Struggling Sligo Rovers will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Dundalk in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This stadium uses grass, unlike Dundalk's home stadium. The visitors last 15 games on grass have ended in 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
1 victory, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Sligo Rovers have to build on here. It's trouble wherever Sligo Rovers are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now. They really need to get back to winning ways.The Sligo Rovers fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier Division game also here: A 0-2 defeat against Bohemians. Heartbreak before that as Sligo Rovers lost 1-2 at Finn Harps's place.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Waterford United are coming to town in three days.
Sligo Rovers has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches: 2 goals from 4 games. Sligo Rovers have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Dundalk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.Two away games in a row for Dundalk, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus St Patrick's in the Premier Division. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at St Patrick's.
A new game in only three days for Dundalk, the Premier Division home match versus Bohemians. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Dundalk as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games. Dundalk are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Dundalk - Sligo Rovers 1-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sligo Rovers won 1, Dundalk won 7 and 2 draws.Sligo Rovers missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Sligo Rovers | Dundalk | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | Played | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | Scored | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | 5 | Conceded | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 75% | 88% |
| 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 25% | Both teams to score | 25% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | Failed To Score | 50% | 25% |
- Sligo Rovers hasn'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 | D | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Derry City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | St Patrick's | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Waterford United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Cork City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | UCD | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | Sligo Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -15 | 2 |
