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Derry City v Sligo Rovers : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 6th Feb, 19:45 BST, Brandywell Stadium, Derry

Tiernan Lynch's Derry City side will have home backing in the Premier Division on Friday evening, as Ryan Casey's Sligo Rovers visit the Brandywell Stadium. We want you to make a winning bet on this match, so every stats you could possibly need to make a smart selection is shown below. Go between seventeen betting markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for every one.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the sides will score a minimum of 2 goals between them during 90 minutes. Both Derry and Sligo's recent form stats suggest it's likely, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Derry are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 59% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.60.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derry
59%
1.601.53
1%
Draw
23%
3.603.80
3%
Sligo
19%
5.255.00
Derry 1-0
12%
6.505.75
5%
Draw 1-1
11%
7.007.00
Derry 2-0
11%
7.506.50
Derry 2-1
10%
8.507.50
Draw 0-0
7%
10.009.00
6%
Derry 3-0
7%
12.009.50
Sligo 1-0
6%
13.0011.00
Derry 3-1
6%
13.0012.00
Sligo 2-1
5%
17.0015.00
Draw 2-2
4%
17.0015.00
Derry 4-0
3%
23.0017.00
Sligo 2-0
3%
26.0019.00
Derry 3-2
3%
26.0021.00
9%
Derry 4-1
3%
26.0019.00
10%
Sligo 3-1
1%
41.0029.00
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
1.951.91
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
1.851.73
2%
Home 1st Goal
56%
1.531.44
3%
Away 1st Goal
40%
2.753.20
No 1st Goal
4%
10.009.00
6%
BTTS - Yes
50%
1.952.10
BTTS - No
50%
1.801.67
BTTS - Home Win
25%
3.753.75
1%
BTTS - Draw
16%
5.005.50
5%
BTTS - Away Win
9%
11.0010.00
Home/draw
81%
1.171.13
1%
Away/draw
42%
2.302.38
3%
Home/away
77%
1.291.22
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1.291.30
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
3.503.10
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
3.403.25
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
1.301.25
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
6.506.00
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1.111.08
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
15.0011.00
8%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1.031.01
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.061.04
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10.008.50
6%
Home DNB
75%
1.221.20
Away DNB
35%
4.004.20
5%
Derry win to nil
34%
2.63-
Sligo win to nil
10%
9.00-
Derry / Derry
34%
2.502.30
3%
Derry / Sligo
2%
41.0034.00
Derry / Draw
5%
15.0015.00
15%
Draw / Derry
19%
4.334.33
3%
Draw / Sligo
7%
11.0011.00
10%
Draw / Draw
15%
5.505.50
5%
Sligo / Derry
4%
23.0019.00
Sligo / Sligo
9%
9.008.00
Sligo / Draw
5%
17.0015.00
Win / draw / win Premier Division table
Won
Draw
Lost
Derry
Sligo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sligo 
Feb 6
Apr 6
Aug 7
Oct 30
-
-
-
-
2
Dundalk 
Feb 13
Apr 10
Oct 23
May 29
Apr 25
Mar 16
Oct 17
Jul 31
3
Bohemians 
Feb 20
May 1
Jun 12
Aug 21
Feb 14
Apr 10
May 29
Aug 28
4
Waterford 
Feb 27
May 15
Jul 3
Sep 4
Apr 18
Feb 20
Aug 22
Jun 12
5
Shamrock 
Apr 24
Mar 6
Aug 28
Jun 22
Mar 13
May 22
Jul 4
Oct 23
6
Shelbourne 
Mar 13
Apr 17
May 25
Sep 11
Mar 21
May 8
Jun 27
Oct 9
7
St Patrick's 
May 22
Mar 16
Oct 9
Jul 31
May 4
Apr 3
Sep 19
Jun 19
8
Drogheda 
Mar 20
May 8
Jun 26
Oct 16
Mar 7
May 1
Jul 25
Sep 11
9
Galway 
May 4
Apr 3
Sep 18
Jun 19
May 16
Feb 27
Sep 5
Jul 10
10
Derry 
-
-
-
-
Apr 6
Feb 6
Oct 30
Aug 7
Win / draw / win form
4
Derry have won 4 consecutive league games
10
Derry have not lost in 10 consecutive league games
Derry 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
4
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Sligo 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
10
Derry have not lost to Sligo in 10 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Derry since 2019
Derry
Sligo
Goals: Scored
19
8
Games: Scored
11 / 13
6 / 13
Clean sheets
7 / 13
2 / 13
DER
7
D
5
SLR
1
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Derry
Goals: Scored
11
8
Games: Scored
8 / 13
6 / 13
Clean sheets
7 / 13
5 / 13
DER
4
D
3
SLR
6
Goal Statistics

Derry City have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 9 consecutive Premier Division games. Their PG of 1.8 against Sligo Rovers on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Derry 2nd Sligo 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Derry will score 1 or more goals
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Sligo scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Derry’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+17
Sligo have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Derry
PG (predicted goals)
Sligo
1.8
0.9
Attack rating
0%
better
DER
SLR
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
DER
SLR
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Derry v Sligo Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE
Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE