Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers

Shamrock Rovers

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Sligo Rovers

🕒 Fri, 22 May 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Tallaght Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ P. Norton 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Shamrock Rovers 1 · Sligo Rovers 9

Referee Stats

P. Norton

9 matches · 3.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.44
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	44%
Home wins	22%
Draws	44%
Away wins	33%

Team Overview

Shamrock Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-1-1

Goals For / Against

18 / 7

Avg: 1.80 / 0.70

Points

Avg: 2.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-5

Goals For / Against

6 / 11

Avg: 0.67 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 0.89

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

2.50

PPG

0.89

1.80

0.67

0.70

1.22

40%

O2.5

44%

50%

BTTS

44%

70%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Sligo Rovers rank9th

Shamrock Rovers points40

Sligo Rovers points19

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 40 pts · GD +14

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sligo Rovers: #9 · 19 pts · GD -12

15 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 home

W L W W W

Points12/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

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.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals5-7

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.

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 10%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 44% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Shamrock Rovers score at home100%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet at home50%

Sligo Rovers score away44%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Shamrock Rovers score first70%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first86%

Sligo Rovers score first22%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shamrock Rovers 50% · Sligo Rovers 0%

Avg first goal minute: Shamrock Rovers 38.3' · Sligo Rovers 20.5'

Vs league average

Shamrock Rovers score at home1.80 vs 1.47

Shamrock Rovers concede at home0.70 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers score away0.67 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers concede away1.22 vs 1.47

Shamrock Rovers score 23% above league average, while Sligo Rovers score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Shamrock Rovers are 44% below league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. McHale

Own Goal

39' ↑↓

↑↓

39' ⇄ J. Mulraney

1st substitution · For: D. Grant

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Healy

2nd substitution · For: J. O'Sullivan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Nolan

1st substitution · For: R. O'Kane

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ J. McManus

2nd substitution · For: C. Harkin

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Greene

3rd substitution · For: G. Burke

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ D. Watts

4th substitution · For: V. Ozhianvuna

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Noonan

5th substitution · For: J. McGovern

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Esua

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Kavanagh

69'

69' John O'Sullivan

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ C. Kavanagh

3rd substitution · For: C. McHugh

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

C. McHugh

Normal Goal · Assist: R. O'Kane

90+1'

90+1' J. Byrne

90+4'

90+4' S. Sargeant

Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sligo Rovers beat Shamrock Rovers 2-1 on Friday, 22 May 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by P. Norton. It was played at Tallaght Stadium.

First half: Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 11' when S. McHale scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 39', with J. Mulraney replacing D. Grant.

Second half: Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Healy replacing J. O'Sullivan. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Nolan replacing R. O'Kane. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 53', with J. McManus replacing C. Harkin. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 65', with A. Greene replacing G. Burke. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 65', with D. Watts replacing V. Ozhianvuna. Shamrock Rovers made their 5th substitution at 65', with M. Noonan replacing J. McGovern. Sligo Rovers leveled the score at 66' when J. Esua scored, with the assist credited to C. Kavanagh, making the score 1-1. John O'Sullivan received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 69'. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 81', with C. Kavanagh replacing C. McHugh. Sligo Rovers took the lead at 90' when C. McHugh scored, with the assist credited to R. O'Kane, making the score 1-2. J. Byrne received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 90+1'. S. Sargeant received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 90+4'.

Shamrock Rovers used 5 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 3 substitutions. Shamrock Rovers got 2 yellow cards, while Sligo Rovers got 1 yellow card.