Sligo Rovers vs Shelbourne

Sligo Rovers

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Shelbourne

🕒 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 The Showgrounds 🧑‍⚖️ P. Norton 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 7 · Shelbourne 3

Referee Stats

P. Norton

9 matches · 5.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.33
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	56%
Draws	22%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Sligo Rovers outshot their opponent (15-10).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (56%).
Shelbourne had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-7

Goals For / Against

19 / 21

Avg: 1.06 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Shelbourne (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-3

Goals For / Against

23 / 19

Avg: 1.28 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 1.61

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

1.17

PPG

1.61

1.06

1.28

1.17

1.06

39%

O2.5

39%

56%

BTTS

61%

39%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank7th

Shelbourne rank3rd

Sligo Rovers points41

Shelbourne points59

Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12

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

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.

18-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.

Shelbourne last 5 away

W W W L D

Points10/15

Weighted index82

Goals8-6

Record3-1-1

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 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%

Shelbourne trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Sligo Rovers score at home72%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home22%

Shelbourne score away83%

Shelbourne clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first39%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first71%

Shelbourne score first50%

Shelbourne win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 30% · Shelbourne 63%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 27.9' · Shelbourne 21.1'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home1.06 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers concede at home1.17 vs 1.05

Shelbourne score away1.28 vs 1.05

Shelbourne concede away1.06 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers score 23% below league average, while Shelbourne score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 11% above league average at home, and Shelbourne are 23% 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: 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

Shelbourne goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

473

384

Passes Accurate

360

268

Passes %

76%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Martin

Normal Goal

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

K. McInroy

Normal Goal · Assist: James Barry Norris

45'

45' O. Elding

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

R. Hutchinson

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Kavanagh

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ O. Denham

1st substitution · For: G. McElroy

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Wolfe

2nd substitution · For: R. Manning

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ A. Coote

1st substitution · For: E. Chapman

60'

60' M. Coyle

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ O. van Hattum

3rd substitution · For: H. Lintott

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ M. Odubeko

2nd substitution · For: H. Wood

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Lunney

3rd substitution · For: J. O'Sullivan

72'

72' C. Kavanagh

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Martin

4th substitution · For: S. Boyd

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. Hutchinson

4th substitution · For: F. Lomboto

84'

84' James Barry Norris

85'

85' J. Mahon

90'

90' J. Hakiki

90+3'

90+3' S. Boyd

90+4'

90+4' J. O'Sullivan

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

Shelbourne beat Sligo Rovers 2-1 on Friday, 28 March 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by P. Norton. It was played at The Showgrounds.

First half: Shelbourne took an early lead at 3' when J. Martin scored, making the score 0-1. Shelbourne extended the lead at 12' when K. McInroy scored, with the assist credited to James Barry Norris, making the score 0-2. O. Elding received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 45'. Sligo Rovers reduced the deficit at 45' when R. Hutchinson scored, with the assist credited to C. Kavanagh, making the score 1-2.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 46', with O. Denham replacing G. McElroy. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Wolfe replacing R. Manning. Shelbourne made their 1st substitution at 53', with A. Coote replacing E. Chapman. M. Coyle received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 60'. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 61', with O. van Hattum replacing H. Lintott. Shelbourne made their 2nd substitution at 64', with M. Odubeko replacing H. Wood. Shelbourne made their 3rd substitution at 64', with J. Lunney replacing J. O'Sullivan. C. Kavanagh received a red card for Sligo Rovers at 72'. Shelbourne made their 4th substitution at 78', with J. Martin replacing S. Boyd. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 81', with R. Hutchinson replacing F. Lomboto. James Barry Norris received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 84'. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 85'. J. Hakiki received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 90'. S. Boyd received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 90+3'. J. O'Sullivan received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 90+4'.

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