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

The Showgrounds, Newry

The Showgrounds is the stage on Saturday evening, as John Russell's Sligo Rovers host Huseyin Eroglu's Derry City in the Premier Division. Below we've got predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting stats including head-to-heads, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. Access it all via the tabs below.

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Sligo Rovers's next match is v Shelbourne at 19:45 on Friday 28th March
Derry City's next match is v Shamrock at 20:00 on Friday 28th March
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Sligo and Derry was on Saturday 15th March 2025
Irish Premier Division
March 15th 2025
Sligo 0
1 Derry
 
20' M. Duffy
 
SLR
DER
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
1
3
Corners
3
1
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
16
13
Yellow/red cards
4/1
4/0
 
SligoDerry
 
C. Walsh
H. Lintott (S. Mallon 46')
R. Hutchinson
J. Mahon
O. Denham
C. Malley (R. Manning 78')
J. Hakiki
J. Doyle-Hayes
O. van Hattum
C. Kavanagh
W. Fitzgerald (F. Lomboto 79')
B. Maher
R. Boyce
S. Todd
H. Cann
B. Doherty
M. Connolly
A. O'Reilly
(C. Harkin 36') S. Diallo
(S. Ferguson 46') D. Thomas
football iconM. Duffy
(D. Mullen 69') L. Boyce

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't believe there is a clear favourite to to get the win in this one, but does appear clear is that the odds suggest it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis is inline with them too. Sligo and Derry have served up a host of under 3.5 goal games recently, and key performance stats point towards those records being extended. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday evening, and the bookies have it priced at 1.25.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 53% chance of Derry coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sligo
22%
7/2
10%
29/10
15%
Draw
25%
11/5
2%
9/4
Derry
53%
4/5
1%
4/5
6%
Derry 1-0
13%
11/2
13%
5/1
8%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/211/2
Derry 2-0
10%
7/1
11%
13/2
12%
Derry 2-1
9%
15/27/1
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
11%
7/1
6%
Sligo 1-0
7%
10/1
8%
17/2
6%
Derry 3-0
6%
14/111/1
8%
Sligo 2-1
5%
14/111/1
9%
Derry 3-1
5%
14/112/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
Sligo 2-0
3%
20/116/1
13%
Derry 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Derry 4-0
2%
33/120/1
9%
Derry 4-1
2%
33/122/1
Sligo 3-1
2%
40/1
21%
25/1
24%
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
11/10
9%
1/1
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
7/10
7%
4/6
2%
Home 1st Goal
41%
15/8
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
54%
8/15
1%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
19/20
10%
19/20
5%
BTTS - No
52%
4/5
6%
4/5
3%
BTTS - Home Win
10%
17/2
19%
7/1
23%
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
6%
19/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
22%
10/3
8%
3/1
Home/draw
47%
19/20
4%
10/11
6%
Away/draw
78%
2/11
1%
2/9
5%
Home/away
75%
4/11
5%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
1/3
6%
1/3
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
9/4
7%
15/8
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
11/4
10%
12/5
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/4
2%
1/4
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1
14%
11/2
8%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/12
1%
1/14
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
27%
11/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/401/200
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14
3%
1/20
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1
5%
13/2
Home DNB
39%
9/4
8%
2/1
15%
Away DNB
71%
1/31/3
8%
Sligo win to nil
12%
6/1-
Derry win to nil
32%
2/1
8%
-
Sligo / Sligo
12%
13/2
15%
11/2
13%
Sligo / Derry
4%
22/118/1
Sligo / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Sligo
9%
8/1
6%
15/2
13%
Draw / Derry
18%
7/2
5%
7/2
6%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
Derry / Sligo
2%
40/1
21%
28/1
12%
Derry / Derry
27%
2/1
3%
15/8
7%
Derry / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table
Won
Draw
Lost
Sligo
Derry
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda6411 
May 2
l
 
3-0A
Sep 20
Jun 20
Apr 11
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 26
2
St Patrick's6410 
May 30
l
 
4-3A
Sep 27
Aug 8
May 5
l
 
2-0A
Aug 29
Jun 23
3
Galway6210 
Apr 12
May 16
Jun 23
Sep 12
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
Jun 13
Aug 22
4
Shelbourne629 
Mar 28
May 23
Aug 2
Oct 17
May 2
l
 
3-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
5
Waterford6-29 
l
 
2-3A
Apr 18
Jun 14
Aug 22
l
 
1-2A
Apr 25
Jul 4
Oct 17
6
Shamrock507 
w
 
2-1F
May 5
Jul 5
Nov 1
May 23
Mar 28
Oct 24
Aug 1
7
Derry A6-37 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
Jul 12
Oct 3
-
-
-
-
8
Cork506 
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Jul 25
Apr 4
May 9
Aug 8
Nov 1
9
Bohemians6-26 
May 10
Apr 4
Aug 30
Jun 27
w
 
