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

The Showgrounds, Newry

Saturday evening at The Showgrounds, and it’s a Premier Division clash between Sligo Rovers and Cork City FC. John Russell and Tim Walter will be doing all they can to ensure victory. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've sifted through our 20+ year database and pulled out the stats that matter the most. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.

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Sligo Rovers's next match is v Shamrock at 19:00 on Monday 5th May
Cork City FC's next match is v Drogheda at 17:00 on Monday 5th May
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Sligo and Cork was on Saturday 26th April 2025
Irish Premier Division
April 26th 2025
Sligo 1
1 Cork
 
F. Lomboto 90'76' K. Nelson
 
SLR
COR
Shots On
3
1
Shots Off
3
1
Corners
7
5
Possession
53%
47%
Fouls
16
11
Yellow/red cards
3/0
3/1
 
SligoCork
 
S. Sargeant
R. Hutchinson
G. McElroy
J. Mahon
J. Doyle-Hayes
C. Reynolds (D. Patton 72')
R. Manning (M. Wolfe 90')
J. Hakiki (S. Mallon 72')
C. Kavanagh (F. Lomboto 62')
O. Elding
W. Fitzgerald
T. Troost
(M. Kiernan 64') B. Couto
C. Lyons
M. Mbeng
D. Crowley
S. Murray
(R. Shipston 82') football iconK. Nelson
C. O'Sullivan
E. McLaughlin
(J. Fitzpatrick 53') A. Nolan
D. Daniels

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We make over 1.5 goals our best tip on this match, meaning that the sides will score 2 goals or more between them during 90 mins. Both Sligo and Cork's latest form stats suggest things will go that way, while their head-to-head (H2H) record is pointing in the same direction too. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.30.

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 Sligo are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sligo
45%
11/10
5%
-
Draw
25%
23/10-
Cork
31%
2/1
9%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Sligo 2-1
9%
8/1-
Sligo 1-0
9%
15/2
13%
-
Cork 2-1
7%
10/1
8%
-
Cork 1-0
7%
9/1-
Sligo 2-0
7%
10/1
16%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw 0-0
6%
10/1
10%
-
Sligo 3-1
5%
16/1-
Cork 2-0
5%
16/1-
Sligo 3-0
4%
20/1
11%
-
Cork 3-1
3%
22/1
21%
-
Sligo 3-2
3%
25/1
10%
-
Cork 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
-
Cork 3-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
17/20
8%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
19/20
8%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
8/11
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
46%
13/10
8%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
10/1
10%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
7/10
6%
-
BTTS - No
43%
21/20
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/1
14%
-
Home/draw
69%
1/3
2%
-
Away/draw
55%
8/13
3%
-
Home/away
75%
3/10-
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1/4
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
11/4
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
9/4
7%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
1/3
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
11/2
7%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/9
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/1
13%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/25
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/20
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/1
10%
-
Home DNB
62%
4/7
5%
-
Away DNB
48%
5/4
10%
-
Sligo win to nil
22%
11/4
7%
-
Cork win to nil
15%
9/2
8%
-
Sligo / Sligo
25%
5/2
3%
-
Sligo / Cork
3%
28/1
15%
-
Sligo / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw / Sligo
15%
9/2
10%
-
Draw / Cork
11%
6/1
7%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
10%
-
Cork / Sligo
4%
22/1-
Cork / Cork
15%
4/1
17%
-
Cork / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 1 and won 2. Sligo have conceded 24 goals, scored 16, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Sligo have played 5 games at home, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Cork lay in 9th place on 10 points in the Premier Division league table having played 11 matches. Cork are unbeaten in 1 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 1 games. Cork are winless in the 1 games they have played against teams below them in the table and have conceded in every game. Cork are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 1 game against teams below them in the table, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 1 goal and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cork have conceded 1 goal and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Cork have played 5 away games, winning 0, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sligo
Cork
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
St Patrick's13822 
May 30
l
 
4-3A
Sep 27
Aug 8
l
 
0-2A
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
2
Drogheda13721 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
Sep 20
Jun 20
d
 
1-1F
May 5
Jun 23
Oct 17
3
Shamrock13520 
w
 
2-1F
May 5
Jul 5
Nov 1
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
4
Galway13220 
l
 
1-2A
May 16
Jun 23
Sep 12
d
 
2-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Sep 26
5
Derry13120 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
Jul 12
Oct 3
May 9
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
6
Shelbourne13219 
l
 
1-2A
May 23
Aug 2
Oct 17
May 30
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
7
Bohemians13-118 
May 10
l
 
