Sligo Rovers vs Waterford

Sligo Rovers

2 - 3

Waterford

🕒 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ D. McGraith 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 7 · Waterford 9

Referee Stats

D. McGraith

11 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	73%
Home wins	55%
Draws	9%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Sligo Rovers outshot their opponent (25-5).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (62%).
Sligo Rovers had the sharper finishing (11-4 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

Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 32

Avg: 1.16 / 1.68

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

1.17

PPG

1.11

1.06

1.16

1.17

1.68

39%

O2.5

50%

56%

BTTS

56%

39%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank7th

Waterford rank9th

Sligo Rovers points41

Waterford points39

Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12

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

Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19

24 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.

2-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.

Waterford last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals3-7

Record0-2-3

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%

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.550%

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%

Waterford score away61%

Waterford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first39%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first71%

Waterford score first44%

Waterford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 30% · Waterford 11%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 27.9' · Waterford 23.3'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home1.06 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers concede at home1.17 vs 1.05

Waterford score away1.16 vs 1.05

Waterford concede away1.68 vs 1.38

Sligo Rovers score 23% below league average, while Waterford score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 11% above league average at home, and Waterford are 22% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 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

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

392

253

Passes Accurate

289

127

Passes %

74%

50%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Rowan McDonald

Normal Goal

15'

15' C. Malley

16'

16' A. Boyle

32'

32' O. Denham

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

T. Lonergan

Normal Goal · Assist: Rowan McDonald

36'

36' J. Hakiki

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

O. Elding

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Fitzgerald

51'

51' N. Bakboord

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ Rowan McDonald

1st substitution · For: D. McMenamy

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

C. Noonan

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Amond

61'

61' J. Mahon

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Wolfe

1st substitution · For: F. Lomboto

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ N. Bakboord

2nd substitution · For: D. Leahy

75'

75' S. McMullan

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

J. Hakiki

Normal Goal · Assist: O. van Hattum

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ T. Lonergan

3rd substitution · For: M. Pouwels

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Noonan

4th substitution · For: K. White

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ C. Malley

2nd substitution · For: J. Doyle-Hayes

90+4'

90+4' M. Pouwels

Sligo Rovers vs Waterford 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Waterford beat Sligo Rovers 3-2 on Saturday, 15 February 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by D. McGraith.

First half: Waterford took the lead at 13' when Rowan McDonald scored, making the score 0-1. C. Malley received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 15'. A. Boyle received a yellow card for Waterford at 16'. O. Denham received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 32'. Waterford extended the lead at 33' when T. Lonergan scored, with the assist credited to Rowan McDonald, making the score 0-2. J. Hakiki received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 36'.

Second half: Sligo Rovers reduced the deficit at 50' when O. Elding scored, with the assist credited to W. Fitzgerald, making the score 1-2. N. Bakboord received a yellow card for Waterford at 51'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 53', with Rowan McDonald replacing D. McMenamy. Waterford extended the lead at 58' when C. Noonan scored, with the assist credited to P. Amond, making the score 1-3. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 61'. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. Wolfe replacing F. Lomboto. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 72', with N. Bakboord replacing D. Leahy. S. McMullan received a yellow card for Waterford at 75'. Sligo Rovers reduced the deficit at 82' when J. Hakiki scored, with the assist credited to O. van Hattum, making the score 2-3. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 83', with T. Lonergan replacing M. Pouwels. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 83', with C. Noonan replacing K. White. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 87', with C. Malley replacing J. Doyle-Hayes. M. Pouwels received a yellow card for Waterford at 90+4'.

Sligo Rovers used 2 substitutions while Waterford used 4 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 4 yellow cards, while Waterford got 4 yellow cards.