Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne

Sligo Rovers

0 - 1

Shelbourne

🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Showgrounds 🧑‍⚖️ M. Lynch 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 9 · Shelbourne 5

Referee Stats

M. Lynch

7 matches · 1.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.71
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (13-12).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Sligo Rovers had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-3-5

Goals For / Against

9 / 16

Avg: 0.82 / 1.45

Points

Avg: 1.09

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Shelbourne (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-2

Goals For / Against

13 / 10

Avg: 1.30 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.80

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

1.09

PPG

1.80

0.82

1.30

1.45

1.00

36%

O2.5

50%

36%

BTTS

60%

27%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank9th

Shelbourne rank5th

Sligo Rovers points20

Shelbourne points26

Sligo Rovers: #9 · 20 pts · GD -12

15 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

Shelbourne: #5 · 26 pts · GD -1

9 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sligo Rovers last 5 home

D L L D W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals5-8

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Shelbourne last 5 away

L D W D W

Points8/15

Weighted index40

Goals5-4

Record2-2-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.536%

BTTS36%

BTTS + O2.527%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 18%

Shelbourne trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 30%

Scoring reliability

Sligo Rovers score at home55%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home36%

Shelbourne score away80%

Shelbourne clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first27%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first100%

Shelbourne score first50%

Shelbourne win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 20% · Shelbourne 67%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 25.0' · Shelbourne 25.2'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home0.82 vs 1.48

Sligo Rovers concede at home1.45 vs 1.24

Shelbourne score away1.30 vs 1.24

Shelbourne concede away1.00 vs 1.48

Sligo Rovers score 45% below league average, while Shelbourne score 5% above league average.

Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 18% above league average at home, and Shelbourne are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Sligo Rovers goal timing (home)

1H scored: 71% 2H scored: 29% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

76-90+ 0

Shelbourne goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

0-15 3

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

388

411

Passes Accurate

284

312

Passes %

73%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

45+1'

45+1' W. Fitzgerald

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Kelly

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Coote

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Coote

1st substitution · For: I. Lundgren

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ C. McHugh

1st substitution · For: G. McElroy

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Nolan

2nd substitution · For: M. Traoré

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ J. Martin

2nd substitution · For: S. Boyd

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ James Barry Norris

3rd substitution · For: S. Gannon

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. McManus

3rd substitution · For: C. Harkin

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Jack Henry-Francis

4th substitution · For: J. Lunney

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Kelly

5th substitution · For: E. Caffrey

90'

90' K. McInroy

Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shelbourne beat Sligo Rovers 1-0 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by M. Lynch. It was played at The Showgrounds.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. W. Fitzgerald received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 45+1'.

Second half: Shelbourne took the lead at 63' when D. Kelly scored, with the assist credited to A. Coote, making the score 0-1. Shelbourne made their 1st substitution at 67', with A. Coote replacing I. Lundgren. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 70', with C. McHugh replacing G. McElroy. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Nolan replacing M. Traoré. Shelbourne made their 2nd substitution at 76', with J. Martin replacing S. Boyd. Shelbourne made their 3rd substitution at 77', with James Barry Norris replacing S. Gannon. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 79', with J. McManus replacing C. Harkin. Shelbourne made their 4th substitution at 86', with Jack Henry-Francis replacing J. Lunney. Shelbourne made their 5th substitution at 86', with D. Kelly replacing E. Caffrey. K. McInroy received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 90'.

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