4-2A
Aug 30
Jun 27
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
Jun 13
Aug 22
8
Waterford13-1015 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-4F
Jun 14
Aug 22
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
9
Cork A13-612 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Jul 25
-
-
-
-
10
Sligo H13-89 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jul 25
Oct 25
Win / draw / win form
Sligo 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo1 - 2Galway
Sligo1 - 2Shelbourne
Sligo0 - 1Derry
Sligo2 - 1Shamrock
Sligo2 - 3Waterford
Sligo0 - 2St Patrick's
Sligo0 - 2Bohemians
Sligo2 - 1Dundalk
Sligo2 - 0Waterford
Sligo2 - 1Shelbourne
Sligo2 - 0Galway
Sligo2 - 1Derry
Sligo2 - 0Shamrock
Sligo2 - 1Drogheda
Sligo0 - 3Bohemians
Sligo1 - 0St Patrick's
Sligo0 - 1Waterford
Sligo0 - 0Galway
Sligo1 - 1Dundalk
Sligo3 - 1Drogheda
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASligo0 - 3Derry
ASligo4 - 0Waterford
HSligo1 - 2Galway
ASligo2 - 4Bohemians
HSligo1 - 2Shelbourne
HSligo0 - 1Derry
ASligo1 - 1Cork
HSligo2 - 1Shamrock
ASligo3 - 4St Patrick's
ASligo0 - 3Drogheda
HSligo2 - 3Waterford
HSligo0 - 2St Patrick's
ASligo2 - 2Galway
HSligo0 - 2Bohemians
ASligo1 - 1Derry
ASligo0 - 0Shelbourne
HSligo2 - 1Dundalk
ASligo0 - 4Shamrock
HSligo2 - 0Waterford
ASligo0 - 7Drogheda
Cork 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
D
2
Lost
16
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bohemians1 - 0Cork
Shamrock4 - 1Cork
Derry2 - 1Cork
Shelbourne1 - 1Cork
Waterford2 - 1Cork
Bohemians4 - 0Cork
UC Dublin0 - 2Cork
Dundalk5 - 0Cork
Shelbourne2 - 1Cork
Drogheda3 - 1Cork
Shamrock2 - 1Cork
Sligo3 - 0Cork
St Patrick's1 - 1Cork
Derry2 - 0Cork
Drogheda0 - 1Cork
Dundalk2 - 1Cork
Bohemians5 - 0Cork
Shelbourne2 - 1Cork
UC Dublin1 - 0Cork
St Patrick's4 - 0Cork
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCork2 - 1Waterford
ACork0 - 1Bohemians
ACork1 - 4Shamrock
HCork0 - 2St Patrick's
ACork1 - 2Derry
HCork1 - 1Drogheda
ACork1 - 1Shelbourne
HCork1 - 1Sligo
ACork1 - 2Waterford
HCork2 - 1Bohemians
HCork2 - 2Galway
ACork0 - 4Bohemians
HCork0 - 0Shamrock
HCork0 - 1Derry
ACork2 - 0UC Dublin
HCork0 - 1St Patrick's
ACork0 - 5Dundalk
ACork1 - 2Shelbourne
HCork3 - 0Sligo
ACork1 - 3Drogheda
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Cork
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
5 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
0 / 5
SLR
2
D
2
COR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Sligo3 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Sligo2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Cork
League games at Cork since 2019
Cork
Sligo
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
5 / 6
2 / 6
Clean sheets
4 / 6
1 / 6
SLR
1
D
2
COR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cork
Draw1 - 1Draw
Cork3 - 0
Cork1 - 0
Cork3 - 0
2 - 4Sligo
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Sligo Rovers's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because Cork City FC have conceded in each of their last 11 Premier Division matches. A PG of 1.6 for J. Russell's side suggests that run should continue.

Sligo 10th Cork 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Sligo will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Cork will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
Sligo have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
-31
Cork have scored 31% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
Cork
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
SLR
COR
1%
better
view stats
Games scored8
9
Failed to score3
2
Scored first3
5
Goals scored16
12
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for17
13
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
1%
better
SLR
COR
view stats
Games conceded10
11
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first8
6
Goals conceded24
18
Avg. goals conceded2.2
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against21%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13559
R HutchinsonO EldingW FitzgeraldJ Mahon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Sargeant GLK7
-
C Reynolds DEF7
3
1
G McElroy DEF111
1
-
J Mahon DEF121
9
-
R Hutchinson DEF1322
2
-
J Hakiki MID121
5
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID9
5
1
R. Manning MID112
2
-
O Elding FWD1251
3
-
C Kavanagh FWD1141
3
1
W Fitzgerald FWD135
3
-
Subs
C Walsh GLK6
1
-
H Lintott DEF81
2
-
M Wolfe MID10
3
-
S Mallon MID7
-
K. McDonagh MID1
1
-
C Malley MID111
5
-
C. Cannon MID
-
D. Patton MID4
-
F. Lomboto FWD133
1
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13426
T TroostK. NelsonD. DanielsC. Lyons
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK13
2
-
D Crowley DEF1311
5
-
C. Lyons DEF12
6
-
K. Nelson DEF134
1
-
M. Mbeng MID101
3
-
A I MID131
1
-
E McLaughlin MID61
2
-
B Couto MID121
2
-
C O'Sullivan FWD91
-
S Murray FWD13
2
-
D. Daniels FWD32
-
Subs
C Brann GLK
-
H. Nevin DEF1
-
M. Kiernan DEF5
-
F. Anderson DEF101
2
1
R Shipston MID132
5
-
A Healy MID1
-
H. Skieters FWD8
-
D. Dunne FWD2
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD9
1