Cork City vs Sligo Rovers Prediction, Lineups & Odds
Providing three or more goals are scored, we will win with our betting prediction of Over 2.5 Goals. Let’s hope that we see an attacking game between Cork City and Sligo Rovers.
Expert Analysis
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Key Cork City vs Sligo Rovers stats:
This Premier Division clash could be high-scoring and that’s why our tip is Over 2.5 Goals. Get the Total Goals odds of +120 that the two sides score at least three goals between them.
If you’re expecting a high-scoring affair, you can get even bigger odds by backing Over 3, 3.5 or 4 Goals.
Last Matches & H2H
Cork City lost 3-1 in their previous match against Drogheda. They managed to have 37% possession in this game, with Kevin Custovic on the scoresheet in this Premier Division match at Weavers Park.
Sligo Rovers played Shelbourne in their last match and this was a home game at Showgrounds. The scoreline was a 1-0 loss in this Premier Division encounter.
Sligo Rovers won when they last played Cork City. This clash at Showgrounds finished 3-0 in favour of Sligo Rovers.
Looking back over the past 8 matches, we have seen Cork City win two times and Sligo Rovers win three times. Three games ended in a draw and there has been an average of 2.75 goals scored.
Confirmed Lineups
Cork City (confirmed lineup): Oliver Byrne, Kevin Custovic, Cian Coleman, Joshua Honohan, Conor Drinan, Aaron Bolger, Andrii Kravchuk, Cian Bargary, Ben Worman, Jaze Kabia, Ruairi Keating.
Sligo Rovers (confirmed lineup): Conor Walsh, Garry Buckley, John Mahon, Nando Pijnaker, Reece Hutchinson, Frank Liivak, Greg Bolger, Niall Morahan, Stefan Radosavljevic, Fabrice Hartmann, Pedro Martelo.
Cork City vs Sligo Rovers Prediction
Over 2.5 Goals @ +120Cork City vs Sligo Rovers Odds
The bookies betting odds have Sligo Rovers as +180 favourites for this Premier Division clash, implying that they are 36% likely to win the match. Cork City are the +145 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.
The Under 2.5 / Over 2.5 Goals betting market has the two outcomes at a similar price. For those expecting both sides to find the net, Both Teams to Score Yes is available at -105.
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- Full Time Result 1 +145 X +210 2 +180
- Half Time Result 1 +225 X +105 2 +260
- Double Chance 1X -250 12 -275 X2 -188
- Both Teams to Score Yes -105 No -125
- Draw No Bet 1 -138 2 -100
- Asian Handicap 1 Hcp +0 -125 2 Hcp 0 +105
- Total Goals Under 2.5 -154 Over 2.5 +120
- Total Corners Under 9.5 -100 Over 9.5 -138
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Cork City
Head to Head
Cork City vs Sligo Rovers
- Premier Division: 15/07 2023 Sligo Rovers 3 Cork City 0
- Premier Division: 19/05 2023 Cork City 1 Sligo Rovers 0
- Premier Division: 11/03 2023 Sligo Rovers 2 Cork City 2
- Premier Division: 24/10 2020 Sligo Rovers 2 Cork City 1
- Premier Division: 14/08 2020 Cork City 3 Sligo Rovers 0
- Premier Division: 30/08 2019 Cork City 2 Sligo Rovers 4
- Premier Division: 14/06 2019 Sligo Rovers 1 Cork City 1
- Premier Division: 22/04 2019 Cork City 0 Sligo Rovers 0
Team Stats
Cork City Betting Stats
Sligo Rovers FC Betting Stats
Full time Result
- 5 wins, 12 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
- 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches
Full time Results
- 5 wins, 12 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
- 1 wins, 7 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches
Goals
- An average of 0.85 goals scored and 1.70 conceded in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 1.10 goals scored and 1.30 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
- An average of 2.55 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 2.40 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
- BTTS Yes in 11 of the previous 20 matches
- BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 home matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 10 of the previous 20 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 4 of the previous 10 home matches
Goals
- An average of 0.95 goals scored and 1.40 conceded in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 0.80 goals scored and 1.50 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
- An average of 2.35 goals per game in the previous 20 matches
- An average of 2.30 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
- BTTS Yes in 9 of the previous 20 matches
- BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 away matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 10 of the previous 20 matches
- Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 away matches
Corners
