Season ticket holders at The Showgrounds haven’t celebrated many victories this season, with Sligo Rovers lying uncomfortably in the 8th spot. The guesting Bohemians will attempt to protect their higher league place in this game.
- Sligo Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
Sligo Rovers and Bohemians should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
Sligo Rovers have played 10 Premier Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Sligo Rovers lost their last game at UCD (placed 10th) after a 1-2 scoreline.
1-1 away at Shelbourne before that.On the other hand, Rovers have conceded 14 goals.
Bohemians form and stats
Playing away, Bohemians have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier Division this season.
Bohemians's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Shamrock Rovers that finished 2-2. An inspired comeback made the scores level in Bohemians's duel with Shamrock Rovers. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after Clarke found the equalizer.
Before that, Bohemians travelled to Derry City and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.The schedule is very tough for Bohemians now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Leinster Senior Cup game at Shelbourne is waiting in only three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bohemians have scored 12 goals in 11 league games away. It's not easy to score on Bohemians as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have met earlier this season: Bohemians - Rovers 2-0. Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Sligo Rovers won three games, one match ended in a draw and Bohemians managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Mata 9 goals |  J. Flores 5 goals | A. Coote 4 goals |
Sligo Rovers missing players
Bohemians missing players
| Sligo Rovers | Bohemians | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 30 |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 71% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 71% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 27% | 43% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 24% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 36% | 43% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 45% | 38% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 5.7 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.6 | 11.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.5 | 11.9 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 34% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 44% | 44% |
| 11.9 | 11.2 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 12 | 11.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3 | 2.9 |
- Sligo Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sligo Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 27 | 46 |
| 2 | Derry City | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Bohemians | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 8 | Sligo Rovers | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 9 | Cork City | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 21 |
| 10 | UCD | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 32 | -37 | 9 |
