Sligo Rovers
League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 18
May 30, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
The Showgrounds
St Patrick's Athletic

Sligo
0 - 1
St Patrick's


Kavanagh (45+2')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Keena (10' pen.)
McClelland (86')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League of Ireland Premier clash between Sligo Rovers and St Patrick's Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sligo Rovers

All competitions
Last Game: Shelbourne 3-2 Sligo
Friday, May 23 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

St Patrick's Athletic

All competitions
Last Game: St Patrick's 2-2 Waterford
Friday, May 23 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a St Patrick's Athletic win with a probability of 43.17%. A win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 30.36% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Patrick's Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.84%) and 0-2 (7.8%). The likeliest Sligo Rovers win was 1-0 (8.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for St Patrick's Athletic in this match.

Result
Sligo RoversDrawSt Patrick's Athletic
30.36% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)26.46% (0.00099999999999767 0)43.17% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Both teams to score 51.18% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.61% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)53.39% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.07% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)74.92% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Sligo Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.81% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)32.18% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.33% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)68.67% (0.0020000000000095 0)
St Patrick's Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.47% (-0.0020000000000095 -0)24.53% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.99% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)59% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Score Analysis
    Sligo Rovers 30.36%
    St Patrick's Athletic 43.17%
    Draw 26.46%
Sligo RoversDrawSt Patrick's Athletic
1-0 @ 8.95%
2-1 @ 7.13%
2-0 @ 5.07%
3-1 @ 2.69%
3-0 @ 1.92%
3-2 @ 1.89%
Other @ 2.7%
Total : 30.36%
1-1 @ 12.57%
0-0 @ 7.9% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-2 @ 5.01%
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 26.46%
0-1 @ 11.09%
1-2 @ 8.84%
0-2 @ 7.8%
1-3 @ 4.14%
0-3 @ 3.65%
2-3 @ 2.35%
1-4 @ 1.45%
0-4 @ 1.28%
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 43.17%

How you voted: Sligo vs St Patrick's

Sligo Rovers
25.0%
Draw
12.5%
St Patrick's Athletic
62.5%
8
Head to Head
Feb 28, 2025 7.45pm
Gameweek 3
St Patrick's
4-3
Sligo
Elbouzedi (36'), Keena (37', 79'), Forrester (52')
Sjoberg (60'), Sjoberg (60'), Redmond (65'), Grivosti (71'), Breslin (72'), Baggley (86')
Baggley (90+2')
Baggley (40' og.), Kavanagh (65', 78')
Mahon (60'), Lintott (72'), Hakiki (76')
Nov 1, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 36
Sligo
0-2
St Patrick's

Morahan (18'), Malley (53'), Denham (54'), Elding (83')
Keena (38'), Palmer (90')
Palmer (85')
Aug 4, 2024 6pm
Gameweek 26
St Patrick's
3-2
Sligo
Keena (25' pen.), Kavanagh (65', 90+9' pen.)
Lennon (89')
Malley (22'), Chapman (53')
Pijnaker (25'), Morahan (67'), Chapman (89'), Barlow (90+8')
May 6, 2024 5pm
Gameweek 14
Sligo
1-0
St Patrick's
Chapman (22')
Morahan (44'), Reynolds (56'), Smit (71'), Radosavlevic (81'), Barlow (90'), Hutchinson (90+3'), Barlow (91')

Forrester (21'), Russell (22'), Reynolds (65'), Turner (90')
Apr 1, 2024 5pm
Gameweek 8
St Patrick's
3-0
Sligo
Turner (10', 42'), Melia (86')
Keeley (55'), Daly (79'), Bolger (88')

Chapman (86')
rhs 2.0
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Shamrock RoversShamrock19106333161736
2Drogheda UnitedDrogheda197932519630
3Bohemians1810082119230
4St Patrick's AthleticSt Patrick's198562622429
5Shelbourne196942220227
6Derry CityDerry188372221127
7Galway United186662121024
8Waterford UnitedWaterford187292030-1023
9Cork City182792131-1013
10Sligo RoversSligo1833122234-1212
> League of Ireland Premier Full Table


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