League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 20
Jun 7, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Waterford Regional Sports Centre
Sligo Rovers

Waterford
4 - 1
Sligo

McCormack (25'), Parsons (60'), Amond (67' pen., 87')
Power (78')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Waweru (86')
Hutchinson (40')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Waterford United

All competitions
Last Game: Derry 3-0 Waterford
Monday, June 3 at 6pm in League of Ireland Premier

Sligo Rovers

All competitions
Last Game: Sligo 2-1 Drogheda
Monday, June 3 at 5pm 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 Waterford United win with a probability of 50.92%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 24.23%.

The most likely scoreline for a Waterford United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.53%) and 2-0 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.81%), while for a Sligo Rovers win it was 0-1 (7.32%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Waterford United would win this match.

Result
Waterford UnitedDrawSligo Rovers
50.92%24.85% (0.0019999999999989 0)24.23% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Both teams to score 51.53% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.27% (0.00099999999999767 0)50.72% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.37% (0.00099999999999767 0)72.62% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Waterford United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.08% (0.0010000000000048 0)19.92% (0.0010000000000012 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.94% (0.0010000000000048 0)52.05% (0.0010000000000048 0)
Sligo Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.34% (0.0019999999999953 0)35.65%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.57% (0.0019999999999989 0)72.42%
Score Analysis
    Waterford United 50.91%
    Sligo Rovers 24.23%
    Draw 24.84%
Waterford UnitedDrawSligo Rovers
1-0 @ 11.45%
2-1 @ 9.53%
2-0 @ 9.24%
3-1 @ 5.13%
3-0 @ 4.97%
3-2 @ 2.64%
4-1 @ 2.07%
4-0 @ 2.01%
4-2 @ 1.07%
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 50.91%
1-1 @ 11.81%
0-0 @ 7.1%
2-2 @ 4.92% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-3 @ 0.91%
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 24.84%
0-1 @ 7.32%
1-2 @ 6.09%
0-2 @ 3.78% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 2.1%
2-3 @ 1.69%
0-3 @ 1.3%
Other @ 1.95%
Total : 24.23%

How you voted: Waterford vs Sligo

Waterford United
47.1%
Draw
47.1%
Sligo Rovers
5.9%
17
Head to Head
May 3, 2024 8pm
Gameweek 13
Sligo
0-1
Waterford

Smit (51'), McDonagh (90+1'), McDonagh (90+1')
Pattison (46')
McMenamy (56'), McDonald (89')
Mar 29, 2024 7.45pm
Gameweek 7
Waterford
0-1
Sligo

O'Keeffe (63'), Burke (90+6')
Chapman (51')
Pijnaker (24'), Denham (58'), Hartmann (77')
Power (76')
Oct 2, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 29
Sligo
1-1
Waterford
Wright (42')
Bolger (33'), Morahan (44')
Patterson (49')
Mutswunguma (56'), Power (58')
Jul 18, 2021 4pm
Gameweek 21
Waterford
1-0
Sligo
Kavanagh (53')
(88')

Cawley (12')
May 15, 2021 6pm
Gameweek 11
Sligo
3-0
Waterford
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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