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

The Showgrounds, Sligo

Waterford FC, led by manager Keith Long, visit John Russell and his Sligo Rovers side at The Showgrounds on Friday evening in the Premier Division. Stats for our tip of under 2.5 goals are shown below, including head to head (H2H) history. Flipping the market with the tabs changes all stats and the odds, allowing you do find the bet that suits you best.

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Sligo Rovers's next match is v Bohemians at 19:45 on Friday 17th May
Waterford FC's next match is v Shelbourne at 19:45 on Friday 17th May

The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Sligo and Waterford was on Friday 3rd May 2024

Irish Premier Division

May 3rd 2024

Sligo 0	1 Waterford

	46' C. Pattison

	SLR WAT
Shots On	3 5
Shots Off	9 4
Corners	4 6
Possession	56% 44%
Fouls	17 9
Yellow/red cards	2/0 2/0

Sligo	Waterford

E. McGinty R. Hutchinson C. Wiggett O. Denham J. Wilson C. Malley N. Morahan E. Chapman (O. Elding 71') M. Mata R. Smit S. Radosavlevic (F. Hartmann 71')	S. Sargeant D. Power K. Radkowski D. Leahy G. Horton (C. Salisbury 85') B. McCormack R. McDonald (M. Asamoah 72') C. Pattison (N. O'Keeffe 75') D. McMenamy C. Parsons P. Amond

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

Maybe it'd be too strong to say that we expect John Russell and Keith Long to park the bus here, but we certainly don't expect to see a flood of goals as Sligo and Waterford go head-to-head. The statistics belowsuggest there will be under 2.5 goals (i.e. 2 goals of fewer in total), and we think that's a good shout here. With best odds of 1.65 available on under 2.5 goals and nothing too eyecatching in the full time result market, that's the bet we're recommending.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sligo are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 38% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.38.

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Sligo 38%	11/10 2%	23/20 7%
Draw 31%	21/10	2/1 3%
Waterford 31%	11/5 3%	21/10 11%
Sligo 1-0 15%	11/2	5/1 8%
Draw 0-0 14%	7/1	6/1 7%
Draw 1-1 13%	5/1 8%	5/1
Waterford 1-0 13%	15/2 6%	13/2
Sligo 2-0 8%	17/2	8/1 5%
Sligo 2-1 7%	17/2	15/2
Waterford 2-1 6%	11/1 8%	9/1 5%
Waterford 2-0 6%	14/1 12%	12/1 8%
Draw 2-2 3%	16/1	12/1
Sligo 3-0 3%	20/1 11%	14/1 12%
Sligo 3-1 3%	20/1 11%	14/1
Waterford 3-1 2%	28/1	20/1 11%
Waterford 3-0 2%	40/1	25/1 24%
Sligo 3-2 1%	33/1	22/1
Waterford 3-2 1%	40/1	25/1
Over 2.5 Goals 32%	5/4 2%	-
Under 2.5 Goals 68%	8/13 2%	-
Home 1st Goal 47%	8/11 4%	-
Away 1st Goal 43%	6/4	-
No 1st Goal 9%	7/1	-
BTTS - Yes 39%	19/20	1/1 5%
BTTS - No 61%	4/5	8/11 4%
BTTS - Home Win 12%	4/1	4/1
BTTS - Draw 17%	15/4	7/2
BTTS - Away Win 10%	13/2	11/2 8%
Home/draw 69%	1/3 2%	1/3 2%
Away/draw 62%	8/13 3%	8/13 5%
Home/away 69%	1/3	7/20 2%
Over 1.5 Goals 59%	2/5	-
Under 1.5 Goals 41%	7/4	-
Over 3.5 Goals 14%	10/3 8%	-
Under 3.5 Goals 86%	1/5 2%	-
Over 4.5 Goals 5%	9/1 11%	-
Under 4.5 Goals 95%	1/16 1%	-
Over 5.5 Goals 2%	20/1 11%	-
Under 5.5 Goals 98%	1/66 1%	-
Over 0.5 Goals 86%	1/14 1%	-
Under 0.5 Goals 14%	8/1 13%	-
Home DNB 60%	8/15 2%	4/7 6%
Away DNB 53%	11/8 5%	5/4 7%
Sligo win to nil 26%	5/2 3%	-
Waterford win to nil 21%	9/2	-
Sligo / Sligo 22%	13/5 3%	13/5 4%
Sligo / Waterford 3%	33/1	25/1 13%
Sligo / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1 8%
Draw / Sligo 16%	4/1	4/1 5%
Draw / Waterford 12%	6/1 7%	11/2
Draw / Draw 18%	7/2 5%	16/5 5%
Waterford / Sligo 3%	28/1 12%	22/1 10%
Waterford / Waterford 15%	9/2 8%	17/4 9%
Waterford / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1

Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Sligo have outscored their opponents by 13 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Sligo have played 6 games at home winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 4 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 3 goals at home.

Waterford are in 8th position in the Premier Division on 13 points having played 12 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 7 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 7 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 5 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Waterford have conceded 13 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Sligo

Won

Draw

Lost

Scores

Waterford

HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	TEAM	PLD	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
Aug 10	Sep 27	l 0-1A	May 31	Shelbourne	16	6	28	d 1-1F	May 17	Jun 13	Oct 18
Jul 4	Oct 4	d 0-00-0	May 24	Derry	16	9	27	l 0-2A	l 3-0A	Aug 23	Jun 3
Jun 28	Sep 13	d 0-00-0	l 3-0A	Shamrock	16	9	25	l 1-2A	w 1-3F	Aug 2	Nov 1
Aug 31	Jun 7	l 0-1A	w 0-1F	Waterford A	15	4	22	-	-	-	-
Jul 27	Oct 25	d 0-00-0	d 0-00-0	Galway	15	1	21	d 0-00-0	l 2-1F	Sep 27	Jul 12
Oct 19	Jul 12	May 17	d 2-2A	Bohemians	15	-3	20	May 31	w 0-1F	Oct 25	Aug 9
Nov 1	Aug 2	w 1-0F	l 3-0A	St Patrick's	16	-2	19	w 3-1F	d 1-1F	Jul 4	Sep 20
-	-	-	-	Sligo H	15	-1	18	l 0-1A	w 0-1F	Jun 7	Aug 31
Jun 3	Aug 23	w 3-1F	l 3-1F	Drogheda	15	-8	15	May 23	w 1-4A	Oct 4	Jul 26
Sep 21	Jun 13	d 1-1F	w 0-5F	Dundalk	15	-15	9	w 4-1F	d 0-00-0	Sep 13	Jun 28

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

9 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

11 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM
Sligo	0 - 0	Galway
Sligo	1 - 1	Dundalk
Sligo	3 - 1	Drogheda
Sligo	0 - 0	Shamrock
Sligo	0 - 1	Shelbourne
Sligo	0 - 0	Derry
Sligo	0 - 0	Drogheda
Sligo	0 - 2	Dundalk
Sligo	1 - 0	Derry
Sligo	2 - 0	UC Dublin
Sligo	0 - 1	Shelbourne
Sligo	0 - 2	St Patrick's
Sligo	3 - 0	Cork
Sligo	3 - 1	Bohemians
Sligo	0 - 3	Shamrock
Sligo	1 - 0	Derry
Sligo	0 - 3	Shelbourne
Sligo	0 - 1	Dundalk
Sligo	3 - 1	UC Dublin
Sligo	1 - 1	Drogheda

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM
A	Sligo	1 - 3	Drogheda
H	Sligo	0 - 0	Galway
H	Sligo	1 - 1	Dundalk
A	Sligo	0 - 3	Shamrock
A	Sligo	0 - 3	St Patrick's
A	Sligo	1 - 0	Waterford
H	Sligo	3 - 1	Drogheda
H	Sligo	0 - 0	Shamrock
A	Sligo	5 - 0	Dundalk
H	Sligo	0 - 1	Shelbourne
H	Sligo	0 - 0	Derry
A	Sligo	2 - 2	Bohemians
A	Sligo	2 - 4	Shamrock
H	Sligo	0 - 0	Drogheda
A	Sligo	0 - 1	St Patrick's
H	Sligo	0 - 2	Dundalk
A	Sligo	1 - 3	Bohemians
H	Sligo	1 - 0	Derry
H	Sligo	2 - 0	UC Dublin
A	Sligo	0 - 3	Cork