1-0F
May 30
Jul 25
Sep 12
10
Sligo H6-54 
-
-
-
-
Apr 22
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Jul 12
Win / draw / win form
Sligo 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Sligo0 - 0Shamrock
Sligo0 - 1Shelbourne
Sligo0 - 0Derry
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
ASligo2 - 3St Patrick's
HSligo2 - 0Galway
ASligo2 - 0Bohemians
HSligo2 - 1Derry
HSligo2 - 0Shamrock
Derry 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Patrick's2 - 0Derry
Shelbourne3 - 1Derry
St Patrick's1 - 0Derry
Dundalk0 - 2Derry
Drogheda2 - 1Derry
Galway1 - 0Derry
Waterford0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Sligo2 - 1Derry
Bohemians1 - 2Derry
Dundalk0 - 0Derry
Shamrock1 - 0Derry
St Patrick's0 - 1Derry
Galway0 - 0Derry
Waterford0 - 2Derry
Drogheda2 - 2Derry
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Bohemians2 - 1Derry
Shamrock2 - 2Derry
Sligo0 - 0Derry
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDerry1 - 1Galway
ADerry0 - 2St Patrick's
HDerry1 - 2Waterford
HDerry1 - 0Bohemians
ADerry1 - 3Shelbourne
HDerry0 - 1Shelbourne
ADerry0 - 1St Patrick's
ADerry2 - 0Dundalk
HDerry1 - 1Sligo
HDerry1 - 1Bohemians
ADerry1 - 2Drogheda
HDerry1 - 1Shamrock
ADerry0 - 1Galway
ADerry1 - 0Waterford
HDerry1 - 1Dundalk
ADerry0 - 0Shelbourne
ADerry1 - 2Sligo
HDerry5 - 1Drogheda
ADerry2 - 1Bohemians
HDerry2 - 0Galway
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Sligo have not lost to Derry in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Derry
Goals: Scored
9
7
Games: Scored
7 / 11
5 / 11
Clean sheets
6 / 11
4 / 11
SLR
5
D
3
DER
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Sligo2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sligo1 - 0
Sligo1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sligo2 - 1
1 - 2Derry
0 - 1Derry
Sligo1 - 0
1 - 2Derry
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Derry since 2019
Derry
Sligo
Goals: Scored
15
8
Games: Scored
9 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
2 / 11
SLR
1
D
5
DER
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derry
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Derry2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Derry1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Derry2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Sligo
Derry3 - 0
Derry2 - 0
Goal Statistics

Derry City's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because Sligo Rovers have conceded in each of their last 9 Premier Division matches. A PG of 1.6 for Huseyin Eroglu's side suggests that run should continue.

Sligo 10th Derry 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.9
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
40%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 77% probability of Sligo scoring 1 goal or less
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Derry will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Sligo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-30
Derry have scored 30% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/290040/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
Derry
0.9
1.6
Attack rating
28%
better
SLR
DER
view stats
Games scored4
4
Failed to score1
1
Scored first2
1
Goals scored8
4
Avg. goals scored1.6
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
12
Conversion rate for17
8
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+28%
Defence rating
SLR
DER
27%
better
view stats
Games conceded5
4
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first3
4
Goals conceded12
8
Avg. goals conceded2.4
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
5
Conversion rate against23%
20%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+27%

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

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6234
J MahonC KavanaghW FitzgeraldJ Mahon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Walsh GLK3
1
-
O Denham DEF5
1
-
J Mahon DEF61
4
-
R Hutchinson DEF611
1
-
H Lintott MID51
2
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID5
2
-
C Malley MID6
3
-
O Hattum MID51
-
J Hakiki FWD61
4
-
C Kavanagh FWD62
1
-
W Fitzgerald FWD63
-
Subs
S Sargeant GLK3
-
G McElroy DEF4
-
M Wolfe MID3
1
-
S Mallon MID2
-
R. Manning MID5
-
K. McDonagh MID
-
D. Patton MID
-
F. Lomboto FWD6
-
Derry Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6414
B MaherM DuffyD ThomasA O'Reilly
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Maher GLK6
1
-
R Boyce DEF4
1
-
H Cann DEF2
-
M Connolly  DEF6
3
-
S Todd DEF5
-
B Doherty DEF5
1
-
A O'Reilly MID6
4
-
S Diallo MID5
3
-
M Duffy MID64
-
D Thomas FWD51
1
-
L Boyce  FWD5
-
Subs
A. Doherty GLK
-
S Ferguson MID4
3
-
C Harkin MID3
1
-
P McMullan MID3
-
G Whyte MID3
-
R Benson MID3
-
G. McCourt MID
-
D Mullen FWD2
-
S Patton FWD3
1
-