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

Sat 18th Apr, 19:45 BST, The Showgrounds, Sligo

The Premier Division is the focus for both Sligo Rovers and Waterford FC on Saturday evening, as bosses Ryan Casey and John Coleman face one another at The Showgrounds. Below you'll find unique stats for every major market, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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
46%
--
Draw
24%
--
Waterford
30%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Sligo 2-1
9%
--
Sligo 1-0
8%
--
Waterford 2-1
7%
--
Sligo 2-0
7%
--
Waterford 1-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Sligo 3-1
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Waterford 2-0
4%
--
Sligo 3-0
4%
--
Sligo 3-2
3%
--
Waterford 3-1
3%
--
Waterford 3-2
3%
--
Sligo 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
60%
--
BTTS - No
40%
--
BTTS - Home Win
24%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
63%
--
Away DNB
47%
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Sligo win to nil
22%
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Waterford win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 11 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 1 clean sheet 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 0 of those games.

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 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. They have been outscored by their opponents by 8 goals to 6 goals.

Home League Performance

Sligo have played 5 games at home winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 2 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 8 goals at home.

Waterford are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 4 points having played 10 matches so far this season. Waterford are winless in the 10 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 9 of those games. Waterford are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 16 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 4 and won zero. Waterford have conceded 21 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sligo
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock11822 
l
 
0-2A
May 22
Jul 4
Oct 23
d
 
1-1F
May 1
Jun 19
Sep 18
2
St Patrick's11920 
May 4
l
 
4-1F
Sep 19
Jun 19
l
 
0-2A
May 8
Jul 10
Aug 28
3
Bohemians11720 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2A
May 29
Aug 28
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 7
Oct 16
4
Dundalk11518 
Apr 25
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
Jul 31
May 4
l
 
5-0A
Sep 11
Jun 26
5
Galway10-114 
May 16
l
 
1-0A
Sep 5
Jul 10
Apr 24
l
 
4-3A
Oct 9
Jul 24
6
Shelbourne10013 
l
 
0-1A
May 8
Jun 27
Oct 9
d
 
1-1A
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 30
7
Derry11-111 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
May 15
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
Jul 3
8
Drogheda10-310 
w
 
2-1F
May 1
Jul 25
Sep 11
Oct 23
l
 
2-0A
-
May 29
9
Sligo11-118 
-
-
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
Jun 12
Aug 22
10
Waterford10-134 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 12
-
-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
5
Waterford have not won in 5 consecutive away league games
3
Sligo have failed to score in 3 consecutive home league games
Sligo 9TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Sligo1 - 2Galway
Sligo1 - 2Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HSligo1 - 1Drogheda
HSligo0 - 0Bohemians
ASligo2 - 1Waterford
Waterford 10TH
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
42
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bohemians1 - 1Waterford
Galway4 - 3Waterford
Dundalk5 - 0Waterford
Derry4 - 2Waterford
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Bray1 - 2Waterford
St Patrick's1 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 1Waterford
Bohemians2 - 1Waterford
Cork2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda0 - 0Waterford
Galway2 - 4Waterford
Derry7 - 2Waterford
Shamrock1 - 0Waterford
Sligo1 - 0Waterford
St Patrick's2 - 2Waterford
Shelbourne0 - 1Waterford
Bohemians1 - 2Waterford
Cork2 - 1Waterford
Shamrock2 - 0Waterford
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
2
Draw
6
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford1 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford3 - 4Galway
AWaterford0 - 5Dundalk
HWaterford0 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford2 - 4Derry
HWaterford0 - 0Sligo
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford2 - 1Bray
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford1 - 1St Patrick's
HWaterford1 - 2Derry
HWaterford2 - 0Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford1 - 2Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 2Cork
HWaterford1 - 2Sligo
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Waterford
Goals: Scored
11
6
Games: Scored
6 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
3 / 9
SLR
4
D
3
WAT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Sligo1 - 0
2 - 3Waterford
Sligo2 - 0
0 - 1Waterford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sligo3 - 0
Sligo2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Sligo
Goals: Scored
13
13
Games: Scored
7 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
3 / 10
SLR
4
D
2
WAT
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Sligo
0 - 4Sligo
Waterford4 - 1
0 - 1Sligo
Waterford1 - 0
1 - 2Sligo
Waterford1 - 0
Waterford2 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
Goal Statistics

Sligo Rovers's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because Waterford FC have conceded in each of their last 7 Premier Division games. A PG of 1.7 for Ryan Casey's side suggests that run should continue.

Sligo 9th Waterford 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Sligo will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-26
Sligo have scored 26% fewer goals at home than predicted
+10
Waterford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.9
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
1.7
1.3
Attack rating
SLR
WAT
34%
better
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Games scored3
5
Failed to score7
5
Scored first3
3
Goals scored4
8
Avg. goals scored0.4
0.8
Avg. shots per game6
7
Avg. shots per goal18
8
Conversion rate for6
12
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
18%
better
SLR
WAT
view stats
Games conceded8
9
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded16
21
Avg. goals conceded1.5
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
15
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+18%

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

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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