrock Rovers H* (Celtic Park) 24.04

Round 8 over as Shels win 1-0 in Sligo tonight. Here is the League Table. A bit of a split appearing and #DerryCityFC are in the bottom split.

Last night's 2-2 Draw meant that both #DerryCityFC and #DROGS had a winless month of March joining #Waterford in that category.

#DerryCityFC Drogheda had two shots on target last night and both found the back of the net. Derry had 4 on target.

Last night's attendance at the Brandywell, 2,846, was the lowest home crowd this season and the 3rd game in a row with a decline (Drogheda fans were absent due to their ban). #DerryCityFC

#DerryCityFC followings last night's 2-2 draw with #DROGS in #LOI 21 different players have started for #DCFC in their 8 games

Next up for #DerryCityFC is Drogheda @ the Brandywell on Fri Night. Last season in the #LOI our record v #DROGS was W1-L1-D2. City won at home 3-0 in late June with goals from Todd, R Boyce & Mullen. They lost at home by 1-3 in April with L Boyce putting City ahead before being red carded.

With 32 Shots on target AGAINST #DerryCityFC so far this season, only bottom of the league #Waterford have allowed more shots on target against with 50. Top of the league #BOHS have allowed the fewest with 10.

With 7 #LOI rounds completed Patrick McClean is now the only #DerryCityFC player to have played every minute of all 7 games

0-0 at the break. Even enough first half. #DerryCityFC