The Premier Division game at Richmond Park on Friday will see home team St. Patrick's Athletic playing against Sligo Rovers.
Our St. Patrick's Athletic v Sligo Rovers tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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St. Patrick's Athletic
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St. Patrick's Athletic will be looking for a repeat result of the 2-0 Premier Division victory versus Drogheda United.
In that match, St. Patrick's Athletic had 64% possession and 22 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For St. Patrick's Athletic, goals were scored by Kian Leavy (34') and Zachary Elbouzedi (61'). At the other end, Drogheda United had 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.
Fewer than three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where St. Patrick's Athletic have taken part. Regarding the goal split during this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 4 while St. Patrick's Athletic managed a tally of 7. We will find out if that trend can be sustained here.
Going into this one, St. Patrick's Athletic haven't been beaten in the league by Sligo Rovers in their previous 2 matches.
Sligo Rovers
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Waterford in Premier Division action, Sligo Rovers and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that match, Sligo Rovers had 62% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Waterford had 21 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Pádraig Amond (27', 72', 74') and Jørgen Voilås (67') scored for Waterford.
The stats tell the story, and Sligo Rovers have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 13 goals in total. In defence, Sligo Rovers can certainly do much better.
Going into this one, Sligo Rovers haven't beaten St. Patrick's Athletic in away games against them for the last 6 matches in the league. Not good.
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Head to head
A glance at their prior head to head meetings dating back to 28/02/2025 tells us that St. Patrick's Athletic have won 4 of these & Sligo Rovers 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 1.
A total of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 13 from Saints and 6 netted by The Bit o' Red. The average goals per game has been 3.17.
The last league contest featuring the two was Premier Division match day 15 on 04/05/2026 which finished with the scoreline of Sligo Rovers 1-1 St. Patrick's Athletic.
In that match, Sligo Rovers managed 40% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Their only player to score was Archie Meekison (41').
At the other end, St. Patrick's Athletic got 15 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Kian Leavy (6') scored.
The referee was Marc Lynch.
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Team News: St. Patrick's Athletic
It looks as if Saints will probably go for a 4-2-3-1 formation for this game, beginning the first half with Daniel Rogers, James Brown, Joe Redmond, Sean Hoare, Luke Turner, Jamie Lennon, Romal Palmer, Kian Leavy, Aidan Keena, Zak Elbouzedi and Ryan Edmondson.
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Team News: Sligo Rovers
From our viewpoint, The Bit o' Red might begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 system, going with Sam Sargeant, Shane Blaney, Gareth McElroy, Sean McHale, Jeannot Esua, Daire Patton, James McManus, William Fitzgerald, Alex Nolan, Ryan O'Kane and Cian Kavanagh.
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Prediction
It’s likely that Sligo Rovers won’t find it easy at all to score against a St. Patrick's Athletic team who will more than likely get the goals that they need to set up a big win here.
We predict a commanding 3-0 winning scoreline for St. Patrick's Athletic by the conclusion of the match.
Lucas Pereira,
04:01 15/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
St. Patrick's Athletic
Formed: 1929
Stadium: Richmond Park (5,340)
Captain: Joe Redmond
Chairman: Garrett Kelleher
Manager: Stephen Kenny
Competitions: Premier Division position 2, FAI Cup (Second Round)
🔑 Key Player: Zachary Elbouzedi
Normally taking to the field in the Right Wing position, Zachary Elbouzedi was born in Dublin, Rep. Ireland. Having played his first senior match for Elgin City in the 2017 - 2018 season, the goalscoring Forward has hit 4 league goals in the Premier Division 2026 campaign so far in a total of 12 appearances.