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

Waterford Regional Sports Centre, Waterford

Keith Long and John Russell clash in the Premier Division on Friday evening, as Waterford FC face Sligo Rovers at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre. All the odds are provided directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to Premier Division match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Explore it all using the tabs below.

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Waterford FC's next match is v Derry at 19:45 on Friday 25th April
Sligo Rovers's next match is v Derry at 19:45 on Tuesday 22nd April
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Waterford and Sligo was on Friday 18th April 2025
Irish Premier Division
April 18th 2025
Waterford 0
4 Sligo
 
8' G. McElroy
10' O. Elding
62' C. Kavanagh
88' F. Lomboto
 
WAT
SLR
Shots On
2
11
Shots Off
4
Corners
10
6
Possession
63%
37%
Fouls
14
13
Yellow/red cards
4/1
5/0
 
WaterfordSligo
 
S. McMullan
K. Radkowski
N. Bakboord (A. Boyle 46')
D. Leahy
G. Horton
J. Olayinka (B. McCormack 71')
K. White
T. Coyle (S. Glenfield 75')
P. Amond (M. Pouwels 71')
T. Lonergan (D. McMenamy 68')
C. Noonan
S. Sargeant
R. Hutchinson
J. Mahon
football iconG. McElroy
(C. Malley 70') J. Doyle-Hayes
(D. Patton 70') C. Reynolds
(F. Lomboto 82') R. Manning
(M. Wolfe 82') J. Hakiki
(S. Mallon 71') football iconC. Kavanagh
football iconO. Elding
W. Fitzgerald

Best Tip: Both teams to score

Both Sligo and Waterford supporters should have some reason to cheer as their sides go head-to-head, with KickOff's prediction of both teams to score looking a far more convincing pick than any bet on the WDW market. The two teams are more than capable of finding the net, as is borne out by the statistics and past head-to-head data below. Even the bookies odds are not finding much to pick between the sides, as striking power and defensive options suggest each team is capable of both scoring and conceding. Both teams to score is the tip of the day here.

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
Waterford
46%
17/20
14%
-
Draw
23%
13/5
11%
-
Sligo
31%
13/5
16%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
6/1
8%
-
Waterford 2-1
9%
15/2
6%
-
Sligo 2-1
7%
12/1
8%
-
Waterford 1-0
7%
15/2
13%
-
Draw 2-2
7%
14/1-
Waterford 2-0
6%
17/2
5%
-
Sligo 1-0
6%
11/1
26%
-
Waterford 3-1
5%
14/1
21%
-
Sligo 2-0
4%
20/1
40%
-
Waterford 3-2
4%
22/1
21%
-
Draw 0-0
4%
11/1
26%
-
Waterford 3-0
4%
16/1
19%
-
Sligo 3-1
4%
28/1
12%
-
Sligo 3-2
3%
33/1-
Waterford 4-1
2%
28/1
29%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
4/5
12%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
1/1
14%
-
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/7
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
47%
6/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
11/1
26%
-
BTTS - Yes
64%
7/10
6%
-
BTTS - No
36%
21/20
5%
-
BTTS - Home Win
26%
11/4
21%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4
6%
-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
11/2-
Home/draw
69%
1/4
6%
-
Away/draw
54%
4/5
11%
-
Home/away
77%
1/4
4%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1/4
6%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
11/4
15%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
2/1
20%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
4/11
9%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
9/2
31%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
1/7
6%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
12/1
24%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/25
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/25
2%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
11/1
26%
-
Home DNB
62%
2/5
11%
-
Away DNB
47%
7/4
22%
-
Waterford win to nil
20%
5/2
7%
-
Sligo win to nil
13%
6/1
27%
-
Waterford / Waterford
27%
21/10
14%
-
Waterford / Sligo
2%
28/1
15%
-
Waterford / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw / Waterford
18%
4/1
9%
-
Draw / Sligo
10%
7/1
14%
-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2
10%
-
Sligo / Waterford
4%
20/1
19%
-
Sligo / Sligo
13%
5/1
9%
-
Sligo / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Waterford have played 9 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Premier Division league table. Waterford have won all their 2 games against teams below them in the table and kept zero clean sheets in those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 2 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 0 and lost no matches. They have kept 0 clean sheets and have scored in every game. They have been outscored by their opponents by 12 goals to 8 goals.

Home League Performance

Waterford have played 4 games at home winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 3 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Sligo are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 4 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Sligo are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Sligo have conceded 21 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Waterford
Sligo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda11820 
May 30
l
 
2-0A
Oct 3
Aug 8
May 2
l
 
3-0A
Sep 20
Jun 20
2
St Patrick's11719 
l
 
1-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
May 30
l
 
4-3A
Sep 27
Aug 8
3
Shamrock11518 
May 16
l
 
2-0A
Sep 12
Jun 27
w
 
2-1F
May 5
Jul 5
Nov 1
4
Shelbourne11418 
l
 
0-1A
May 5
Jun 23
Sep 26
l
 
1-2A
May 23
Aug 2
Oct 17
5
Galway11317 
May 9
l
 
1-0A
Nov 1
Jul 25
l
 
1-2A
May 16
Jun 23
Sep 12
6
Bohemians11-115 
l
 
0-3A
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
May 10
l
 
4-2A
Aug 30
Jun 27
7
Derry10-314 
Apr 25
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Jul 4
l
 
0-1A
Apr 22
Jul 12
Oct 3
8
Cork11-610 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Jul 11
Aug 29
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Oct 25
Jul 25
9
Waterford H11-129 
-
-
-
-
l
 
