Shelbourne vs Sligo Rovers

Shelbourne

3 - 1

Sligo Rovers

🕒 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Tolka Park 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Shelbourne 3 · Sligo Rovers 7

How the match was won

Shelbourne outshot their opponent (21-10).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Shelbourne had the sharper finishing (10-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Shelbourne (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 18

Avg: 1.39 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.67

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

1.67

PPG

1.11

1.39

1.28

1.00

1.83

50%

O2.5

61%

BTTS

50%

44%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Shelbourne rank3rd

Sligo Rovers rank7th

Shelbourne points59

Sligo Rovers points41

Shelbourne: #3 · 59 pts · GD +11

4 pts off the top 2. 20 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12

22 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts from safety.

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

Shelbourne last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals8-4

Record3-2-0

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 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.

Shelbourne trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 50%

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

Shelbourne score at home72%

Shelbourne clean sheet at home22%

Sligo Rovers score away67%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Shelbourne score first44%

Shelbourne win after scoring first63%

Sligo Rovers score first44%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shelbourne 50% · Sligo Rovers 20%

Avg first goal minute: Shelbourne 23.0' · Sligo Rovers 30.4'

Vs league average

Shelbourne score at home1.39 vs 1.38

Shelbourne concede at home1.00 vs 1.05

Sligo Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05

Sligo Rovers concede away1.83 vs 1.38

Shelbourne score 1% above league average, while Sligo Rovers score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Shelbourne are 5% below league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Shelbourne goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

76-90+ 7

31-45 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

31-45 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 0

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

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

524

455

Passes Accurate

445

362

Passes %

85%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

C. Kavanagh

Normal Goal

30' ⚽

⚽

30' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Odubeko

Normal Goal · Assist: K. McInroy

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Mbeng

1st substitution · For: E. Caffrey

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Wilson

2nd substitution · For: K. Ledwidge

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Kavanagh

1st substitution · For: R. Manning

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ J. Lunney

3rd substitution · For: H. Wood

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Coote

4th substitution · For: S. Boyd

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ M. Odubeko

5th substitution · For: J. Martin

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Sean Stewart

2nd substitution · For: K. McDonagh

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Patrick McClean

Own Goal

82'

82' O. Denham

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ J. McManus

3rd substitution · For: W. Waweru

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. Martin

Normal Goal · Assist: H. Wood

Shelbourne vs Sligo Rovers 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shelbourne beat Sligo Rovers 3-1 on Friday, 17 October 2025 in Premier Division. It was played at Tolka Park.

First half: Sligo Rovers took the lead at 20' when C. Kavanagh scored, making the score 0-1. Shelbourne leveled the score at 30' when M. Odubeko scored, with the assist credited to K. McInroy, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Shelbourne made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Mbeng replacing E. Caffrey. Shelbourne made their 2nd substitution at 46', with T. Wilson replacing K. Ledwidge. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Kavanagh replacing R. Manning. Shelbourne made their 3rd substitution at 58', with J. Lunney replacing H. Wood. Shelbourne made their 4th substitution at 63', with A. Coote replacing S. Boyd. Shelbourne made their 5th substitution at 74', with M. Odubeko replacing J. Martin. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 81', with Sean Stewart replacing K. McDonagh. Shelbourne took the lead at 81' when Patrick McClean scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1. O. Denham received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 82'. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. McManus replacing W. Waweru. Shelbourne added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when J. Martin scored, with the assist credited to H. Wood, making the score 3-1.

Shelbourne used 5 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 3 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 1 yellow card.