Waterford vs Sligo Rovers

Waterford

0 - 4

Sligo Rovers

🕒 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ A. O'Dowd 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 10

Regular Season Table

Waterford 9 · Sligo Rovers 7

Referee Stats

A. O'Dowd

7 matches · 6.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.71
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	86%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-13).
Waterford controlled possession (63%).
Sligo Rovers had the sharper finishing (2-11 shots on target).

Team Overview

Waterford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 29

Avg: 1.17 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 33

Avg: 1.28 / 1.83

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

1.17

1.28

1.61

1.83

67%

O2.5

61%

BTTS

50%

56%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Waterford rank9th

Sligo Rovers rank7th

Waterford points39

Sligo Rovers points41

Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19

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

Sligo Rovers: #7 · 41 pts · GD -12

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

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

Waterford last 5 home

D L W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals6-7

Record1-1-3

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 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.

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 28%

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

Waterford score at home78%

Waterford clean sheet at home17%

Sligo Rovers score away67%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Waterford score first56%

Waterford win after scoring first50%

Sligo Rovers score first44%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Waterford 38% · Sligo Rovers 20%

Avg first goal minute: Waterford 29.0' · Sligo Rovers 30.4'

Vs league average

Waterford score at home1.17 vs 1.38

Waterford concede at home1.61 vs 1.05

Sligo Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05

Sligo Rovers concede away1.83 vs 1.38

Waterford score 15% below league average, while Sligo Rovers score 22% above league average.

Defensive side: Waterford are 53% above league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 33% 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: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

451

277

Passes Accurate

351

180

Passes %

78%

65%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

G. McElroy

Normal Goal · Assist: W. Fitzgerald

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

O. Elding

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Hutchinson

44'

44' R. Manning

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Bakboord

1st substitution · For: A. Boyle

49'

49' J. Doyle-Hayes

53'

53' K. White

59'

59' G. Horton

60'

60' K. White

60'

60' K. White

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

C. Kavanagh

Normal Goal

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ T. Lonergan

2nd substitution · For: D. McMenamy

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Doyle-Hayes

1st substitution · For: C. Malley

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ C. Reynolds

2nd substitution · For: D. Patton

71'

71' C. Malley

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ J. Olayinka

3rd substitution · For: B. McCormack

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ P. Amond

4th substitution · For: M. Pouwels

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Kavanagh

3rd substitution · For: S. Mallon

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ T. Coyle

5th substitution · For: S. Glenfield

76'

76' C. Noonan

76'

76' G. McElroy

80'

80' D. McMenamy

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Hakiki

4th substitution · For: M. Wolfe

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. Manning

5th substitution · For: F. Lomboto

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

F. Lomboto

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Malley

90+3'

90+3' J. Mahon

Waterford vs Sligo Rovers 0-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sligo Rovers beat Waterford 4-0 on Friday, 18 April 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by A. O'Dowd.

First half: Sligo Rovers took an early lead at 8' when G. McElroy scored, with the assist credited to W. Fitzgerald, making the score 0-1. Sligo Rovers extended the lead at 10' when O. Elding scored, with the assist credited to R. Hutchinson, making the score 0-2. R. Manning received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 44'.

Second half: Waterford made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Bakboord replacing A. Boyle. J. Doyle-Hayes received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 49'. K. White received a yellow card for Waterford at 53'. G. Horton received a yellow card for Waterford at 59'. K. White received a yellow card for Waterford at 60'. K. White received a red card for Waterford at 60'. Sligo Rovers extended the lead at 62' when C. Kavanagh scored, making the score 0-3. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 68', with T. Lonergan replacing D. McMenamy. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 70', with J. Doyle-Hayes replacing C. Malley. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 70', with C. Reynolds replacing D. Patton. C. Malley received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 71'. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 71', with J. Olayinka replacing B. McCormack. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 71', with P. Amond replacing M. Pouwels. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 71', with C. Kavanagh replacing S. Mallon. Waterford made their 5th substitution at 75', with T. Coyle replacing S. Glenfield. C. Noonan received a yellow card for Waterford at 76'. G. McElroy received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 76'. D. McMenamy received a yellow card for Waterford at 80'. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 82', with J. Hakiki replacing M. Wolfe. Sligo Rovers made their 5th substitution at 82', with R. Manning replacing F. Lomboto. Sligo Rovers extended the lead at 88' when F. Lomboto scored, with the assist credited to C. Malley, making the score 0-4. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 90+3'.

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