The home side Sligo Rovers should be the favourites in this game, but Derry City have shown both skill and courage. Read more about the game!
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Premier Division
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This stadium has grass, which is not Derry City's normal surface at their own football stadium. When playing on grass Derry City have performed like this: Played 39 matches producing 14 wins, 12 draws and 13 defeats with the goal data 44-43 (scored/conceded).
Sligo Rovers form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier Division, Sligo Rovers, who have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Premier Division, have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Rovers to get some points in this home game.
Rovers haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 335 minutes ago. J. Gibson scored that one.
In their previous game, the manager L. Buckley led his Rovers to a defeat in the Premier Division match away at Bohemians. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Showgrounds.
Ahead of that match, Rovers lost 0-1 at home to Finn Harps.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rovers handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and one defeat.
The Rovers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Rovers are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Showgrounds in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches.
Derry City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
286 minutes! That's how long the Derry City goalkeeper Nathan Gartside and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Derry are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Premier Division against Dundalk (placed 7th).
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Longford Town.Derry are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of six matches.
Derry City find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Derry City have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Derry City - Rovers 1-1 was the outcome when this pair of teams previously played each other, also in this season. Sligo Rovers-Derry City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rovers two wins, Derry City five wins, three draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Gibson 7 goals | J. Kenny 5 goals |
Sligo Rovers missing players
Derry City missing players
| Sligo Rovers | Derry City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 59% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 83% |
| 27% | 30% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 38% |
| 9% | 10% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 41% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 58% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 25% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 27% | 17% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 9.6 | 9.8 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 4 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 31% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | 39% |
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sligo Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Premier Division
- Sligo Rovers have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier Division
- 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 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 50 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 47 |
| 3 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | Derry City | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 34 |
| 6 | Drogheda United | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Dundalk | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 26 |
| 9 | Waterford United | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -23 | 25 |
| 10 | Longford Town | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -26 | 11 |