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

Fri 20th Feb, 19:45 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Friday evening sees John Coleman’s Waterford FC and Ryan Casey’s Sligo Rovers go head to head in a Premier Division battle at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other markets we cover too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Premier Division performances and head-to-heads included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Waterford
39%
--
Draw
25%
--
Sligo
36%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Waterford 2-1
9%
--
Waterford 1-0
8%
--
Sligo 2-1
8%
--
Sligo 1-0
8%
--
Waterford 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Sligo 2-0
6%
--
Waterford 3-1
4%
--
Sligo 3-1
4%
--
Waterford 3-0
3%
--
Waterford 3-2
3%
--
Sligo 3-2
3%
--
Sligo 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
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BTTS - No
42%
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BTTS - Home Win
20%
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BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
19%
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Home/draw
64%
--
Away/draw
61%
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Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
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Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
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Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
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Over 0.5 Goals
94%
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Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
56%
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Away DNB
54%
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Waterford win to nil
19%
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Sligo win to nil
18%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table
Won
Draw
Lost
Waterford
Sligo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shelbourne 
Feb 6
May 22
Jul 31
Oct 30
Mar 21
May 8
Jun 27
Oct 9
2
Drogheda 
Apr 10
Feb 13
Oct 23
May 29
Mar 7
May 1
Jul 25
Sep 11
3
Sligo 
Feb 20
Apr 18
Jun 12
Aug 22
-
-
-
-
4
Derry 
May 15
Feb 27
Sep 4
Jul 3
Apr 6
Feb 6
Oct 30
Aug 7
5
Bohemians 
Mar 6
Apr 6
Aug 7
Oct 16
Feb 14
Apr 10
May 29
Aug 28
6
Dundalk 
May 4
Mar 13
Sep 11
Jun 26
Apr 25
Mar 16
Oct 17
Jul 31
7
Galway 
Apr 24
Mar 16
Oct 9
Jul 24
May 16
Feb 27
Sep 5
Jul 10
8
St Patrick's 
Mar 20
May 8
Jul 10
Aug 28
May 4
Apr 3
Sep 19
Jun 19
9
Shamrock 
Apr 3
May 1
Jun 19
Sep 18
Mar 13
May 22
Jul 4
Oct 23
10
Waterford 
-
-
-
-
Apr 18
Feb 20
Aug 22
Jun 12
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 0Drogheda
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford1 - 2Sligo
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford2 - 0Cork
Waterford2 - 2Shelbourne
Waterford2 - 1Bohemians
Waterford2 - 2Drogheda
Waterford1 - 3Shamrock
Waterford1 - 0Galway
Waterford2 - 1Derry
Waterford0 - 4Sligo
Waterford1 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 3Bohemians
Waterford2 - 1Cork
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1Bohemians
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWaterford2 - 1Bray
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford1 - 1St Patrick's
HWaterford1 - 2Derry
HWaterford2 - 0Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford1 - 2Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 2Cork
HWaterford1 - 2Sligo
AWaterford0 - 0Drogheda
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford4 - 2Galway
HWaterford2 - 0Cork
AWaterford2 - 7Derry
AWaterford0 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford2 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford2 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford0 - 1Sligo
HWaterford2 - 2Drogheda
Sligo 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shamrock1 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne3 - 1Sligo
Derry1 - 0Sligo
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Waterford1 - 2Sligo
St Patrick's3 - 0Sligo
Cork2 - 3Sligo
Bohemians1 - 1Sligo
Drogheda1 - 0Sligo
Shelbourne3 - 2Sligo
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Shamrock2 - 0Sligo
Derry3 - 0Sligo
Waterford0 - 4Sligo
Bohemians4 - 2Sligo
Cork1 - 1Sligo
St Patrick's4 - 3Sligo
Drogheda3 - 0Sligo
Galway2 - 2Sligo
Derry1 - 1Sligo
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASligo2 - 1Shamrock
HSligo1 - 1Cork
ASligo1 - 3Shelbourne
ASligo0 - 1Derry
HSligo1 - 0St Patrick's
ASligo1 - 0Galway
HSligo1 - 1Drogheda
HSligo0 - 0Bohemians
ASligo2 - 1Waterford
ASligo0 - 3St Patrick's
HSligo0 - 2Shelbourne
ASligo3 - 2Cork
HSligo2 - 0Derry
HSligo2 - 2Shamrock
ASligo1 - 1Bohemians
HSligo2 - 1Galway
ASligo0 - 1Drogheda
HSligo1 - 0Waterford
HSligo0 - 1St Patrick's
ASligo2 - 3Shelbourne
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Sligo
Goals: Scored
13
13
Games: Scored
7 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
2 / 9
WAT
4
D
1
SLR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
1 - 2Sligo
0 - 4Sligo
Waterford4 - 1
0 - 1Sligo
Waterford1 - 0
1 - 2Sligo
Waterford1 - 0
Waterford2 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Waterford
Goals: Scored
11
6
Games: Scored
6 / 9
4 / 9
Clean sheets
5 / 9
3 / 9
WAT
2
D
3
SLR
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Sligo1 - 0
2 - 3Waterford
Sligo2 - 0
0 - 1Waterford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sligo3 - 0
Sligo2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Waterford FC have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 8 consecutive Premier Division matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Sligo Rovers on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Waterford 9th Sligo 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Waterford will score 1 or more goals
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Waterford have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
+17
Sligo have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Sligo
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
WAT
SLR
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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
%
better
WAT
SLR
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%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
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Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2026
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