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

Sat 26th Apr, 19:45 BST, The Showgrounds, Sligo

John Russell's Sligo Rovers side will have home backing in the Premier Division on Saturday evening, as Tim Walter's Cork City FC arrive at The Showgrounds. We've got predictions, tips, and odds and head-to-head stats across all the main betting markets, so there's nowhere better to prepare Premier Division clash.


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

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Sligo
49%
--
Draw
24%
--
Cork
27%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Sligo 1-0
10%
--
Sligo 2-1
10%
--
Sligo 2-0
8%
--
Cork 1-0
7%
--
Cork 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Sligo 3-1
5%
--
Sligo 3-0
5%
--
Cork 2-0
4%
--
Sligo 3-2
3%
--
Cork 3-1
3%
--
Sligo 4-1
2%
--
Cork 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
24%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
44%
--
Sligo win to nil
25%
--
Cork win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Premier Division league table. Sligo are unbeaten in 1 games against teams below them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 1 games. Sligo are winless in the 1 games they have played against teams below them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 1 game against teams below in the table, having won 0, drawn 1 and lost no matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Sligo have outscored their opponents by 16 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Sligo have played 5 games at home winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 4 games. They have scored 6 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Cork are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 7 points having played 10 matches so far this season. 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.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Cork have conceded 17 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sligo
Cork
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda10819 
May 2
l
 
3-0A
Sep 20
Jun 20
d
 
1-1F
May 5
Jun 23
Oct 17
2
St Patrick's10718 
May 30
l
 
4-3A
Sep 27
Aug 8
l
 
0-2A
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
3
Shamrock10618 
w
 
2-1F
May 5
Jul 5
Nov 1
May 2
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
4
Shelbourne10417 
l
 
1-2A
May 23
Aug 2
Oct 17
May 30
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
5
Galway10316 
l
 
1-2A
May 16
Jun 23
Sep 12
d
 
2-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Sep 26
6
Derry10-314 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
Jul 12
Oct 3
May 9
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
7
Bohemians10-212 
May 10
l
 
4-2A
Aug 30
Jun 27
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
Jun 13
Aug 22
8
Waterford10-119 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-4F
Jun 14
Aug 22
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
9
Sligo H10-57 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
Jul 25
Oct 25
10
Cork A10-77 
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Jul 25
-
-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
3
Sligo have lost 3 consecutive home league games
Sligo 9TH
20 league games
Home
3
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
25
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HSligo2 - 1Shelbourne
Cork 10TH
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
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HCork1 - 1UC Dublin
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 9 Premier Division matches. A PG of 1.7 for J. Russell's side suggests that run should continue.

Goals have been a problem for Cork City FC of late. It has been 7 Premier Division games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday evening against Sligo Rovers.

Sligo 9th Cork 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Sligo will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% 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
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
SLR
COR
9%
better
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Games scored7
8
Failed to score2
1
Scored first2
5
Goals scored12
10
Avg. goals scored1.2
1
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
SLR
COR
18%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
9
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first7
4
Goals conceded21
16
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
7
Conversion rate against22%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+18%

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
8335
R HutchinsonO EldingW FitzgeraldJ Mahon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Hutchinson DEF821
1
-
C Malley MID8
3
-
W Fitzgerald FWD83
-
F. Lomboto FWD81
1
-
H Lintott DEF71
2
-
J Mahon DEF71
5
-
O Denham DEF7
1
-
R. Manning MID72
-
J Hakiki MID71
5
-
O Hattum FWD71
-
C Kavanagh FWD721
1
1
O Elding FWD73
2
-
G McElroy DEF6
-
C Walsh GLK5
1
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID5
2
-
M Wolfe MID5
2
-
S Sargeant GLK3
-
S Mallon MID2
-
C Reynolds MID2
1
1
D. Patton MID1
-
K. McDonagh MID1
1
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7324
T TroostR KeatingR ShipstonD Crowley
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK7
2
-
D Crowley DEF71
4
-
B Couto DEF71
1
-
S Murray MID7
1
-
K. Nelson MID72
-
R Shipston MID72
3
-
R Keating FWD73
4
-
A I FWD71
1
-
C. Lyons DEF6
4
-
H. Skieters FWD6
-
F. Anderson DEF5
2
1
M. Mbeng DEF5
2
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD4
-
M Dijksteel FWD41
-
G Bolger MID31
2
-
S Maguire FWD311
-
M. Kiernan DEF1
-
A Healy MID1
-
D. Dunne FWD1
-