📏 Form Guide

Sligo Rovers

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Sligo Rovers will be looking for an improved result here after a 4-2 Premier Division defeat in their last game at the hands of Bohemian FC.

In that game, Sligo Rovers had 52% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Sligo Rovers, the goalscorers were Francely Lomboto (24') and Owen Elding (29'). Bohemian FC had 22 attempts at goal with 12 of them on target. Colm Whelan (3'), Ross Tierney (5', 74') and Dawson Devoy (96') scored for Bohemian FC.

Sligo Rovers have not been the best at stopping their opponents recently, but they’ve also done enough to convert their own chances into goals. Looking at their last 6 games, Sligo Rovers have seen their goal breached in 6 of them while also scoring in 5 of those matches. That sort of trend might not be carried forward into this game, of course.

Galway United

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After a loss in their previous game against Shamrock Rovers in Premier Division action, Galway United will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Galway United had 43% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Shamrock Rovers had 9 shots at goal with 2 on target. Rory Gaffney (48') was the scorer for Shamrock Rovers.

A sequence of hard-working displays from the Galway United defenders has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 4 from their past 6 fixtures in total. During the same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 6.

Going into this contest, Galway United have not been beaten in their last 5 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head meetings dating back to 22/09/2017 tells us that Sligo Rovers have won 2 of them and Galway United 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.

A total of 11 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 from The Bit o' Red and 5 netted by Tribesman. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.

The previous league contest featuring the two was Premier Division match day 35 on 25/10/2024 and the score finished Galway United 2-2 Sligo Rovers.

The match was refereed by Kevin O'Sullivan.

📰 Team News: Sligo Rovers

There aren’t many selection issues, with just a single fitness concern for the Sligo Rovers gaffer John Russell to be concerned with from a near full-strength group. Wilson Waweru (Achilles heel problems) is out of contention.

💡 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Sligo Rovers will have their work cut out to break down this Galway United lineup who we think will score at least once to gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore anticipating a very even contest with a 0-1 win for Galway United at the end of this game.

Expecting it to be tight.

Lucas Pereira, 18:07 12/04/2025