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

Fri 12th Jun, 19:45 BST, Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

the Waterford Regional Sports Centre plays host on Friday evening, as John Coleman's Waterford FC welcome Ryan Casey's Sligo Rovers in the Premier Division. We have predictions, tips, and the best odds and head-to-head stats across every market, so there's nowhere better to prepare Premier Division clash.


Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't believe there is a clear favourite to win this match, but what is clear is that the odds suggest it'll have no more than 3 goals. Our statistical analysis says the same. Waterford and Sligo have served up a host of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance stats point towards an extension of that record. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Friday evening, and the bookies have it priced at 1.33.

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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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Waterford are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Waterford
40%
2.15-
Draw
28%
3.30-
Sligo
32%
3.00-
Draw 1-1
13%
6.50-
Waterford 1-0
12%
9.00-
Sligo 1-0
10%
10.00-
Draw 0-0
9%
11.00-
Waterford 2-1
8%
9.50-
Waterford 2-0
7%
12.00-
Sligo 2-1
7%
11.00-
Sligo 2-0
6%
15.00-
Draw 2-2
5%
13.00-
Waterford 3-1
4%
19.00-
Waterford 3-0
3%
23.00-
Sligo 3-1
3%
23.00-
Sligo 3-0
2%
29.00-
Waterford 3-2
2%
26.00-
Sligo 3-2
2%
29.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
1.90-
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
1.90-
Home 1st Goal
49%
1.83-
Away 1st Goal
45%
2.05-
No 1st Goal
6%
11.00-
BTTS - Yes
48%
1.70-
BTTS - No
52%
2.05-
BTTS - Home Win
16%
4.50-
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.33-
BTTS - Away Win
13%
5.50-
Home/draw
68%
1.33-
Away/draw
60%
1.62-
Home/away
72%
1.30-
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
1.29-
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
3.50-
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
3.25-
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1.33-
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
6.50-
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1.11-
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
13.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1.04-
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1.05-
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
11.00-
Home DNB
60%
1.73-
Away DNB
52%
2.00-
Waterford win to nil
24%
4.33-
Sligo win to nil
19%
5.00-
Waterford / Waterford
22%
3.75-
Waterford / Sligo
3%
29.00-
Waterford / Draw
6%
13.00-
Draw / Waterford
14%
6.00-
Draw / Sligo
13%
6.50-
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50-
Sligo / Waterford
3%
26.00-
Sligo / Sligo
18%
4.50-
Sligo / Draw
6%
13.00-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 8 and won 1. Waterford have conceded 40 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Waterford have played 9 games at home, winning 1, drawing 6 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Sligo lay in 9th place on 19 points in the Premier Division league table having played 19 matches. Sligo are unbeaten in 2 games against teams below them in the league and kept 2 clean sheets out of 2 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below them in the table, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 2 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sligo have conceded 0 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Sligo have played 9 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Waterford
Sligo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock201440 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jun 19
Sep 18
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
Jul 4
Oct 23
2
Bohemians201034 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
Aug 7
Oct 16
l
 
0-4A
w
 
1-2A
l
 
1-3A
Aug 28
3
St Patrick's191432 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1F
Jul 10
Aug 28
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1F
Sep 19
Jun 19
4
Dundalk19329 
d
 
3-3A
l
 
5-0A
Sep 11
Jun 26
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
Oct 17
Jul 31
5
Shelbourne19126 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
Jul 31
Oct 30
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Jun 27
Oct 9
6
Derry20-122 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-2F
Sep 4
Jul 3
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
Oct 30
Aug 7
7
Galway18-321 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-3A
Oct 9
Jul 24
l
 
1-4A
l
 
1-0A
Sep 5
Jul 10
8
Drogheda19-721 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
Oct 23
d
 
3-3F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
Jul 25
Sep 11
9
Sligo19-1219 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
Jun 12
Aug 22
-
-
-
-
10
Waterford19-1911 
-
-
-
-
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 12
Win / draw / win form
5
Waterford have not lost in 5 consecutive home league games
Waterford 10TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford2 - 1Drogheda
Waterford2 - 2Derry
Waterford3 - 3Dundalk
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 1Shamrock
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 1Bohemians
Waterford0 - 0Sligo
Waterford1 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1Galway
Waterford1 - 2Derry
Waterford2 - 0Drogheda
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford1 - 2Sligo
Waterford0 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford2 - 0Cork
Waterford2 - 2Shelbourne
Waterford2 - 1Bohemians
Waterford2 - 2Drogheda
Waterford1 - 3Shamrock
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
Draw
8
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWaterford3 - 3Drogheda
AWaterford1 - 2Shelbourne
HWaterford2 - 1Drogheda
HWaterford2 - 2Derry
AWaterford1 - 4St Patrick's
HWaterford3 - 3Dundalk
AWaterford0 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 1Galway
AWaterford0 - 2Sligo
AWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
HWaterford1 - 1Shamrock
HWaterford0 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford3 - 4Galway
AWaterford0 - 5Dundalk
HWaterford0 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford2 - 4Derry
HWaterford0 - 0Sligo
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford2 - 1Bray
Sligo 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shamrock1 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne0 - 0Sligo
Drogheda1 - 0Sligo
Bohemians1 - 2Sligo
St Patrick's4 - 1Sligo
Dundalk1 - 0Sligo
Galway1 - 0Sligo
Waterford0 - 0Sligo
Derry2 - 1Sligo
Shamrock1 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne3 - 1Sligo
Derry1 - 0Sligo
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Waterford1 - 2Sligo
St Patrick's3 - 0Sligo
Cork2 - 3Sligo
Bohemians1 - 1Sligo
Drogheda1 - 0Sligo
Shelbourne3 - 2Sligo
Galway0 - 1Sligo
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSligo1 - 3Bohemians
ASligo2 - 1Shamrock
HSligo1 - 4Galway
ASligo0 - 0Shelbourne
HSligo1 - 1St Patrick's
ASligo0 - 1Drogheda
HSligo2 - 0Dundalk
HSligo2 - 0Waterford
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Sligo have not lost to Waterford in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Sligo
Goals: Scored
13
13
Games: Scored
7 / 10
6 / 10
Clean sheets
4 / 10
3 / 10
WAT
4
D
2
SLR
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
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Waterford
Goals: Scored
13
6
Games: Scored
7 / 10
4 / 10
Clean sheets
6 / 10
3 / 10
WAT
2
D
3
SLR
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
Sligo2 - 0
Sligo1 - 0
2 - 3Waterford
Sligo2 - 0
0 - 1Waterford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sligo3 - 0
Sligo2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Waterford 10th Sligo 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Waterford will score no more than 1 goal
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Sligo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Waterford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-6
Sligo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2026/2026 season
Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Sligo
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
18%
better
WAT
SLR
view stats
Games scored12
10
Failed to score7
9
Scored first5
5
Goals scored21
15
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.8
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for14
11
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
WAT
SLR
28%
better
view stats
Games conceded18
14
Clean sheets1
5
Conceded first13
11
Goals conceded40
27
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded14
12
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+28%

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

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