📊 Form Guide

Shamrock Rovers

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Shamrock Rovers go into this game coming off the back of a 1-1 Premier Division tied result vs Cork City.

In that game, Shamrock Rovers had 66% possession and 15 shots on goal with 8 on target. The scorer for Shamrock Rovers was Rory Gaffney (17'). On the other side, Cork City got 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Freddie Anderson (74') was the scorer for Cork City.

Matches with Shamrock Rovers have usually been entertaining affairs of late with plenty of scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past 6 clashes, a grand total of 22 goals have been scored for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 13 of them accredited to Shamrock Rovers.

Going into this one, Shamrock Rovers haven’t won at home in the past 2 league matches.

Sligo Rovers

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In their previous game, Sligo Rovers drew 2-2 in the Premier Division match with Drogheda United.

In that match, Sligo Rovers managed 62% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Sligo Rovers was Owen Elding (67'). On the other side, Drogheda United had 14 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Conor Keeley (28') and James Bolger (73' Own goal) scored for Drogheda United.

In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 clashes involving Sligo Rovers, a minimum of three goals have been hit. The average goals scored per game during that time is 3.67, with the number of goals averaged by Sligo Rovers coming out as 1.67. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily follow through here, though.

Heading into this fixture, Sligo Rovers have left without a victory over Shamrock Rovers when they've played them away from home in the last 7 league games. Not good at all.

👥 Head to head

A review of their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 03/11/2023 shows that Shamrock Rovers have won 3 of these and Sligo Rovers 2, with the tally of draws standing at 1.

A combined sum of 18 goals were produced between them in these games, with 12 for The Hoops and 6 created by The Bit o' Red. That’s an average goals per game of 3.

ℹ️ Team News: Shamrock Rovers

Daniel Mandroiu (Hamstring injury) and Aaron McEneff (unknown injury) won’t be able to feature for Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley.

In all likelihood, The Hoops should use the 4-3-3 system this time, handing starts to Edward McGinty, Cory O'Sullivan, Adam Matthews, Roberto Lopes, Lee Grace, Matthew Healy, Jack Byrne, Darragh Nugent, Danny Grant, Aaron Greene and Graham Burke.

📰 Team News: Sligo Rovers

Sligo Rovers manager John Russell has not got a full squad to pick from. Oskar van Hattum (unknown injury) and Ollie Denham (unknown injury) are those who can’t be considered.

From our viewpoint, The Bit o' Red seem likely to utilise a 4-3-3 system, settling for Sam Sargeant, Conor Reynolds, Gareth McElroy, John Mahon, Reece Hutchinson, Jad Hakiki, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Connor Malley, Owen Elding, Cian Kavanagh and William Fitzgerald.

💡 Prediction

We envisage that Shamrock Rovers should convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.

In contrast, Sligo Rovers may well find it hard getting on the scoresheet although we do see them scoring.

Our tip is for a controlled 3-1 winning score for Shamrock Rovers at the end of the match.

Renata Leite, 17:03 05/05/2025