It's time to decide the outcome of the Europa Conference League 1st Qualifying Round meeting between Sligo Rovers and Bala Town. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's look for an energetic fixture!
Sligo Rovers form and stats
Rovers was eliminated in the 1st qualifying round last season in the Europa Conference League. FH was too strong.5-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Division numbers at home for Sligo Rovers so far this season.
Sligo Rovers are returning here after guesting Bala Town in a Europa Conference League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Previous to that game, a Premier Division home match hosting Shelbourne in a game that was won 3-1.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier Division game versus UCD in only three days. This game is also played here at The Showgrounds.
A decent goal production from Sligo Rovers in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches.
Bala Town form and stats
Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round against Larne.This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Europa Conference League home loss versus Sligo Rovers with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Before that, Bala secured a home win against Penybont with the score 11-0.Head 2 Head
Bala Town - Sligo Rovers 1-2 was the output when these squads last met, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Keena 11 goals | ![]() M. Mata 4 goals | ![]() K. O’Sullivan 3 goals |
Sligo Rovers missing players
Bala Town missing players
| Sligo Rovers | Bala Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 23 | 56 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.5 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 50% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 7.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 | Dundalk | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Derry City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 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 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -22 | 12 |
| 10 | UCD | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -34 | 9 |