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Sligo Rovers v St Patrick's Athletic : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

The Showgrounds, Newry

The Showgrounds crowd welcome St Patrick's Athletic's supporters on Friday evening, as John Russell's Sligo Rovers face Stephen Kenny's charges in the Premier Division. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every stats you could realistically need to make a well-informed wager is published below. Go between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for each one.

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Sligo Rovers's next match is v Waterford at 19:45 on Saturday 14th June
St Patrick's Athletic's next match is v Drogheda at 19:45 on Friday 13th June
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Sligo and St Patrick's was on Friday 30th May 2025
Irish Premier Division
May 30th 2025
Sligo 0
1 St Patrick's
 
10' A. Keena
 
SLR
STP
Shots On
2
5
Shots Off
4
7
Corners
6
9
Possession
52%
48%
Fouls
9
10
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
SligoSt Patrick's
 
S. Sargeant
R. Hutchinson
G. McElroy
J. Mahon
R. Manning (F. Lomboto 78')
C. Reynolds (K. McDonagh 65')
J. Doyle-Hayes
M. Wolfe (J. Hakiki 65')
C. Kavanagh (W. Waweru 46')
W. Fitzgerald
O. Elding
J. Anang
A. Breslin
R. McLaughlin
(T. Grivosti 44') S. Hoare
J. Redmond
S. Power
(L. Turner 90') K. Leavy
Z. Elbouzedi
J. Lennon
(C. Carty 86') football iconA. Keena
J. McClelland

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Sligo or St Patrick's are in the kind of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 74% chance of two goals or more.

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 37% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 4.20.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sligo
35%
5/2
17%
-
Draw
26%
27/10-
St Patrick's
39%
19/20
8%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1-
St Patrick's 1-0
10%
15/2
13%
-
Sligo 1-0
9%
11/1-
St Patrick's 2-1
8%
15/2-
Sligo 2-1
8%
11/1
8%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
12/1
18%
-
St Patrick's 2-0
7%
9/1
18%
-
Sligo 2-0
6%
18/1
10%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1
13%
-
St Patrick's 3-1
4%
14/1-
Sligo 3-1
3%
25/1
24%
-
St Patrick's 3-0
3%
16/1
13%
-
Sligo 3-0
3%
40/1-
St Patrick's 3-2
2%
22/1
12%
-
Sligo 3-2
2%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
3/4
8%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
21/20
8%
-
Home 1st Goal
47%
6/4
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
4/7
3%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
12/1
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/6
7%
-
BTTS - No
46%
11/10
8%
-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
11/2
19%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
11/4-
Home/draw
61%
4/5
8%
-
Away/draw
65%
2/7
6%
-
Home/away
74%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
2/9
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
3/1
14%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
7/4
15%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
2/5
5%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
9/2
15%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
10/1
27%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/20
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1
18%
-
Home DNB
53%
13/8
13%
-
Away DNB
57%
4/9
6%
-
Sligo win to nil
18%
6/1-
St Patrick's win to nil
21%
5/2
8%
-
Sligo / Sligo
15%
5/1
14%
-
Sligo / St Patrick's
4%
20/1
9%
-
Sligo / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Sligo
11%
7/1
11%
-
Draw / St Patrick's
15%
4/1
5%
-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
-
St Patrick's / Sligo
3%
28/1
15%
-
St Patrick's / St Patrick's
26%
21/10
8%
-
St Patrick's / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Sligo have conceded 33 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sligo have played 8 games at home, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

St Patrick's lay in 5th place on 26 points in the Premier Division league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 17 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. St Patrick's have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

St Patrick's have played 9 away games, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sligo
St Patrick's
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock191736 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
Jul 5
Nov 1
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
l
 
4-0A
2
Drogheda19630 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
Sep 20
Jun 20
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Jun 13
Aug 22
3
Bohemians18230 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-2A
Aug 30
Jun 27
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1F
Jul 4
Oct 3
4
St Patrick's A19429 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-3A
Sep 27
Aug 8
-
-
-
-
5
Shelbourne19227 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2F
Aug 2
Oct 17
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Jun 16
Nov 1
6
Derry18127 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
Jul 12
Oct 3
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Jun 23
Aug 29
7
Galway18024 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
Jun 23
Sep 12
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
8
Waterford18-1023 
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-4F
Jun 14
Aug 22
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2A
Oct 24
Aug 1
9
Cork18-1013 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Jul 25
w
 
3-2F
w
 
0-2F
Sep 12
Jun 27
10
Sligo H18-1212 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-3F
w
 
0-1F
Aug 8
Sep 27
Win / draw / win form
Sligo 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
2
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
St Patrick's 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
St Patrick's have beaten Sligo in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
7 / 11
8 / 11
Clean sheets
3 / 11
4 / 11
SLR
4
D
3
STP
4
League games at St Patrick's since 2019
St Patrick's
Sligo
Goals: Scored
19
13
Games: Scored
9 / 12
7 / 12
Clean sheets
5 / 12
3 / 12
SLR
3
D
1
STP
8
Goal Statistics
Sligo 10th St Patrick's 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that St Patrick's will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Sligo’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+12
St Patrick's have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
St Patrick's
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
SLR
STP
7%
better
view stats
Games scored12
12
Failed to score5
6
Scored first5
9
Goals scored22
25
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for16
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
SLR
STP
34%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
11
Clean sheets2
7
Conceded first12
6
Goals conceded33
22
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
14%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+34%

Sligo v St Patrick's Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
187610
R HutchinsonO EldingW FitzgeraldJ Mahon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Sargeant GLK12
-
C Reynolds DEF12
4
1
G McElroy DEF162
2
-
J Mahon DEF161
10
-
R Hutchinson DEF1832
2
-
M Wolfe MID142
4
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID12
5
1
R. Manning MID152
3
-
O Elding MID1771
4
-
W Fitzgerald MID186
4
-
C Kavanagh FWD1631
5
1
Subs
C Walsh GLK6
1
-
H Lintott DEF121
2
-
S Mallon MID10
-
K. McDonagh MID3
1
-
C Malley MID121
5
-
D. Patton MID5
-
J Hakiki FWD171
6
-
W. Waweru FWD4
-
F. Lomboto FWD183
2
-
St Patrick's Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19626
J AnangA KeenaJ McClellandJ Lennon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Anang GLK19
2
-
R McLaughlin DEF10
1
-
J Redmond DEF1911
3
-
S Hoare DEF12
4
-
A Breslin DEF161
3
1
K Leavy MID1111
-
J Lennon MID131
6
-
S Power MID111
-
Z Elbouzedi FWD1931
1
-
A Keena FWD1361
-
J McClelland FWD1512
1
-
Subs
D Rogers GLK
-
T Grivosti DEF11
5
-
A Sjoberg DEF14
4
1
L Turner DEF7
-
B Kavanagh MID1622
1
-
J Mulraney MID172
3
-
J. Oyenuga MID
-
C Carty FWD12
-