Waterford vs Sligo Rovers Live Stream, Predictions (Jun 12)

📏 Form Guide

Waterford

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Waterford go into this match coming off the back of a 3-3 Premier Division drawn game versus Drogheda United.

In that match, Waterford had 45% possession and 17 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Waterford, the goals were scored by Tom Lonergan (1'), Kevin Long (21') and Benny Couto (86'). At the other end, Drogheda United had 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Mark Doyle (27'), Shane Farrell (58') and Ryan Brennan (69') scored for Drogheda United.

Waterford have been finding it hard to keep clean sheets lately, but they’ve also managed to score goals themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Waterford have seen their goal breached in 6 of them while also getting on the scoresheet in 6 of those games.

Pre-game facts show that Waterford:

• haven't won against Sligo Rovers in their previous 5 league matches.
• are undefeated in their last 5 home league matches.

Sligo Rovers

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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Bohemian FC 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 game, Sligo Rovers managed 34% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sligo Rovers was Ryan O'Kane (54'). Bohemian FC had 20 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Douglas James-Taylor (27'), Colm Whelan (49') and Connor Parsons (83') scored for Bohemian FC.

The stats don’t lie, and Sligo Rovers have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals in all. In defence, Sligo Rovers can certainly do much better. Having said that, we must now wait to see whether the trend shall be sustained in this next game.

Their prior results show that Sligo Rovers:

• are undefeated by Waterford when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 league games.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Inspecting their past head-to-head meetings going back to 15/02/2025 shows that Waterford have won 1 of these games and Sligo Rovers 4, with the tally of drawn results standing at 1.

A sum of 15 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 4 of them from The Blues and 11 belonging to The Bit o' Red. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The previous league fixture featuring the two was Premier Division match day 12 on 18/04/2026 when it ended Sligo Rovers 2-0 Waterford.

In that game, Sligo Rovers managed 54% possession and 9 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. The goals were scored by Archie Meekison (18') and Will Fitzgerald (57').

Waterford had 16 shots on goal with 4 on target.

The referee was Arnold Hunter.

📰 Team News: Waterford

In all likelihood, The Blues may well opt for a 5-3-2 formation, handing starts to Stephen McMullan, Will Johnson, Hayden Cann, John Mahon, Kevin Long, Benny Couto, Conan Noonan, Luke Heeney, Dean McMenamy, Tommy Lonergan and Padraig Amond.

📋 Team News: Sligo Rovers

We’re of the thinking that The Bit o' Red appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting the game with Sam Sargeant, Jeannot Esua, Oliver Denham, Gareth McElroy, Shane Blaney, Carl McHugh, Sean McHale, Ryan O'Kane, Daire Patton, William Fitzgerald and Cian Kavanagh.

💡 Prediction

We’re thinking that Sligo Rovers will have to perform well to breach the defence of this Waterford side who we reckon should do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

That’s why we have predicted a good battle with a 1-0 win for Waterford at the conclusion of the game.

Little in this one.

📖 ⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?

Checking out the betting prices for the game in the 90 min. result market, a victory for Waterford is available for 2.15, betting on the draw is 3.3 & selecting victory for Sligo Rovers will get you 3. These are the top market prices being offered at the current time.

Peter Guest, 02:01 08/06/2026