Sligo Rovers vs Cork City

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🕒 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Harvey 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 12
Regular Season Table
Sligo Rovers 7 · Cork City 10
Referee Stats
20 matches · 5.55 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.55
Reds avg 0.45
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 80%
Home wins 50%
Draws 20%
Away wins 30%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Sligo Rovers outshot their opponent (9-2).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

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
3
1
Total Shots
9
2
Shots off Goal
3
1
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
8
2
Shots Outside Box
1
0
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
16
11
Offsides
2
4
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
357
318
Passes Accurate
248
207
Passes %
69%
65%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
13'
13' J. Mahon
16'
16' C. Kavanagh
18'
18' E. McLaughlin
44'
44' W. Fitzgerald
53'
53' A. Nolan
1st substitution · For: J. Fitzpatrick
62'
62' C. Kavanagh
1st substitution · For: F. Lomboto
64'
64' Benny Couto
2nd substitution · For: M. Kiernan
72'
72' C. Reynolds
2nd substitution · For: D. Patton
72'
72' J. Hakiki
3rd substitution · For: S. Mallon
76'
76' Goal · 0-1
K. Nelson
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Daniels
78'
78' J. Fitzpatrick
81'
81' K. Nelson
82'
82' K. Nelson
3rd substitution · For: R. Shipston
90'
90' Goal · 1-1
F. Lomboto
Normal Goal · Assist: O. Elding
90+2'
90+2' R. Manning
4th substitution · For: M. Wolfe
90+6'
90+6' M. Mbeng

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

Sligo Rovers drew 1-1 with Cork City on Saturday, 26 April 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Harvey.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 13'. C. Kavanagh received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 16'. E. McLaughlin received a yellow card for Cork City at 18'. W. Fitzgerald received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 44'.

Second half: Cork City made their 1st substitution at 53', with A. Nolan replacing J. Fitzpatrick. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 62', with C. Kavanagh replacing F. Lomboto. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Benny Couto replacing M. Kiernan. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 72', with C. Reynolds replacing D. Patton. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 72', with J. Hakiki replacing S. Mallon. Cork City took the lead at 76' when K. Nelson scored, with the assist credited to D. Daniels, making the score 0-1. J. Fitzpatrick received a red card for Cork City at 78'. K. Nelson received a yellow card for Cork City at 81'. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 82', with K. Nelson replacing R. Shipston. Sligo Rovers found a late equaliser at 90' when F. Lomboto scored, with the assist credited to O. Elding, making the score 1-1. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with R. Manning replacing M. Wolfe. M. Mbeng received a yellow card for Cork City at 90+6'.

Sligo Rovers used 4 substitutions while Cork City used 3 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 3 yellow cards, while Cork City got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Sligo Rovers outshot their opponent (9-2).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

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