Waterford vs Sligo Rovers

Waterford

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Sligo Rovers

🕒 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Aaron O'Dowd 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Waterford 9 · Sligo Rovers 7

Referee Stats

Aaron O'Dowd

5 matches · 4.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.80
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Sligo Rovers outshot their opponent (12-18).
Sligo Rovers controlled possession (56%).
Sligo Rovers had the sharper finishing (2-7 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

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

386

494

Passes Accurate

280

379

Passes %

73%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26'

26' G. Horton

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Noonan

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Glenfield

48'

48' J. Rossiter

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ R. O'Kane

1st substitution · For: W. Waweru

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Glenfield

1st substitution · For: Rowan McDonald

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Faal

2nd substitution · For: T. Lonergan

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Hakiki

Normal Goal

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Olayinka

3rd substitution · For: D. McMenamy

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ E. Agbaje

2nd substitution · For: C. Harkin

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ P. Amond

4th substitution · For: K. Radkowski

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

O. Elding

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Harkin

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Hakiki

3rd substitution · For: R. Manning

90+2'

90+2' O. Elding

Waterford vs Sligo Rovers 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sligo Rovers beat Waterford 2-1 on Friday, 22 August 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Aaron O'Dowd.

First half: G. Horton received a yellow card for Waterford at 26'. Waterford took the lead at 37' when C. Noonan scored, with the assist credited to S. Glenfield, making the score 1-0.

Second half: J. Rossiter received a yellow card for Waterford at 48'. Sligo Rovers made their 1st substitution at 68', with R. O'Kane replacing W. Waweru. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 72', with S. Glenfield replacing Rowan McDonald. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 72', with M. Faal replacing T. Lonergan. Sligo Rovers leveled the score at 73' when J. Hakiki scored, making the score 1-1. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Olayinka replacing D. McMenamy. Sligo Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 78', with E. Agbaje replacing C. Harkin. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 86', with P. Amond replacing K. Radkowski. Sligo Rovers took the lead at 87' when O. Elding scored, with the assist credited to C. Harkin, making the score 1-2. Sligo Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 89', with J. Hakiki replacing R. Manning. O. Elding received a yellow card for Sligo Rovers at 90+2'.

Waterford used 4 substitutions while Sligo Rovers used 3 substitutions. Waterford got 2 yellow cards, while Sligo Rovers got 1 yellow card.