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

12 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

8 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM
St Patrick's	1 - 1	Waterford
Bohemians	0 - 1	Waterford
Dundalk	0 - 0	Waterford
Derry	3 - 0	Waterford
Galway	2 - 1	Waterford
Drogheda	1 - 4	Waterford
Longford	1 - 1	Waterford
Dundalk	1 - 0	Waterford
Bohemians	1 - 2	Waterford
Sligo	1 - 1	Waterford
Shamrock	2 - 0	Waterford
St Patrick's	2 - 1	Waterford
Drogheda	1 - 2	Waterford
Finn Harps	0 - 1	Waterford
Derry	2 - 0	Waterford
Longford	1 - 2	Waterford
Dundalk	1 - 3	Waterford
Bohemians	3 - 0	Waterford
Sligo	3 - 0	Waterford
Shamrock	3 - 0	Waterford

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM
H	Waterford	0 - 2	Derry
A	Waterford	1 - 1	St Patrick's
H	Waterford	0 - 0	Galway
A	Waterford	1 - 0	Bohemians
H	Waterford	1 - 2	Shamrock
H	Waterford	0 - 1	Sligo
A	Waterford	0 - 0	Dundalk
A	Waterford	0 - 3	Derry
H	Waterford	3 - 1	St Patrick's
A	Waterford	1 - 2	Galway
A	Waterford	4 - 1	Drogheda
H	Waterford	1 - 1	Shelbourne
H	Waterford	1 - 2	UC Dublin
H	Waterford	0 - 0	St Patrick's
A	Waterford	1 - 1	Longford
H	Waterford	1 - 3	Shamrock
H	Waterford	2 - 2	Derry
A	Waterford	0 - 1	Dundalk
A	Waterford	2 - 1	Bohemians
H	Waterford	4 - 1	Finn Harps

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Sligo have not lost to Waterford in 5 consecutive home league meetings

Sligo

Waterford

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 5

2 / 5

Clean sheets

3 / 5

2 / 5

SLR

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Sligo	3 - 0
Sligo	2 - 1
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw

Sligo

Waterford

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

6 / 11

7 / 11

Clean sheets

4 / 11

5 / 11

SLR

WAT

FIXTURE HISTORY
	0 - 1	Sligo
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Waterford	1 - 0
Sligo	3 - 0
	1 - 2	Sligo
Waterford	1 - 0
Sligo	2 - 1
Waterford	2 - 0
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Draw	3 - 3	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw

Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Sligo Rovers of late. It has been 6 Premier Division games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Friday evening against Waterford FC.

A truly awful PG of just 0.9 should cause concerns for Waterford FC fans, as should a 8 Premier Division games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

	Sligo 8th	Waterford 4th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.1 goals	0.9 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 35% 1 37% 2 19% 3 4+ There is a 72% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal	0 40% 1 37% 2 17% 3 4+ There is a 77% probability of Waterford scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-31 Sligo have scored 31% fewer goals at home than predicted	+3 Waterford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	0.9 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	1.5 conceded

Statistics Premier Division - 2024/2024 Season

SLR

WAT

27%

better

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Games scored	7		10
Failed to score	8		5
Scored first	6		8
Goals scored	14		20
Avg. goals scored	0.9		1.3
Avg. shots per game	8		7
Avg. shots per goal	9		5
Conversion rate	12%		19%
KickOff rating		+27%

16%

better

SLR

WAT

view stats

Games conceded	8		11
Clean sheets	7		4
Conceded first	5		5
Goals conceded	15		16
Avg. goals conceded	1		1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded	11		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	11		8
Conversion rate	9%		12%
KickOff rating		+16%

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

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2024

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	4	3	4
E McGinty	E Chapman	M Mata	C. Wiggett

