Sligo Rovers come up against visiting team Shamrock Rovers at The Showgrounds in the Premier Division meeting on Friday.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers - plus the latest betting odds.
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Sligo Rovers
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Sligo Rovers enter this match following a 2-2 Premier Division drawn result versus Shelbourne.
For Sligo Rovers, the goals were scored by Maï Traoré (27') and Daire Patton (56'). Ali Coote (81') and Paddy Barrett (90') scored for Shelbourne.
At least three goals per game were seen in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Sligo Rovers have taken part. Opposition teams scored 16 times in these games whereas Sligo Rovers amassed a tally of 6. Let’s see if that trend can be continued on in this game.
Going into this encounter, Sligo Rovers are without a win at home for the past 4 league matches. Their fans aren't happy.
Shamrock Rovers
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Shamrock Rovers come into this game following a 3-1 Premier Division win in the defeat of Galway United in their previous match.
For Shamrock Rovers, goals were scored by Aaron Greene (42'), John McGovern (45') and Michael Noonan (87'). Frantz Pierrot (90') scored for Galway United.
In their last 6 clashes, Shamrock Rovers have amassed the sum of 10 goals. Shamrock Rovers have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, their defenders have seen 5 goals scored by their opponents.
Coming into this clash, Shamrock Rovers are undefeated by Sligo Rovers when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head meetings dating back to 03/03/2025 tells us that Sligo Rovers have won 3 of them and Shamrock Rovers 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
An aggregate of 17 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 from The Bit o' Red and 9 being from The Hoops. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.
The last league meeting featuring these sides was Premier Division match day 18 on 22/05/2026 which ended up with the score at Shamrock Rovers 1-2 Sligo Rovers.
In that game, Shamrock Rovers had 68% possession and 25 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Sligo Rovers had 7 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Sean McHale (11' Own goal), Jeannot Esua (66') and Carl McHugh (97') scored.
The referee was Paul Norton.
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Team News: Sligo Rovers
We think that The Bit o' Red will probably kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system this time with Sam Sargeant, Jeannot Esua, Gareth McElroy, Sean McHale, Sean Stewart, James McManus, Carl McHugh, Ryan O'Kane, Daire Patton, William Fitzgerald and Mai Traore.
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Team News: Shamrock Rovers
We are inclined to think that The Hoops will likely elect for a 3-4-2-1 lineup, settling for Edward McGinty, Tunmise Sobowale, Lee Grace, Enda Stevens, Jake Mulraney, Matthew Healy, Jack Byrne, Adam Brennan, Aaron Greene, Connor Malley and John McGovern.
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Prediction
In our opinion, Sligo Rovers are dangerous enough to get a goal against this Shamrock Rovers side, but a single goal probably won’t be good enough.
We are therefore anticipating both teams to score in a 1-2 winning score for Shamrock Rovers by the conclusion of the game. It should be a decent one.
Andre Moura,
01:00 29/06/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Sligo Rovers
Formed: 1928
Stadium: The Showgrounds (4,200)
Captain: Will Fitzgerald
Chairman: Tommy Higgins
Manager: John Russell
Competitions: Premier Division position 9, FAI Cup (Second Round)
⭐ Star Man: Alex Nolan
Mostly taking to the field in the Right Wing position, Alex Nolan was born in Rep. Ireland. Having made a first senior appearance for UCD in the 2022 season, the skilful Forward has got 2 league goals in this Premier Division 2026 campaign to date in a total of 19 appearances.