- An average of 3.35 corners awarded and 5.6 corners conceded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 4 corners awarded and 5.3 corners against in the last 10 home matches
- An average of 8.95 corners awarded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 9.3 corners awarded in the last 10 home matches
- Had the most corners in 5 and least corners in 13 of the last 20 matches
- Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 6 of the last 10 home matches
Corners
- An average of 5.2 corners awarded and 4.05 corners conceded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 4.4 corners awarded and 4.1 corners against in the last 10 away matches
- An average of 9.25 corners awarded in the last 20 matches
- An average of 8.5 corners awarded in the last 10 away matches
- Had the most corners in 10 and least corners in 7 of the last 20 matches
- Had the most corners in 4 and least corners in 4 of the last 10 away matches
Possession
- An average of 45% possession in the last 20 matches
- An average of 46% possession in the last 10 home matches
- Most possession in 5 of the last 20 matches
- Most possession in 2 of the last 10 home matches
Possession
- An average of 50% possession in the last 20 matches
- An average of 49% possession in the last 10 away matches
- Most possession in 11 of the last 20 matches
- Most possession in 6 of the last 10 away matches
Team News
It’s good to know about any injuries and this is reflected in our Cork City vs Sligo Rovers team news, with this leading to predicted and confirmed lineups.
We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest Premier Division squads.
Cork City vs Sligo Rovers Lineups
Cork City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Sligo Rovers Confirmed Lineup 4-5-1
Cork City Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1
Sligo Rovers Confirmed Lineup 4-5-1
Cork City Substitutes
- 2Gordon Walker
- 6Alexander Gilchrist
- 7Tunde Owolabi
- 19Oran Crowe
- 20James Corcoran
- 22John O'Donovan
- 24Cian Murphy
- 33Joshua Fitzpatrick
- 41Ciaran O'Sullivan
Sligo Rovers Substitutes
- 2Johan Brannefalk
- 3Danny Lafferty
- 14Karl O'Sullivan
- 19Lukas Lagerfeldt
- 22David Cawley
- 23Robbie Burton
- 30Richard Brush
- 34Kailin Barlow
- 47Owen Elding
Previous Cork City Lineups
Previous Sligo Rovers Lineups
You can find out the Cork City vs Sligo Rovers lineups including substitutes ahead of kick-off. Check out our predicted lineups before getting confirmed starting 11s.
Injuries & Suspensions
Cork City Injury Table
Sligo Rovers Injury Table
Find out each player’s availability thanks to our injuries and suspensions news. We have a full list of players for each team that are currently sidelined.
Find out the squads on a team-by-team basis, with stats available for each player.
Irish Premier Division Table
Premier Division 2023
# | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shamrock Rovers | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 51:24 | 54 |
2 | St Patrick's | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 50:32 | 50 |
3 | Derry City | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 38:21 | 47 |
4 | Bohemians | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 43:30 | 47 |
5 | Shelbourne | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 31:19 | 43 |
6 | Dundalk | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 40:35 | 43 |
7 | Drogheda Utd | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 32:41 | 32 |
8 | Sligo Rovers | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 30:38 | 30 |
9 | Cork City | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 29:51 | 24 |
10 | UCD | 27 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15:68 | 10 |
# | Team | G | W | D | L | +/- | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shamrock Rovers | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30:16 | 30 |
2 | St Patrick's | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27:9 | 27 |
3 | Bohemians | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29:17 | 27 |
4 | Dundalk | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27:18 | 26 |
5 | Derry City | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19:7 | 25 |
6 | Shelbourne | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14:11 | 22 |
7 | Cork City | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17:18 | 18 |
8 | Sligo Rovers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16:18 | 18 |
9 | Drogheda Utd | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15:17 | 16 |
10 | UCD | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8:26 | 8 |
A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the Premier Division standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.