There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Premier Division table so far. Here's the Waterford United - Sligo Rovers latest:
Waterford United and Sligo Rovers 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.
Waterford United form and stats
Waterford United have played 6 Premier Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Waterford United faced defeat in their previous match, away at Shamrock Rovers (1-6). Before that match, a win away at Bohemians.
Waterford United were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The Waterford fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. Waterford's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sligo Rovers form and stats
The visitors are W1-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Division.
The attacking players of Rovers have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 185 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier Division home defeat versus Bohemians with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Before that, Rovers travelled to St Patrick's and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Rovers are hosting Derry City in the Premier Division only three days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Rovers's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 5 matches. As opposed to that, Rovers have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sligo Rovers - Waterford United 2-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Waterford four wins, four draws and Sligo Rovers two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Waterford United missing players
Sligo Rovers missing players
| Waterford United | Sligo Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 42% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 42% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 17% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 80% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | 24 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 43 | 93 |
| 30 | 14 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 14 | 39 |
| 50% | 50% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 14% | 36% |
- Sligo Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Waterford United have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sligo Rovers have scored away.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Waterford United | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 17 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 6 | Derry City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | St Patrick's | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 9 |
| 10 | Cork City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -13 | 8 |