2-3A
w
 
0-4F
Jun 14
Aug 22
10
Sligo A10-57 
l
 
0-4A
w
 
2-3F
Aug 22
Jun 14
-
-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Waterford 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Waterford1 - 2St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 3Bohemians
Waterford2 - 1Cork
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford1 - 1Bohemians
Waterford0 - 0Drogheda
Waterford1 - 2Galway
Waterford2 - 1Dundalk
Waterford0 - 1Derry
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford1 - 0St Patrick's
Waterford0 - 1Shelbourne
Waterford4 - 1Sligo
Waterford2 - 1Bohemians
Waterford4 - 2Drogheda
Waterford4 - 1Dundalk
Waterford0 - 2Derry
Waterford0 - 0Galway
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Waterford0 - 1Sligo
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
2
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWaterford0 - 2Shamrock
AWaterford0 - 2Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 2St Patrick's
AWaterford0 - 1Galway
HWaterford0 - 3Bohemians
HWaterford2 - 1Cork
AWaterford2 - 1Derry
HWaterford0 - 1Shelbourne
AWaterford3 - 2Sligo
AWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
HWaterford1 - 1Bohemians
AWaterford1 - 3Shelbourne
HWaterford0 - 0Drogheda
HWaterford1 - 2Galway
AWaterford0 - 3St Patrick's
HWaterford2 - 1Dundalk
AWaterford0 - 2Sligo
HWaterford0 - 1Derry
AWaterford3 - 2Bohemians
HWaterford1 - 2Shamrock
Sligo 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bohemians4 - 2Sligo
Cork1 - 1Sligo
St Patrick's4 - 3Sligo
Drogheda3 - 0Sligo
Galway2 - 2Sligo
Derry1 - 1Sligo
Shelbourne0 - 0Sligo
Shamrock4 - 0Sligo
Drogheda7 - 0Sligo
St Patrick's3 - 2Sligo
Bohemians0 - 2Sligo
Dundalk1 - 0Sligo
Waterford4 - 1Sligo
Shelbourne1 - 2Sligo
Derry2 - 2Sligo
Galway0 - 0Sligo
Drogheda3 - 1Sligo
Shamrock3 - 0Sligo
St Patrick's3 - 0Sligo
Waterford0 - 1Sligo
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSligo1 - 2Galway
ASligo2 - 4Bohemians
HSligo1 - 2Shelbourne
HSligo0 - 1Derry
ASligo1 - 1Cork
HSligo2 - 1Shamrock
ASligo3 - 4St Patrick's
ASligo0 - 3Drogheda
HSligo2 - 3Waterford
HSligo0 - 2St Patrick's
ASligo2 - 2Galway
HSligo0 - 2Bohemians
ASligo1 - 1Derry
ASligo0 - 0Shelbourne
HSligo2 - 1Dundalk
ASligo0 - 4Shamrock
HSligo2 - 0Waterford
ASligo0 - 7Drogheda
HSligo2 - 1Shelbourne
ASligo2 - 3St Patrick's
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Waterford since 2019
Waterford
Sligo
Goals: Scored
12
7
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
WAT
4
D
1
SLR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Waterford
Waterford4 - 1
0 - 1Sligo
Waterford1 - 0
1 - 2Sligo
Waterford1 - 0
Waterford2 - 0
Draw3 - 3Draw
League games at Sligo since 2019
Sligo
Waterford
Goals: Scored
10
6
Games: Scored
5 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
3 / 8
WAT
2
D
3
SLR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sligo
2 - 3Waterford
Sligo2 - 0
0 - 1Waterford
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sligo3 - 0
Sligo2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Waterford FC's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because Sligo Rovers have conceded in each of their last 13 Premier Division games. A PG of 1.8 for Keith Long's side suggests that run should continue.

Waterford 9th Sligo 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Waterford will score 1 or more goals
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Sligo will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Waterford’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-2
Sligo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Waterford
PG (predicted goals)
Sligo
1.8
1.4
Attack rating
WAT
SLR
24%
better
view stats
Games scored4
7
Failed to score5
2
Scored first3
2
Goals scored8
12
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.3
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
16
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
13%
better
WAT
SLR
view stats
Games conceded9
9
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded15
21
Avg. goals conceded1.7
2.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against15%
22%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Waterford Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8214
S McMullanK WhiteC NoonanA Boyle
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S McMullan GLK8
2
-
G Horton DEF4
1
-
K Radkowski DEF81
1
-
D Leahy DEF8
1
-
N Bakboord DEF7
1
-
J Olayinka MID4
-
T Lonergan MID71
-
K White MID62
1
-
C Noonan FWD811
1
-
P Amond FWD821
-
T Coyle FWD2
-
Subs
B Wade GLK
-
R Burke DEF61
1
A Boyle DEF5
4
-
J Dempsey DEF
-
B Mccormack MID3
-
D McMenamy MID8
3
-
S. Keane MID
-
M Pouwels FWD6
2
-
S Glenfield FWD6
-
Sligo Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8335
R HutchinsonO EldingW FitzgeraldJ Mahon
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Sargeant GLK3
-
G McElroy DEF6
-
J Mahon DEF71
5
-
R Hutchinson DEF821
1
-
C Reynolds MID2
1
1
J Doyle-Hayes MID5
2
-
R. Manning MID72
-
O Elding MID73
2
-
J Hakiki FWD71
5
-
W Fitzgerald FWD83
-
C Kavanagh FWD721
1
1
Subs
C Walsh GLK5
1
-
C. Cannon MID
-
D. Patton MID1
-
M Wolfe MID5
2
-
S Mallon MID2
-
K. McDonagh MID1
1
-
C Malley MID8
3
-
O Hattum FWD71
-
F. Lomboto FWD81
1
-