Cork City vs Sligo Rovers

1 - 1
🕒 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ E. O'Shea 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Cork City 10 · Sligo Rovers 7
Referee Stats
2 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.50
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 0%
Draws 100%
Away wins 0%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Cork City outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • Cork City controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Cork City (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-8-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 22
Avg: 1.06 / 1.22

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 33
Avg: 1.28 / 1.83

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.11
PPG
1.11
1.06
GF
1.28
1.22
GA
1.83
33%
O2.5
61%
67%
BTTS
50%
33%
Score 1st
44%

League-position context

Cork City rank10th
Sligo Rovers rank7th
Cork City points24
Sligo Rovers points41
Cork City: #10 · 24 pts · GD -28
39 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts from safety.
Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12
22 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts from safety.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cork City last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals5-4
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

W L L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index53
Goals6-6
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Cork City score at home78%
Cork City clean sheet at home17%
Sligo Rovers score away67%
Sligo Rovers clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Cork City score first33%
Cork City win after scoring first33%
Sligo Rovers score first44%
Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cork City 55% · Sligo Rovers 20%
Avg first goal minute: Cork City 30.2' · Sligo Rovers 30.4'

Vs league average

Cork City score at home1.06 vs 1.38
Cork City concede at home1.22 vs 1.05
Sligo Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05
Sligo Rovers concede away1.83 vs 1.38
Cork City score 23% below league average, while Sligo Rovers score 22% above league average.
Defensive side: Cork City are 16% above league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Cork City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
46-60 2

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
61-75 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
22
8
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
11
1
Shots Inside Box
14
7
Shots Outside Box
8
1
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
10
2
Fouls
17
17
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
349
262
Passes Accurate
272
169
Passes %
78%
65%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
4
25'
25' Goal · 0-1
O. Elding
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Lintott
36'
36' C. Malley
40'
40' H. Lintott
46'
46' C. Kavanagh
1st substitution · For: F. Lomboto
49'
49' R. Keating
50'
50' M. Wolfe
62'
62' Goal · 1-1
K. Nelson
Normal Goal
67'
67' M. Wolfe
2nd substitution · For: R. Manning
67'
67' H. Lintott
3rd substitution · For: C. Reynolds
68'
68' C. Lyons
68'
68' J. Mahon
68'
68' C. Reynolds
72'
72' M. Dijksteel
1st substitution · For: J. Fitzpatrick
78'
78' J. Hakiki
4th substitution · For: S. Mallon
80'
80' K. Nelson
2nd substitution · For: H. Skieters

Cork City vs Sligo Rovers 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cork City drew 1-1 with Sligo Rovers on Friday, 07 March 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by E. O'Shea.

First half: Sligo Rovers took the lead at 25' when O. Elding scored, with the assist credited to H. Lintott, making the score 0-1. C. Malley received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 36'. H. Lintott received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 40'.

Second half: Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Kavanagh replacing F. Lomboto. R. Keating received a yellow card for Cork City at 49'. M. Wolfe received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 50'. Cork City leveled the score at 62' when K. Nelson scored, making the score 1-1. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 67', with M. Wolfe replacing R. Manning. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 67', with H. Lintott replacing C. Reynolds. C. Lyons received a yellow card for Cork City at 68'. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 68'. C. Reynolds received a red card for Sligo Rovers at 68'. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 72', with M. Dijksteel replacing J. Fitzpatrick. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 78', with J. Hakiki replacing S. Mallon. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 80', with K. Nelson replacing H. Skieters.

Cork City used 2 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 4 substitutions. Cork City got 2 yellow cards, while Sligo Rovers got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Cork City outshot their opponent (22-8).
  • Cork City controlled possession (59%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins4
Draws6
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals8 (57.1%)
BTTS9 (64.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (57.1%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

Cork City vs Sligo Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season