Waterford vs Sligo Rovers Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Waterford

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Waterford will be wanting a better result here after a 2-0 Premier Division defeat last time out to Shamrock Rovers.

Aaron McEneff (33') and Lee Grace (84') scored for Shamrock Rovers.

Waterford have found it difficult to unlock defences of late. Their goals record equals just 3 against opposing sides during their last six outings. In those games, Waterford have also seen the tally of goals scored against them come to 11. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will be continued on into this next match.

Coming into this meeting, Waterford haven’t won at home in the past 2 league games.

Sligo Rovers

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Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Galway United in Premier Division action, Sligo Rovers and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

The only name on the scoresheet from Sligo Rovers was Owen Elding (72'). Cian Byrne (21', 49') scored for Galway United.

The stats tell the story, and Sligo Rovers have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 11 goals in all. Defensively, Sligo Rovers certainly have room for improvement.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 02/10/2021 shows us that Waterford have won 3 of them and Sligo Rovers 2, with the number of drawn games being 1.

16 goals were produced between them in this period, with 9 for The Blues and 7 for The Bit o' Red. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.

📰 Team News: Waterford

Andy Boyle (Hamstring injury) and Matty Smith (Knee injury) will be missing for Waterford boss Keith Long.

📰 Team News: Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers manager John Russell has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Ollie Denham (unknown injury) and Wilson Waweru (Achilles heel problems) are those who can’t be considered.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Sligo Rovers must be fancied to score against this Waterford lineup, although it isn’t expected to be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re predicting a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for Waterford after 90 minutes. It really should be an interesting one.

📖 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, the win for Waterford is best priced at 2.1, backing a draw is 3.4 and putting your money on a win for Sligo Rovers can get you 3.1. They are the most competitive bets on offer at the moment.

Renata Leite, 10:05 16/04/2025