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

Fri 21st Aug, 20:00 BST, The Showgrounds, Sligo

Graham Coughlan pays counterpart John Russell a visit on Friday night in the Premier Division, as their Waterford FC and Sligo Rovers teams go head to head at The Showgrounds. We provide predictions based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams, across seventeen of the main markets. The data and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head statistics are included for all.


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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sligo
41%
--
Draw
24%
--
Waterford
35%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Sligo 2-1
9%
--
Waterford 2-1
8%
--
Sligo 1-0
7%
--
Waterford 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
7%
--
Sligo 2-0
6%
--
Waterford 2-0
5%
--
Sligo 3-1
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Waterford 3-1
4%
--
Sligo 3-2
4%
--
Waterford 3-2
3%
--
Sligo 3-0
3%
--
Waterford 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
2%
--
BTTS - Yes
62%
--
BTTS - No
38%
--
BTTS - Home Win
23%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
--
Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
59%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
58%
--
Away DNB
52%
--
Sligo win to nil
18%
--
Waterford win to nil
15%
--
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Sligo have played 27 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 7 and won 5. Sligo have conceded 45 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 12 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sligo have played 13 games at home, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 14 goals, conceded 22 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Waterford lay in 9th place on 25 points in the Premier Division league table having played 26 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 4 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Waterford have conceded 2 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Waterford have played 13 away games, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sligo
Waterford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock271954 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-2F
Oct 23
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Sep 18
2
St Patrick's261944 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1F
Sep 19
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
Aug 28
3
Bohemians261344 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-3A
Aug 28
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 9
Oct 16
4
Dundalk27137 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
d
 
1-1A
d
 
3-3A
l
 
5-0A
Sep 11
w
 
2-3A
5
Shelbourne25-134 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
2-2F
Oct 9
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
Oct 30
6
Derry27333 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Oct 30
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
w
 
2-4F
7
Galway26-730 
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
Sep 5
l
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-3A
Oct 9
d
 
0-00-0
8
Drogheda27-1228 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2A
Sep 11
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 23
d
 
3-3F
9
Waterford26-1325 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 21
l
 
4-0A
-
-
-
-
10
Sligo27-2222 
-
-
-
-
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
w
 
4-0F
Aug 21
Win / draw / win form
6
Sligo have not won in 6 consecutive home league games
Sligo 10TH
league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford 9TH
league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Waterford
Goals: Scored
13
6
Games: Scored
7 / 10
4 / 10
Clean sheets
6 / 10
3 / 10
SLR
5
D
3
WAT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Sligo2 - 0
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
17
13
Games: Scored
8 / 11
6 / 11
Clean sheets
5 / 11
3 / 11
SLR
4
D
2
WAT
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Waterford4 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Sligo
0 - 4Sligo
Waterford4 - 1
0 - 1Sligo
Waterford1 - 0
1 - 2Sligo
Waterford1 - 0
Waterford2 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
Goal Statistics

Sligo Rovers have been steady in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Premier Division games. Their PG of 1.6 against Waterford FC on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Sligo 10th Waterford 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Sligo will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Waterford will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Sligo
PG (predicted goals)
Waterford
1.6
1.5
Attack rating
SLR
WAT
22%
better
view stats
Games scored15
17
Failed to score12
9
Scored first7
9
Goals scored23
34
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for12
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
5%
better
SLR
WAT
view stats
Games conceded22
22
Clean sheets5
4
Conceded first17
15
Goals conceded45
47
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded14
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
14%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+5%

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

Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27535
S SargeantC KavanaghW FitzgeraldC McHugh
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Sargeant GLK27
2
-
G McElroy DEF271
4
-
W Fitzgerald FWD2543
3
-
J. Esua DEF2411
4
-
C Kavanagh FWD2452
2
-
O Denham DEF23
2
1
D. Patton MID221
1
1
C McHugh MID2211
4
1
J McManus MID20
3
-
A I FWD2021
2
-
A Meekison MID1923
1
1
S McHale DEF171
1
-
R O'Kane FWD1711
1
-
S. Stewart DEF151
2
-
S Quirk DEF14
3
1
K. McDonagh MID11
-
C Harkin MID10
4
-
J Hakiki MID61
-
J McGonigle FWD42
-
L Pearce FWD31
1
-
K Zefi FWD3
-
C. Cannon MID1
1
-
Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251337
P AmondT LonerganC NoonanJ Mahon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
H Cann DEF262
3
-
P Amond FWD2671
1
-
J Mahon DEF2441
7
-
C Noonan MID2413
4
-
T Lonergan FWD24133
3
-
B Couto DEF2312
5
-
J. Voilas FWD2333
2
-
L Heeney MID22
6
-
D McMenamy MID2212
3
-
S McMullan GLK19
-
S Glenfield MID17
5
-
T Coyle FWD17
-
K Long DEF1621
4
-
J Houston DEF151
3
-
W Johnson DEF13
6
-
E McLaughlin MID132
4
-
J Faria MID9
-
A. Doherty GLK7
-
A. Zborowski DEF5
-
J Dempsey DEF4
-