Sligo Rovers vs Waterford

Sligo Rovers

2 - 0

Waterford

🕒 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ A. Hunter 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

Sligo Rovers 9 · Waterford 10

Referee Stats

A. Hunter

3 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Waterford outshot their opponent (9-16).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Waterford had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-2-5

Goals For / Against

9 / 16

Avg: 0.90 / 1.60

Points

Avg: 1.10

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-2-8

Goals For / Against

11 / 28

Avg: 1.10 / 2.80

Points

Avg: 0.20

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

1.10

PPG

0.20

0.90

1.10

1.60

2.80

40%

O2.5

60%

40%

BTTS

60%

30%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Sligo Rovers rank9th

Waterford rank10th

Sligo Rovers points19

Waterford points11

Sligo Rovers: #9 · 19 pts · GD -12

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

Waterford: #10 · 11 pts · GD -19

23 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.

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

Sligo Rovers last 5 home

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals7-8

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Waterford last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals5-12

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 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 90% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 20%

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 90% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 40%

Scoring reliability

Sligo Rovers score at home60%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet at home30%

Waterford score away60%

Waterford clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Sligo Rovers score first30%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first100%

Waterford score first30%

Waterford win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sligo Rovers 20% · Waterford 0%

Avg first goal minute: Sligo Rovers 25.0' · Waterford 19.7'

Vs league average

Sligo Rovers score at home0.90 vs 1.47

Sligo Rovers concede at home1.60 vs 1.24

Waterford score away1.10 vs 1.24

Waterford concede away2.80 vs 1.47

Sligo Rovers score 39% below league average, while Waterford score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 29% above league average at home, and Waterford are 91% 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: 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

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

31-45 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

407

350

Passes Accurate

284

220

Passes %

70%

63%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Meekison

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Fitzgerald

36'

36' D. McMenamy

41' ↑↓

↑↓

41' ⇄ J. Voilås

1st substitution · For: H. Cann

41' ↑↓

↑↓

41' ⇄ A. Zborowski

2nd substitution · For: J. Houston

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Houston

Own Goal

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ D. McMenamy

3rd substitution · For: S. Glenfield

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ E. McLaughlin

4th substitution · For: C. Carty

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ P. Amond

5th substitution · For: T. Lonergan

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. McHugh

1st substitution · For: S. Blaney

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Patton

2nd substitution · For: A. Nolan

80'

80' J. McManus

83'

83' T. Lonergan

Sligo Rovers vs Waterford 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sligo Rovers beat Waterford 2-0 on Saturday, 18 April 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by A. Hunter.

First half: Sligo Rovers took the lead at 18' when A. Meekison scored, with the assist credited to W. Fitzgerald, making the score 1-0. D. McMenamy received a yellow card for Waterford at 36'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 41', with J. Voilås replacing H. Cann. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 41', with A. Zborowski replacing J. Houston.

Second half: Sligo Rovers extended the lead at 57' when J. Houston scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-0. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 60', with D. McMenamy replacing S. Glenfield. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 60', with E. McLaughlin replacing C. Carty. Waterford made their 5th substitution at 70', with P. Amond replacing T. Lonergan. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 77', with C. McHugh replacing S. Blaney. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 77', with D. Patton replacing A. Nolan. J. McManus received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 80'. T. Lonergan received a yellow card for Waterford at 83'.

Sligo Rovers used 2 substitutions while Waterford used 5 substitutions. Sligo Rovers got 1 yellow card, while Waterford got 2 yellow cards.