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

The Showgrounds, Newry

Monday evening sees Ryan Casey’s Sligo Rovers and Stephen Kenny’s St Patrick's Athletic go up against one another in a Premier Division clash at The Showgrounds. All of the important statistics for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and the best odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.

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Sligo Rovers's next match is v Shamrock at 20:00 on Friday 22nd May
St Patrick's Athletic's next match is v Derry at 19:45 on Friday 22nd May
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Sligo and St Patrick's was on Monday 4th May 2026
Irish Premier Division
May 4th 2026
Sligo 1
1 St Patrick's
 
A. Meekison 41'6' K. Leavy
 
SLR
STP
Shots On
1
4
Shots Off
3
6
Corners
6
5
Possession
40%
60%
Fouls
11
8
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
SligoSt Patrick's
 
S. Stewart (K. McDonagh 70')
S. Blaney
O. Denham
A. Meekisonfootball icon
J. McManus
W. Fitzgerald
C. Kavanagh
McHugh (D. Patton 84')
S. Sargeant
G. McElroy
A. Nolan
J. Anang
S. Hoare
(J. McClelland 77') A. Breslin
J. Redmond
(D. Nugent 63') J. Lennon
(G. Nzingo 63') C. Forrester
football iconK. Leavy
(Z. Elbouzedi 63') J. Brown
L. Turner
B. Crowe-Baggley
(M. Mata 78') R. Edmondson

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be 3 goals or less scored by Sligo and St Patrick's combined during 90 mins. Up to date form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this conclusion, and we think there's a 77% chance of it coming in. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of St Patrick's 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
25%
9/220/1
Draw
26%
3/11/25
St Patrick's
49%
8/159/1
St Patrick's 1-0
12%
11/27/2
Draw 1-1
12%
7/11/5
St Patrick's 2-0
9%
6/116/5
St Patrick's 2-1
9%
15/219/4
Draw 0-0
8%
10/115/2
Sligo 1-0
8%
12/110/1
Sligo 2-1
6%
18/112/1
St Patrick's 3-0
5%
10/111/2
Draw 2-2
5%
18/133/1
St Patrick's 3-1
5%
12/133/1
Sligo 2-0
4%
28/120/1
St Patrick's 3-2
2%
28/1100/1
Sligo 3-1
2%
40/166/1
St Patrick's 4-0
2%
20/112/1
St Patrick's 4-1
2%
25/180/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
19/2015/2
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
17/201/25
Home 1st Goal
43%
15/811/5
Away 1st Goal
52%
1/24/9
No 1st Goal
5%
10/115/2
BTTS - Yes
49%
1/123/20
BTTS - No
51%
3/413/20
BTTS - Home Win
11%
10/112/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
9/22/11
BTTS - Away Win
20%
13/59/2
Home/draw
51%
11/81/33
Away/draw
75%
1/71/1000
Home/away
74%
2/98/1
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/71/6
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
5/217/5
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
12/540/1
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
3/101/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
11/21/50
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/91/50
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
14/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/401/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/17/1
Home DNB
44%
10/316/5
Away DNB
67%
1/52/11
Sligo win to nil
14%
9/1-
St Patrick's win to nil
29%
6/4-
Sligo / Sligo
9%
9/116/1
Sligo / St Patrick's
4%
22/133/1
Sligo / Draw
5%
16/122/1
Draw / Sligo
7%
11/119/4
Draw / St Patrick's
19%
10/329/20
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/5
St Patrick's / Sligo
2%
40/150/1
St Patrick's / St Patrick's
34%
11/813/2
St Patrick's / Draw
6%
14/122/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 1 and won 3. Sligo have conceded 18 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sligo have played 7 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

St Patrick's lay in 2nd place on 27 points in the Premier Division league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 26 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. St Patrick's have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

St Patrick's have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 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
Shamrock171334 
l
 
0-2A
May 22
Jul 4
Oct 23
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
Sep 11
May 29
2
St Patrick's171531 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1F
Sep 19
Jun 19
-
-
-
-
3
Bohemians17728 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2A
May 29
Aug 28
w
 
3-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Oct 30
Jun 26
4
Dundalk17225 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
Jul 31
w
 
4-0F
l
 
2-0A
Jul 24
Sep 4
5
Shelbourne16021 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jun 27
Oct 9
l
 
0-1A
w
 
2-3F
Oct 16
Aug 7
6
Derry17020 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
d
 
0-00-0
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 9
7
Galway16-120 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
Sep 5
Jul 10
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2F
Jul 3
Oct 23
8
Drogheda16-619 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jul 25
Sep 11
w
 
4-1A
w
 
1-3F
Jun 12
Aug 21
9
Sligo17-1116 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jun 19
Sep 19
10
Waterford16-197 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 12
w
 
