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

The Showgrounds, Newry

Keith Long guides his Waterford FC side to The Showgrounds in the Premier Division on Saturday evening, with John Russell's Sligo Rovers the opponent. We've got the best odds for 17 top betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for both teams. All can be selected using the tabs below.

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Sligo Rovers's next match is v Drogheda at 19:45 on Friday 21st February
Waterford FC's next match is v Shelbourne at 19:45 on Friday 21st February
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Sligo and Waterford was on Saturday 15th February 2025
Irish Premier Division
February 15th 2025
Sligo 2
3 Waterford
 
O. Elding 50'13' R. McDonald
J. Hakiki 82'33' T. Lonergan
58' C. Noonan
 
SLR
WAT
Shots On
12
4
Shots Off
8
1
Corners
6
1
Possession
62%
38%
Fouls
8
18
Yellow/red cards
4/0
4/0
 
SligoWaterford
 
S. Sargeant
O. Denham
R. Hutchinson
J. Mahon
C. Malley (J. Doyle-Hayes 87')
J. Hakikifootball icon
M. Wolfe (F. Lomboto 65')
O. van Hattum
C. Kavanagh
W. Fitzgerald
O. Eldingfootball icon
S. McMullan
R. Burke
A. Boyle
G. Horton
(D. Leahy 72') N. Bakboord
K. Radkowski
(D. McMenamy 53') football iconR. McDonald
B. McCormack
P. Amond
(M. Pouwels 83') football iconT. Lonergan
(K. White 83') football iconC. Noonan

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We're suggesting it's fairly unlikely that this game will deliver 4+ goals, and the odds and stats align with KickOff's predictive algorithm on this one. Sligo and Waterford have seldom served up thrillers of late, whether that be in the Premier Division individually or in head-to-head clashes. So, without a convincing favourite WDW or double chance market, we're suggesting under 3.5 goals. You can go for that at a best price of 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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sligo are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sligo
39%
5/4
7%
13/10
2%
Draw
26%
11/5
3%
21/10
3%
Waterford
35%
9/5
6%
17/10
2%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
Sligo 1-0
10%
7/113/2
Waterford 1-0
9%
8/1
5%
7/1
Sligo 2-1
8%
17/2
5%
15/2
Waterford 2-1
8%
10/117/2
Draw 0-0
8%
17/2
5%
7/1
6%
Sligo 2-0
7%
10/1
9%
9/1
Waterford 2-0
6%
14/1
13%
11/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/111/1
Sligo 3-1
4%
20/1
11%
14/1
Waterford 3-1
3%
22/116/1
Sligo 3-0
3%
22/116/1
Waterford 3-0
2%
28/120/1
Sligo 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Waterford 3-2
2%
33/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
21/20
3%
10/11
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
3/4
3%
3/4
Home 1st Goal
48%
4/5
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
6/5-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2
5%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/53/4
BTTS - No
47%
19/2019/20
BTTS - Home Win
18%
4/1
5%
18/5
2%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3
4%
16/5
3%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/117/4
Home/draw
65%
4/11
3%
2/5
Away/draw
61%
8/15
2%
8/15
3%
Home/away
74%
1/31/3
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
3/103/10
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
12/521/10
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
5/211/5
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/72/7
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/1
14%
19/4
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/12
2%
1/12
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1
13%
10/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40
1%
1/80
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/161/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
17/2
5%
13/2
6%
Home DNB
57%
4/6
4%
8/11
2%
Away DNB
53%
11/10
5%
1/1
2%
Sligo win to nil
21%
3/1
8%
-
Waterford win to nil
19%
4/1-
Sligo / Sligo
21%
3/114/5
3%
Sligo / Waterford
3%
28/122/1
Sligo / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw / Sligo
14%
9/2
9%
9/2
Draw / Waterford
13%
11/25/1
8%
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/5
4%
Waterford / Sligo
3%
25/1
12%
20/1
Waterford / Waterford
17%
15/47/2
Waterford / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Win / draw / win Premier Division table
Won
Draw
Lost
Sligo
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shelbourne123 
Mar 28
May 23
Aug 2
Oct 17
Feb 21
May 5
Jun 23
Sep 26
2
Waterford A113 
l
 
2-3A
Apr 18
Jun 14
Aug 22
-
-
-
-
3
Bohemians113 
May 10
Apr 4
Aug 30
Jun 27
Mar 7
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
4
Cork101 
Apr 26
Mar 7
Oct 25
Jul 25
Mar 3
Apr 21
Jul 11
Aug 29
5
Galway101 
Apr 12
May 16
Jun 23
Sep 12
May 9
Mar 14
Nov 1
Jul 25
6
Drogheda101 
May 2
Feb 21
Sep 20
Jun 20
May 30
Apr 4
Oct 3
Aug 8
7
St Patrick's101 
May 30
Feb 28
Sep 27
Aug 8
Mar 28
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
8
Sligo H1-10 
-
-
-
-
Apr 18
w
 
2-3F
Aug 22
Jun 14
9
Shamrock1-10 
Mar 3
May 5
Jul 5
Nov 1
May 16
Apr 11
Sep 12
Jun 27
10
Derry1-20 
Mar 15
Apr 21
Jul 12
Oct 3
Apr 25
Feb 28
Oct 17
Jul 4
Win / draw / win form
Sligo 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
Waterford 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Waterford
Goals: Scored
8
3
Games: Scored
4 / 7
3 / 7
Clean sheets
4 / 7
3 / 7
SLR
3
D
3
WAT
1
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Sligo
Goals: Scored
12
7
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
SLR
2
D
1
WAT
4
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Waterford FC of late. It has been 6 Premier Division games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday evening against Sligo Rovers.

Sligo 8th Waterford 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Sligo have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-6
Waterford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/290014/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
0%
better
SLR
WAT
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
SLR
WAT
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
S SargeantJ HakikiO HattumO Denham
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Sargeant GLK1
-
R Hutchinson DEF1
-
O Denham DEF1
1
-
J Mahon DEF1
1
-
J Hakiki MID11
1
-
O Hattum MID11
-
C Malley MID1
1
-
M Wolfe MID1
-
W Fitzgerald FWD11
-
C Kavanagh FWD1
-
O Elding FWD11
-
Subs
C Walsh GLK
-
H Lintott DEF
-
G McElroy DEF
-
K. McDonagh MID
-
C Reynolds MID
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID1
-
D. Patton MID
-
F. Lomboto FWD1
-
Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1112
S McMullanT LonerganR. McDonaldA Boyle
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK1
1
-
N Bakboord DEF1
1
-
G Horton DEF1
-
K Radkowski DEF1
-
R Burke DEF1
-
B Mccormack MID1
-
A Boyle MID1
2
-
T Lonergan MID11
-
R. McDonald MID111
-
C Noonan MID11
-
P Amond FWD11
-
Subs
B Wade GLK
-
D Leahy DEF1
-
K White MID1
-
L. Roberts MID
-
D McMenamy MID1
-
M Pouwels FWD1
1
-