Cork City

Football Ireland - Premier Division Turner's Cross Stadium Fri 1 Sep 14:45

Sligo Rovers

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

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

The football experts at Sportsgambler.com check injury updates regularly and combine this with the form guide. We’re also able to consult a database of stats and present the key numbers to our readers.

Key Cork City vs Sligo Rovers stats:

  • Cork City have conceded 2 or more goals in 17 of their last 28 matches this season
  • Sligo Rovers have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 10 away matches

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

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Published 02:49, 30 August 2023

Cork 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.

The leading football betting sites offer hundreds of markets when it comes to Premier Division matches. Make sure you look through all the available options before deciding which bet to place.

Team Stats

Cork City logo Cork City Betting Stats

Sligo Rovers FC logo 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

Goals

Cork City

Sligo Rovers FC

Goals / match
0.6 1
Conceded / match
2.2 1.2
Total / match
2.8 2.2

Corners

Corners

Cork City

Sligo Rovers FC

For / match
4 4.4
Against / match
6 2.6
Total / match
10 7

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

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

13 Oliver Byrne
27 Kevin Custovic 4 Cian Coleman 18 Joshua Honohan 15 Conor Drinan
8 Aaron Bolger 23 Andrii Kravchuk
11 Cian Bargary 16 Ben Worman 29 Jaze Kabia
9 Ruairi Keating
31 Conor Walsh
26 Garry Buckley 21 John Mahon 28 Nando Pijnaker 4 Reece Hutchinson
10 Frank Liivak 6 Greg Bolger 8 Niall Morahan 18 Stefan Radosavljevic 11 Fabrice Hartmann
9 Pedro Martelo

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

25 Aug Premier Division
Drogheda Utd 3-1 Cork City
11 Aug Premier Division
Cork City 1-1 UCD
06 Aug Premier Division
Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Cork City

Previous Sligo Rovers Lineups

26 Aug Premier Division
Sligo Rovers 0-1 Shelbourne
11 Aug Premier Division
Dundalk 1-0 Sligo Rovers
04 Aug Premier Division
Sligo Rovers 0-2 St Patrick's

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

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Aaron Bolger Disciplinary
Malik Dijksteel Disciplinary
J. O'Brien Whitmarsh Muscle injury

Sligo Rovers Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
William Fitzgerald Groin injury
Gary Boylan ACL injury
Mark Byrne ACL injury

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.

Ireland FlagIrish 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.