St Patrick's Athl. vs Sligo Rovers

4 - 3
🕒 Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Richmond Park 🧑‍⚖️ P. Norton 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
St Patrick's Athl. 5 · Sligo Rovers 7
Referee Stats
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
  • St Patrick's Athl. outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • St Patrick's Athl. controlled possession (61%).
  • St Patrick's Athl. had the sharper finishing (8-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

St Patrick's Athl. (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 8-8-2

Goals For / Against

28 / 13
Avg: 1.56 / 0.72

Points

32
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

6
Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 33
Avg: 1.28 / 1.83

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.78
PPG
1.11
1.56
GF
1.28
0.72
GA
1.83
39%
O2.5
61%
33%
BTTS
50%
56%
Score 1st
44%

League-position context

St Patrick's Athl. rank5th
Sligo Rovers rank7th
St Patrick's Athl. points52
Sligo Rovers points41
St Patrick's Athl.: #5 · 52 pts · GD +10
11 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12
22 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts from safety.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

St Patrick's Athl. last 5 home

D W W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-2
Record3-2-0
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 last 5 away

W L L W W
Points9/15
Weighted index53
Goals6-6
Record3-0-2
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.

St Patrick's Athl. trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 22%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

St Patrick's Athl. score at home67%
St Patrick's Athl. clean sheet at home56%
Sligo Rovers score away67%
Sligo Rovers clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

St Patrick's Athl. score first56%
St Patrick's Athl. win after scoring first80%
Sligo Rovers score first44%
Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: St Patrick's Athl. 50% · Sligo Rovers 20%
Avg first goal minute: St Patrick's Athl. 28.0' · Sligo Rovers 30.4'

Vs league average

St Patrick's Athl. score at home1.56 vs 1.38
St Patrick's Athl. concede at home0.72 vs 1.05
Sligo Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05
Sligo Rovers concede away1.83 vs 1.38
St Patrick's Athl. score 13% above league average, while Sligo Rovers score 22% above league average.
Defensive side: St Patrick's Athl. are 31% below league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 4.60 goals on average across the last 5.

St Patrick's Athl. goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
16-30 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
16-30 1
46-60 1

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
46-60 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
61-75 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
5
Total Shots
17
7
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
14
6
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
61%
39%
Corner Kicks
5
1
Fouls
7
13
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
6
3
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
323
213
Passes Accurate
261
145
Passes %
81%
68%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
6
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
16'
16' Ryan McLaughlin
1st substitution · For: A. Sjöberg
27'
27' R. Palmer
2nd substitution · For: C. Forrester
36'
36' Goal · 1-0
Z. Elbouzedi
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Kavanagh
37'
37' Goal · 2-0
A. Keena
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Baggley
41'
41' Goal · 2-1
B. Baggley
Own Goal
52'
52' Goal · 3-1
C. Forrester
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Kavanagh
60'
60' A. Sjöberg
60'
60' J. Mahon
61'
61' M. Wolfe
1st substitution · For: O. Elding
65'
65' J. Redmond
66'
66' Goal · 3-2
C. Kavanagh
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Fitzgerald
71'
71' J. Mulraney
3rd substitution · For: J. McClelland
71'
71' B. Kavanagh
4th substitution · For: M. Melia
71'
71' T. Grivosti
72'
72' A. Breslin
72'
72' H. Lintott
76'
76' J. Hakiki
78'
78' Goal · 3-3
C. Kavanagh
Normal Goal · Assist: W. Fitzgerald
79'
79' Goal · 4-3
A. Keena
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Forrester
82'
82' C. Kavanagh
2nd substitution · For: F. Lomboto
82'
82' J. Doyle-Hayes
3rd substitution · For: R. Manning
82'
82' H. Lintott
4th substitution · For: O. van Hattum
86'
86' B. Baggley
90+2'
90+2' B. Baggley
90+2'
90+2' B. Baggley

St Patrick's Athl. vs Sligo Rovers 4-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

St Patrick's Athl. beat Sligo Rovers 4-3 on Friday, 28 February 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by P. Norton. It was played at Richmond Park.

First half: St Patrick's Athl. made their 1st substitution at 16', with Ryan McLaughlin replacing A. Sjöberg. St Patrick's Athl. made their 2nd substitution at 27', with R. Palmer replacing C. Forrester. St Patrick's Athl. took the lead at 36' when Z. Elbouzedi scored, with the assist credited to B. Kavanagh, making the score 1-0. St Patrick's Athl. extended the lead at 37' when A. Keena scored, with the assist credited to B. Baggley, making the score 2-0. Sligo Rovers reduced the deficit at 41' when B. Baggley scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-1.

Second half: St Patrick's Athl. extended the lead at 52' when C. Forrester scored, with the assist credited to B. Kavanagh, making the score 3-1. A. Sjöberg received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 60'. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 60'. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 61', with M. Wolfe replacing O. Elding. J. Redmond received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 65'. Sligo Rovers reduced the deficit at 66' when C. Kavanagh scored, with the assist credited to W. Fitzgerald, making the score 3-2. St Patrick's Athl. made their 3rd substitution at 71', with J. Mulraney replacing J. McClelland. St Patrick's Athl. made their 4th substitution at 71', with B. Kavanagh replacing M. Melia. T. Grivosti received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 71'. A. Breslin received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 72'. H. Lintott received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 72'. J. Hakiki received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 76'. Sligo Rovers leveled the score at 78' when C. Kavanagh scored, with the assist credited to W. Fitzgerald, making the score 3-3. St Patrick's Athl. took the lead at 79' when A. Keena scored, with the assist credited to C. Forrester, making the score 4-3. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 82', with C. Kavanagh replacing F. Lomboto. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Doyle-Hayes replacing R. Manning. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 82', with H. Lintott replacing O. van Hattum. B. Baggley received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 86'. B. Baggley received a yellow card for St Patrick's Athl. at 90+2'. B. Baggley received a red card for St Patrick's Athl. at 90+2'.

St Patrick's Athl. used 4 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 4 substitutions. St Patrick's Athl. got 6 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Sligo Rovers got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • St Patrick's Athl. outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • St Patrick's Athl. controlled possession (61%).
  • St Patrick's Athl. had the sharper finishing (8-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games28
Home Wins15
Draws5
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals10 (35.7%)
BTTS11 (39.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games14
Home Wins10
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (64.3%)
BTTS6 (42.9%)

St Patrick's Athl. vs Sligo Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season