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
E McGinty GLK	15			1 -
J Wilson DEF	11		1	2 -
R Hutchinson DEF	15	1		3 -
C. Wiggett DEF	13		1	4 -
O Denham DEF	15			3 -
E Chapman MID	15	4	1	2 -
N Morahan MID	15			3 -
C Malley MID	15			3 -
R Smit FWD	9			2 -
S Radosavljevic FWD	8			1 -
M Mata FWD	14	4	3	-
Subs
K Gabbidon GLK				-
R Brush GLK	1			-
D. Jonathan MID				-
F Hartmann MID	14	3	2	2 -
K. McDonagh MID				2 -
C Reynolds MID	2			1 -
O Elding MID	7			-
D. Patton MID				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	11	3	5
E Chapman	E Chapman	M Mata	F Hartmann

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Mata FWD	4	6	3	1
E Chapman MID	4	11	1	3
R Hutchinson DEF	1	5		1
J Wilson DEF		1	1	3
C. Wiggett DEF		2	1
O Denham DEF		1
N Morahan MID		2
C Malley MID		3		1
S Radosavljevic FWD		4		1
Subs
F Hartmann MID	3	10	2	5
O Elding MID		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
636	32	85
C Malley	N Morahan	N Morahan

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
C Malley MID	636	26	69
R Hutchinson DEF	550	25	73
N Morahan MID	546	32	85
O Denham DEF	498	27	71
E McGinty GLK	449		13
J Wilson DEF	444	14	31
C. Wiggett DEF	387	11	32
E Chapman MID	367	26	53
M Mata FWD	254	4	55
S Radosavljevic FWD	108	11	19
R Smit FWD	50	3	9
Subs
F Hartmann MID	226	13	49
O Elding MID	39	2	5
C Reynolds MID	32	1	3
R Brush GLK	7

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2024

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	6	2	4
S Sargeant	M. Asamoah	D Leahy	D Leahy

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
S Sargeant GLK	15		1	-
G Horton DEF	15		1	1 -
D Leahy DEF	13	2	2	3 1
K Radkowski DEF	13			1 -
D Power DEF	14		1	2 -
R. McDonald MID	14			3 -
B Mccormack MID	11			1 -
C Parsons MID	15	1	2	3 -
C Pattison MID	7	2		-
D McMenamy MID	7	1		1 -
P Amond FWD	15	5		1 -
Subs
M Connor GLK				-
R McCourt DEF	10	1		4 -
J. Forde DEF	2			-
A. Queally DEF				-
R Burke DEF	9			4 -
N Keeffe MID	10	1		4 -
M. Asamoah FWD	15	6		3 -
C Salisbury FWD	7			1 -
G Arubi FWD	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	15	2	2
M. Asamoah	P Amond	D Leahy	C Parsons

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
P Amond FWD	5	15		1
C Pattison MID	2	2
D Leahy DEF	2	4	2	1
C Parsons MID	1	3	2	2
D McMenamy MID	1	3
S Sargeant GLK			1
G Horton DEF		1	1	1
D Power DEF			1	1
R. McDonald MID		1
B Mccormack MID				1
Subs
M. Asamoah FWD	6	12		1
R McCourt DEF	1	1		1
N Keeffe MID	1	2		1
R Burke DEF		2		1
C Salisbury FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
579	38	83
G Horton	D Power	D Power

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
G Horton DEF	579	18	71
D Leahy DEF	496	12	60
S Sargeant GLK	489		2
R. McDonald MID	407	20	59
K Radkowski DEF	392	6	39
D Power DEF	319	38	83
P Amond FWD	281	11	58
C Parsons MID	224	14	69
B Mccormack MID	182	8	40
D McMenamy MID	102	10	17
C Pattison MID	37	2	8
Subs
R McCourt DEF	309	16	26
R Burke DEF	183	10	40
M. Asamoah FWD	155	16	63
N Keeffe MID	142	9	23
J. Forde DEF	43	3	7
C Salisbury FWD	16	1	5
G Arubi FWD	1