Motherwell host the first leg in this deciding Europa Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round game. Sligo Rovers will try their very best to bring a solid result back to The Showgrounds before the return leg in 8 days.
The visiting Sligo Rovers played their last game only four days ago, a Premier Division match.
Motherwell form and stats
7 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats. That’s what Motherwell have to build on here at Fir Park in the league.
Motherwell faced defeat in their previous match, away at Celtic (0-6). Motherwell were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Ahead of that match, Motherwell won a home game hosting Hearts (2-1).A decent goal production from Motherwell in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Bala Town in order to reach 2nd qualifying round of Europa Conference League. Rovers was sent out of Europa Conference League in the 1st qualifying round last season, when FH turned out to be too strong.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Sligo Rovers have lots to prove after their shock loss (0-2) to UCD in their previous outing, played in front of their own supporters.
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Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Rovers have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. As opposed to that, Sligo Rovers have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Keena 11 goals |  M. Mata 4 goals |  K. O’Sullivan 3 goals |
Motherwell missing players
Sligo Rovers missing players
| Motherwell | Sligo Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 33 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 28% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 6.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 32% | ||
| 11.4 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 9.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 70 | 80 |
| 2 | Rangers | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 45 | 67 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 46 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Livingston | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -7 | 37 |
| 7 | St. Johnstone | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 36 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 26 | -10 | 33 |
| 9 | St. Mirren | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 10 | Ross County | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 37 | -31 | 29 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -20 | 27 |
| 12 | Hearts | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -21 | 23 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | Derry City | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 12 |
| 10 | UCD | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -32 | 12 |
