The Premier Division meeting at The Showgrounds on Friday sees home team Sligo Rovers go into battle with opponents Shamrock Rovers.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers are shown on this page - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
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Sligo Rovers
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Sligo Rovers prepare for this game following on from a 2-2 Premier Division drawn game against Shelbourne.
For Sligo Rovers, goals were scored by Maï Traoré (27') and Daire Patton (56'). Ali Coote (81') and Paddy Barrett (90') scored for Shelbourne.
At least three goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Sligo Rovers have taken part. Opposition teams scored 16 times in these games whereas Sligo Rovers amassed a tally of 6. Let’s see if that trend can be continued on in this game.
Going into this encounter, Sligo Rovers are without a win at home for the past 4 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.
Shamrock Rovers
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Shamrock Rovers come into this game after a 3-1 Premier Division win to beat Galway United in their previous fixture.
For Shamrock Rovers, the goalscorers were Aaron Greene (42'), John McGovern (45') and Michael Noonan (87'). Frantz Pierrot (90') scored for Galway United.
In their last 6 clashes, Shamrock Rovers have amassed the sum of 10 goals. Shamrock Rovers have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, their defenders have seen 5 goals scored by their opponents.
Coming into this clash, Shamrock Rovers are undefeated by Sligo Rovers when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
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Head to head
An examination of their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 03/03/2025 shows us that Sligo Rovers have won 3 of these and Shamrock Rovers 2, with the number of drawn games being 1.
A combined total of 17 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 8 of them for The Bit o' Red and 9 being from The Hoops. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.
The last league match featuring the two was Premier Division match day 18 on 22/05/2026 and the score finished Shamrock Rovers 1-2 Sligo Rovers.
That day, Shamrock Rovers managed 68% possession and 25 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
Sligo Rovers had 7 shots on goal with 2 on target. Sean McHale (11' Own goal), Jeannot Esua (66') and Carl McHugh (97') scored.
The referee was Paul Norton.
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Team News: Sligo Rovers
In our view, The Bit o' Red will probably use the 4-2-3-1 system this time, handing starts to Sam Sargeant, Jeannot Esua, Gareth McElroy, Sean McHale, Sean Stewart, James McManus, Carl McHugh, Ryan O'Kane, Daire Patton, William Fitzgerald and Mai Traore.
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Team News: Shamrock Rovers
There’s a good chance that The Hoops might make use of a 3-4-2-1 formation, going with Edward McGinty, Tunmise Sobowale, Lee Grace, Enda Stevens, Jake Mulraney, Matthew Healy, Jack Byrne, Adam Brennan, Aaron Greene, Connor Malley and John McGovern.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Sligo Rovers are dangerous enough to get a goal against this Shamrock Rovers side, but a single goal probably won’t be good enough.
We are therefore anticipating both teams to score in a 1-2 winning score for Shamrock Rovers by the conclusion of the game. It should be a decent one.
Andre Moura,
02:01 29/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sligo Rovers
Formed: 1928
Stadium: The Showgrounds (4,200)
Captain: Will Fitzgerald
Chairman: Tommy Higgins
Manager: John Russell
Competitions: Premier Division position 9, FAI Cup (Second Round)
⭐ Star Man: Alex Nolan
Mostly taking to the field in the Right Wing position, Alex Nolan was born in Rep. Ireland. Having made a first senior appearance for UCD in the 2022 season, the skilful Forward has got 2 league goals in this Premier Division 2026 campaign to date in a total of 19 appearances.