Waterford vs Sligo Rovers

4 - 1
🕒 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Waterford Regional Sports Centre 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Waterford 7 · Sligo Rovers 6
Referee Stats
12 matches · 5.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.17
Over 4.5 cards 58%
Home wins 58%
Draws 17%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Waterford outshot their opponent (25-11).
  • Waterford controlled possession (57%).
  • Waterford had the sharper finishing (11-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Waterford (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-4-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 20
Avg: 1.39 / 1.11

Points

25
Avg: 1.39

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-6-8

Goals For / Against

21 / 36
Avg: 1.17 / 2.00

Points

18
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.39
PPG
1.00
1.39
GF
1.17
1.11
GA
2.00
50%
O2.5
67%
61%
BTTS
44%
44%
Score 1st
50%

League-position context

Waterford rank7th
Sligo Rovers rank6th
Waterford points45
Sligo Rovers points49
Waterford: #7 · 45 pts · GD -4
16 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts from safety.
Sligo Rovers: #6 · 49 pts · GD -11
12 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Waterford last 5 home

D D L W L
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals4-5
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

D D D L L
Points3/15
Weighted index27
Goals3-14
Record0-3-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS44%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Waterford score at home67%
Waterford clean sheet at home17%
Sligo Rovers score away61%
Sligo Rovers clean sheet away28%

First-goal patterns

Waterford score first44%
Waterford win after scoring first75%
Sligo Rovers score first50%
Sligo Rovers win after scoring first44%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Waterford 25% · Sligo Rovers 14%
Avg first goal minute: Waterford 13.8' · Sligo Rovers 25.6'

Vs league average

Waterford score at home1.39 vs 1.27
Waterford concede at home1.11 vs 0.99
Sligo Rovers score away1.17 vs 0.99
Sligo Rovers concede away2.00 vs 1.27
Waterford score 9% above league average, while Sligo Rovers score 17% above league average.
Defensive side: Waterford are 12% above league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 57% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS20%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Waterford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 6
46-60 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
31-45 2
0-15 1

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
16-30 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 7
61-75 6
0-15 4
16-30 4
31-45 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
11
4
Total Shots
25
11
Shots off Goal
9
6
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
18
9
Shots Outside Box
7
2
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
10
4
Fouls
9
11
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
6
Total Passes
419
324
Passes Accurate
320
231
Passes %
76%
71%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
2
25'
25' Goal · 1-0
B. McCormack
Normal Goal
40'
40' R. Hutchinson
60'
60' Goal · 2-0
C. Parsons
Normal Goal · Assist: G. Horton
64'
64' O. Elding
1st substitution · For: W. Fitzgerald
67'
67' Goal · 3-0
P. Amond
Penalty
74'
74' Rowan McDonald
1st substitution · For: N. O'Keeffe
74'
74' K. Barlow
2nd substitution · For: W. Waweru
78'
78' D. Power
82'
82' D. Leahy
2nd substitution · For: R. Burke
82'
82' D. McMenamy
3rd substitution · For: R. McCourt
86'
86' Goal · 3-1
W. Waweru
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Hartmann
87'
87' Goal · 4-1
P. Amond
Normal Goal · Assist: B. McCormack
90'
90' C. Parsons
4th substitution · For: C. Evans
90'
90' B. McCormack
5th substitution · For: G. Arubi

Waterford vs Sligo Rovers 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Waterford beat Sligo Rovers 4-1 on Friday, 07 June 2024 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle. It was played at Waterford Regional Sports Centre.

First half: Waterford took the lead at 25' when B. McCormack scored, making the score 1-0. R. Hutchinson received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 40'.

Second half: Waterford extended the lead at 60' when C. Parsons scored, with the assist credited to G. Horton, making the score 2-0. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 64', with O. Elding replacing W. Fitzgerald. Waterford extended the lead at 67' when P. Amond scored (Penalty), making the score 3-0. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 74', with Rowan McDonald replacing N. O'Keeffe. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 74', with K. Barlow replacing W. Waweru. D. Power received a yellow card for Waterford at 78'. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 82', with D. Leahy replacing R. Burke. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 82', with D. McMenamy replacing R. McCourt. Sligo Rovers reduced the deficit at 86' when W. Waweru scored, with the assist credited to F. Hartmann, making the score 3-1. Waterford extended the lead at 87' when P. Amond scored, with the assist credited to B. McCormack, making the score 4-1. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 90', with C. Parsons replacing C. Evans. Waterford made their 5th substitution at 90', with B. McCormack replacing G. Arubi.

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

How the match was won

  • Waterford outshot their opponent (25-11).
  • Waterford controlled possession (57%).
  • Waterford had the sharper finishing (11-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games20
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals8 (40.0%)
BTTS7 (35.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)

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