Premier Division: Shamrock Rovers receive Sligo Rovers in what could be an appealing football game. Here's all the pre-match info you need!
- Shamrock Rovers is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Shamrock Rovers nor Sligo Rovers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Shamrock Rovers form and stats
Home games in the Premier Division have been a walk in the park for Shamrock Rovers so far, with 22 points won from 8 matches; 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Shamrock has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the St Patrick's defeat 65 days ago.
Shamrock Rovers's last game was hosting Sligo Rovers (placed 5th) and winning 3-1.
Ahead of that match, Shamrock won a home game hosting Finn Harps (3-1).The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Shamrock Rovers home games with this odds we find eight games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, three draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
Shamrock can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 17 times. Shamrock Rovers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tallaght Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier Division matches, Sligo Rovers have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Rovers are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There might be some fixture complaints from Sligo Rovers as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-3 against Shamrock Rovers.
Prior to that match, the Rovers manager Buckley faced defeat when travelling to Shelbourne and losing 1-2.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sligo Rovers have scored 11 goals in 8 league games away. 10 goals have been conceded by Sligo Rovers in these games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head game ended Shamrock Rovers - Sligo Rovers 3-1, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Shamrock six wins, three draws and Sligo Rovers one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Burke 7 goals |   A. Keena 6 goals |  D. Mandroiu 5 goals |
Shamrock Rovers missing players
Sligo Rovers missing players
| Shamrock Rovers | Sligo Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 87% |
| 67% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 67% |
| 60% | 62% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 60% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 27% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 12% | 27% |
| 7.3 | 9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 3.3 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.1 | 14 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 31% | 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 39% | 35% |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.5 | 10.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.4 | 5.1 |
- Shamrock Rovers have not yet lost a game at home.
- Shamrock Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shamrock Rovers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shamrock Rovers have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shamrock Rovers have the most points (22) at home in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the most scored goals (17) at home in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have the the best goal difference (+12) at home in Premier Division
- Shamrock Rovers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Shamrock Rovers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shamrock Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shamrock Rovers is in the best form (5-1-0) in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Derry City | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -8 | 15 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 10 |
| 10 | UCD | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 23 | -23 | 5 |