4-1A
w
 
0-2F
Aug 28
Jul 10
Win / draw / win form
Sligo 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo2 - 0Dundalk
Sligo2 - 0Waterford
Sligo0 - 0Derry
Sligo0 - 1Shelbourne
Sligo0 - 2Shamrock
Sligo2 - 1Drogheda
Sligo0 - 4Bohemians
Sligo1 - 1Cork
Sligo1 - 0St Patrick's
Sligo1 - 1Drogheda
Sligo0 - 0Bohemians
Sligo0 - 2Shelbourne
Sligo2 - 0Derry
Sligo2 - 2Shamrock
Sligo2 - 1Galway
Sligo1 - 0Waterford
Sligo0 - 1St Patrick's
Sligo0 - 1Bohemians
Sligo2 - 2Drogheda
Sligo1 - 1Cork
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASligo0 - 1Drogheda
HSligo2 - 0Dundalk
HSligo2 - 0Waterford
ASligo2 - 1Bohemians
HSligo0 - 0Derry
ASligo1 - 4St Patrick's
HSligo0 - 1Shelbourne
ASligo0 - 1Dundalk
HSligo0 - 2Shamrock
HSligo2 - 1Drogheda
ASligo0 - 1Galway
ASligo0 - 0Waterford
HSligo0 - 4Bohemians
ASligo1 - 2Derry
ASligo2 - 1Shamrock
HSligo1 - 1Cork
ASligo1 - 3Shelbourne
ASligo0 - 1Derry
HSligo1 - 0St Patrick's
ASligo1 - 0Galway
St Patrick's 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway2 - 2St Patrick's
Drogheda1 - 3St Patrick's
Dundalk2 - 0St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Shelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
Shamrock2 - 0St Patrick's
Bohemians0 - 0St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
Bohemians0 - 0St Patrick's
Sligo1 - 0St Patrick's
Derry2 - 2St Patrick's
Drogheda0 - 1St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Cork0 - 0St Patrick's
Galway3 - 1St Patrick's
Sligo0 - 1St Patrick's
Shamrock4 - 0St Patrick's
Shelbourne2 - 1St Patrick's
Derry1 - 0St Patrick's
Bohemians2 - 1St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASt Patrick's2 - 2Galway
HSt Patrick's3 - 1Bohemians
ASt Patrick's3 - 1Drogheda
HSt Patrick's0 - 1Shamrock
ASt Patrick's0 - 2Dundalk
HSt Patrick's4 - 1Sligo
ASt Patrick's2 - 0Waterford
HSt Patrick's0 - 0Derry
HSt Patrick's4 - 1Drogheda
ASt Patrick's3 - 2Shelbourne
HSt Patrick's1 - 0Galway
HSt Patrick's4 - 0Dundalk
ASt Patrick's0 - 2Shamrock
ASt Patrick's0 - 0Bohemians
ASt Patrick's0 - 0Shelbourne
HSt Patrick's1 - 1Waterford
ASt Patrick's0 - 0Bohemians
HSt Patrick's1 - 0Shamrock
ASt Patrick's0 - 1Sligo
HSt Patrick's4 - 0Cork
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
St Patrick's
Goals: Scored
10
12
Games: Scored
8 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
5 / 13
SLR
5
D
3
STP
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Sligo1 - 0
0 - 1St Patrick's
0 - 2St Patrick's
Sligo1 - 0
0 - 2St Patrick's
Sligo2 - 1
Sligo1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sligo2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2St Patrick's
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1St Patrick's
League games at St Patrick's since 2019
St Patrick's
Sligo
Goals: Scored
26
14
Games: Scored
11 / 14
8 / 14
Clean sheets
6 / 14
3 / 14
SLR
3
D
1
STP
10
FIXTURE HISTORY AT St Patrick's
St Patrick's4 - 1
St Patrick's3 - 0
St Patrick's4 - 3
St Patrick's3 - 2
St Patrick's3 - 0
St Patrick's1 - 0
0 - 1Sligo
St Patrick's1 - 0
1 - 2Sligo
0 - 3Sligo
St Patrick's2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
St Patrick's2 - 1
St Patrick's2 - 1
Goal Statistics

St Patrick's Athletic have been reliable in attack of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Premier Division games. Their PG of 1.5 against Sligo Rovers on Monday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Sligo 9th St Patrick's 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Sligo scoring 1 goal or less
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that St Patrick's will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Sligo have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
-19
St Patrick's have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
St Patrick's
1
1.5
Attack rating
SLR
STP
39%
better
view stats
Games scored6
9
Failed to score8
5
Scored first5
6
Goals scored10
26
Avg. goals scored0.7
1.9
Avg. shots per game8
12
Avg. shots per goal11
6
Conversion rate for9
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+39%
Defence rating
SLR
STP
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded10
9
Clean sheets4
5
Conceded first7
6
Goals conceded18
13
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded11
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
8
Conversion rate against12%
13%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17324
S SargeantW FitzgeraldW FitzgeraldG McElroy
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Sargeant GLK17
1
-
S Blaney DEF8
1
-
O Denham DEF15
1
-
G McElroy DEF17
4
-
S. Stewart DEF8
1
-
A Meekison MID1521
1
-
J McManus MID13
2
-
C McHugh MID13
1
1
A I FWD1521
-
C Kavanagh FWD1411
2
-
W Fitzgerald FWD1732
3
-
Subs
L Hughes GLK
-
A. Gabbidon DEF
-
C. Cannon DEF
-
K. McDonagh MID6
-
C. Lynch MID
-
G. Rego Priosti MID3
-
D. Patton MID15
1
-
M Traore FWD11
1
-
St Patrick's Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17834
J AnangR EdmondsonK LeavyS Hoare
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Anang GLK17
1
-
J Brown DEF152
3
-
J Redmond DEF172
1
-
S Hoare DEF121
3
1
L Turner DEF1721
2
-
K Leavy MID1643
1
-
J Lennon MID1312
3
-
B Baggley MID171
1
-
A Breslin MID121
-
R Edmondson FWD1781
3
-
C Forrester FWD1121
1
-
Subs
S Molloy GLK
-
T Grivosti DEF9
1
-
R Boyce DEF5
1
-
G. Nzingo MID6
-
Z Elbouzedi MID933
-
D Nugent MID171
1
-
J McClelland FWD142
1
-
M Mata FWD111
1
-
S. Rooney FWD2
-