Sligo Rovers vs Waterford

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Sligo Rovers 9 · Waterford 10

Team Overview

Sligo Rovers (Home stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 3-2-5

Goals For / Against

9 / 16
Avg: 0.90 / 1.60

Points

11
Avg: 1.10

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

10
W-D-L: 0-2-8

Goals For / Against

11 / 28
Avg: 1.10 / 2.80

Points

2
Avg: 0.20

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

4

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.10
PPG
0.20
0.90
GF
1.10
1.60
GA
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 points14
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 · 14 pts · GD -18
20 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts from safety.
5-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 1.46
Sligo Rovers concede at home1.60 vs 1.23
Waterford score away1.10 vs 1.23
Waterford concede away2.80 vs 1.46
Sligo Rovers score 39% below league average, while Waterford score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Sligo Rovers are 30% 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

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins9
Draws5
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals8 (40.0%)
BTTS7 (35.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (30.0%)
BTTS3 (30.0%)

Sligo Rovers vs Waterford Head-to-Head History by Season