Waterford vs Sligo Rovers

Waterford

0 - 0

Sligo Rovers

🕒 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ D. Murphy 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Waterford 10 · Sligo Rovers 9

Referee Stats

D. Murphy

3 matches · 4.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	33%
Draws	67%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 0-0.
Waterford outshot their opponent (18-12).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Waterford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-6-2

Goals For / Against

10 / 12

Avg: 1.11 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sligo Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-5

Goals For / Against

6 / 11

Avg: 0.67 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 0.89

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

1.00

PPG

0.89

1.11

0.67

1.33

1.22

33%

O2.5

44%

67%

BTTS

44%

11%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Waterford rank10th

Sligo Rovers rank9th

Waterford points11

Sligo Rovers points19

Waterford: #10 · 11 pts · GD -19

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

Sligo Rovers: #9 · 19 pts · GD -12

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

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

Waterford last 5 home

W D D D D

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals9-8

Record1-4-0

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.

Sligo Rovers last 5 away

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals5-7

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Sligo Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 44% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Waterford score at home67%

Waterford clean sheet at home11%

Sligo Rovers score away44%

Sligo Rovers clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Waterford score first11%

Waterford win after scoring first0%

Sligo Rovers score first22%

Sligo Rovers win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Waterford 50% · Sligo Rovers 0%

Avg first goal minute: Waterford 70.0' · Sligo Rovers 20.5'

Vs league average

Waterford score at home1.11 vs 1.47

Waterford concede at home1.33 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers score away0.67 vs 1.24

Sligo Rovers concede away1.22 vs 1.47

Waterford score 24% below league average, while Sligo Rovers score 46% below league average.

Defensive side: Waterford are 8% above league average at home, and Sligo Rovers are 17% below 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: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

46-60 0

Sligo Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

280

307

Passes Accurate

165

203

Passes %

59%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' J. Mahon

42'

42' C. Harkin

45+4' ↑↓

↑↓

45+4' ⇄ S. Blaney

1st substitution · For: G. McElroy

47'

47' G. McElroy

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ A. Meekison

2nd substitution · For: J. Hakiki

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ C. Harkin

3rd substitution · For: D. Patton

64'

64' J. Esua

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Lonergan

1st substitution · For: C. Carty

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Coyle

2nd substitution · For: E. McLaughlin

79'

79' R. O'Kane

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Voilås

3rd substitution · For: J. Faria

81'

81' C. Noonan

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Esua

4th substitution · For: K. McDonagh

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

Waterford drew 0-0 with Sligo Rovers on Friday, 20 February 2026 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by D. Murphy.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Mahon received a yellow card for Waterford at 17'. C. Harkin received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 42'. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 45+4', with S. Blaney replacing G. McElroy.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. G. McElroy received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 47'. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 57', with A. Meekison replacing J. Hakiki. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 58', with C. Harkin replacing D. Patton. J. Esua received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 64'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 72', with T. Lonergan replacing C. Carty. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 72', with T. Coyle replacing E. McLaughlin. R. O'Kane received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 79'. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 79', with J. Voilås replacing J. Faria. C. Noonan received a yellow card for Waterford at 81'. Sligo Rovers made their 4th substitution at 81', with J. Esua replacing K. McDonagh.

Waterford used 3 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 4 substitutions. Waterford got 2 yellow cards, while Sligo Rovers got 4 yellow cards.