Sligo Rovers vs Cork City

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🕒 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Sligo Rovers 7 · Cork City 10
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Sligo Rovers outshot their opponent (19-13).
  • Sligo Rovers controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 5-6-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 21
Avg: 1.06 / 1.17

Points

21
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

5
Cork City (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 0-4-14

Goals For / Against

14 / 39
Avg: 0.78 / 2.17

Points

4
Avg: 0.22

Clean Sheets

1

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

1.17
PPG
0.22
1.06
GF
0.78
1.17
GA
2.17
39%
O2.5
61%
56%
BTTS
67%
39%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

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

Sligo Rovers last 5 home

D W D D L
Points6/15
Weighted index49
Goals3-4
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Cork City last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals2-11
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS56%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.572%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 11%

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Sligo Rovers score at home72%
Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home22%
Cork City score away67%
Cork City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first39%
Sligo Rovers win after scoring first71%
Cork City score first33%
Cork City win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 30% · Cork City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 27.9' · Cork City 35.5'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home1.06 vs 1.38
Sligo Rovers concede at home1.17 vs 1.05
Cork City score away0.78 vs 1.05
Cork City concede away2.17 vs 1.38
Sligo Rovers score 23% below league average, while Cork City score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 11% above league average at home, and Cork City are 57% 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.

Sligo Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
0-15 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2

Cork City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
61-75 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
16-30 6
31-45 6
61-75 6
0-15 5
46-60 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
19
13
Shots off Goal
9
2
Blocked Shots
4
7
Shots Inside Box
15
10
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
5
5
Fouls
9
9
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
515
333
Passes Accurate
397
230
Passes %
77%
69%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
5
37'
37' S. Murray
1st substitution · For: D. Crowley
46'
46' S. Maguire
2nd substitution · For: E. McLaughlin
49'
49' M. Kiernan
58'
58' Goal · 0-1
A. Nolan
Normal Goal · Assist: E. McLaughlin
60'
60' J. McManus
1st substitution · For: C. Kavanagh
61'
61' G. Bolger
3rd substitution · For: K. Kamara
63'
63' Goal · 1-1
O. Elding
Penalty
64'
64' Sean Stewart
67'
67' C. Drinan
70'
70' Sean Stewart
2nd substitution · For: C. Harkin
73'
73' C. Drinan
4th substitution · For: Charlie Lutz
73'
73' A. Nolan
5th substitution · For: B. Lee
77'
77' C. Kavanagh

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

Sligo Rovers drew 1-1 with Cork City on Saturday, 25 October 2025 in Premier Division.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 37', with S. Murray replacing D. Crowley.

Second half: Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Maguire replacing E. McLaughlin. M. Kiernan received a yellow card for Cork City at 49'. Cork City took the lead at 58' when A. Nolan scored, with the assist credited to E. McLaughlin, making the score 0-1. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 60', with J. McManus replacing C. Kavanagh. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 61', with G. Bolger replacing K. Kamara. Sligo Rovers leveled the score at 63' when O. Elding scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Sean Stewart received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 64'. C. Drinan received a yellow card for Cork City at 67'. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Sean Stewart replacing C. Harkin. Cork City made their 4th substitution at 73', with C. Drinan replacing Charlie Lutz. Cork City made their 5th substitution at 73', with A. Nolan replacing B. Lee. C. Kavanagh received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 77'.

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

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Sligo Rovers outshot their opponent (19-13).
  • Sligo Rovers controlled possession (61%).

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 Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (57.1%)
BTTS6 (85.7%)

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