Cork City vs Sligo Rovers

Cork City

2 - 3

Sligo Rovers

🕒 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Cork City 10 · Sligo Rovers 7

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-17).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

Cork City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 22

Avg: 1.06 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 33

Avg: 1.28 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

1.28

1.22

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

37%

63%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

284

482

Passes Accurate

172

379

Passes %

61%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. McLaughlin

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Nelson

20' ↑↓

↑↓

20' ⇄ Cathal O'Sullivan

1st substitution · For: A. Nolan

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Maguire

Normal Goal

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

O. Elding

Normal Goal

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ C. Reynolds

1st substitution · For: F. Lomboto

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ S. Maguire

2nd substitution · For: Charlie Lutz

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Patrick McClean

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Fitzgerald

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. Kiernan

3rd substitution · For: Benny Couto

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Fitzpatrick

4th substitution · For: B. Lee

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ K. Nelson

5th substitution · For: K. Kamara

85'

85' B. Lee

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

R. O'Kane

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hakiki

90+3'

90+3' A. Nolan

Cork City vs Sligo Rovers 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sligo Rovers beat Cork City 3-2 on Friday, 25 July 2025 in Premier Division.

First half: Cork City took an early lead at 7' when E. McLaughlin scored, with the assist credited to K. Nelson, making the score 1-0. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 20', with Cathal O'Sullivan replacing A. Nolan.

Second half: Cork City extended the lead at 56' when S. Maguire scored, making the score 2-0. Sligo Rovers reduced the deficit at 60' when O. Elding scored, making the score 2-1. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 70', with C. Reynolds replacing F. Lomboto. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 75', with S. Maguire replacing Charlie Lutz. Sligo Rovers leveled the score at 79' when Patrick McClean scored, with the assist credited to W. Fitzgerald, making the score 2-2. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 82', with M. Kiernan replacing Benny Couto. Cork City made their 4th substitution at 82', with J. Fitzpatrick replacing B. Lee. Cork City made their 5th substitution at 83', with K. Nelson replacing K. Kamara. B. Lee received a yellow card for Cork City at 85'. Sligo Rovers took the lead at 89' when R. O'Kane scored, with the assist credited to J. Hakiki, making the score 2-3. A. Nolan received a yellow card for Cork City at 90+3'.

Cork City used 5 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 1 substitution. Cork City got 2 yellow cards.