Ireland - Premier DivisionData current as of 19 October 2026

Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers: match statistics

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Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Shamrock Rovers play Sligo Rovers in Premier Division (Ireland). The match date is 23 October 2026.

Current form

Shamrock Rovers: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Sligo Rovers: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Shamrock Rovers scores 1.59 and concedes 1.03 goals per match. Sligo Rovers scores 0.76 and concedes 1.76. League average: 2.79 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Shamrock Rovers 56%, Sligo Rovers 47%. Over 2.5: Shamrock Rovers 47%, Sligo Rovers 47%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Shamrock Rovers has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.08. Shamrock Rovers: 13.7 shots per match, Sligo Rovers: 9.5.

Match halves

Shamrock Rovers: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.74. Sligo Rovers: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.35.

Goals by minute

Shamrock Rovers: 31-45+ (14 goals). Sligo Rovers: 46-60 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Division: 2.79 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 7 previous H2H matches were available: 3-1-3. Average goals 2.86, BTTS 71%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.22)
(6.20)
(10.80)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
1.59Goals scored / match0.76
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
1.03Goals conceded / match1.76
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
62%Average possession47%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
4.97Shots on target / match2.65
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.68Shots per match9.53
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
4.97Shots on target2.65
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
11.6%Shot conversion8%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
62%Possession47%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
1.58xG for1.08
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
1.22xG against2.08
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

Shooting quality

Shamrock Rovers: BalancedSligo Rovers: Balanced
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
Accuracy (shots on target)36%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Shamrock Rovers is 800% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Shamrock Rovers · 0.2 pts / match - Sligo Rovers

Shamrock Rovers
LWWWL
Season result split
56% W24% D21% L
Season (W-D-L)
19-8-7
1.91 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-3-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Sligo Rovers
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
15% W26% D59% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-9-20
0.71 pts / match · goal difference -34
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-12
Last 5 away
0-1-4
DLLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.14Opponent xG: 2.16BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Shamrock Rovers is 109% better for: goals scored per match.

1.59 goals / match - Shamrock Rovers · 0.76 goals / match - Sligo Rovers

Shamrock Rovers is 71% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.03 goals / match - Shamrock Rovers · 1.76 goals / match - Sligo Rovers

Shamrock Rovers scoring profile: very strong

Shamrock Rovers scores in 79% of matches (27 of 34 matches), while Sligo Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

Sligo Rovers scoring profile: mixed

Sligo Rovers scores in 53% of matches (18 of 34 matches), while Shamrock Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 32% (11 of 34 matches).

54Goals scored (season)26
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
35Goals conceded (season)60
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
2.62Average goals in match2.53
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
8Goals scored (last 5)3
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
8Goals conceded (last 5)12
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal53%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
53%2 goals24%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
24%3 goals0%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
3%4 goals0%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal82%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
29%2 goals50%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
6%3 goals26%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
0%4 goals15%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time21%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
3%BTTS in both halves0%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
24%Scored in both halves15%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
60%BTTS - last 560%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Shamrock Rovers is 60% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.65 pts / match - Shamrock Rovers · 1.03 pts / match - Sligo Rovers

Shamrock Rovers - half-time state
47% leading24% draw29% trailing
Sligo Rovers - half-time state
21% leading41% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.65Points per match (1st half)1.03
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
0.85Goals scored (1st half)0.41
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
1.41Average goals (1st half)1.12
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
62%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
47%No goal before half-time62%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.44Points per match (2nd half)0.76
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.35
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
0.47Goals conceded (2nd half)1.06
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
1.21Average goals (2nd half)1.41
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
59%Clean sheet after half-time41%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers
50%No goal after half-time71%
Shamrock RoversSligo Rovers

Shamrock Rovers - second-half results

29% W56% D15% L
56
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
+10
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sligo Rovers - second-half results

12% W41% D47% L
35
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-24
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding71%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 15%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Shamrock Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Sligo Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.40
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match1.01.4
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-3-6
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Shamrock Rovers
ScoredConceded
7
7
0-15
8
6
16-30
14
6
31-45
5
4
46-60
7
4
61-75
13
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (14 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Sligo Rovers
ScoredConceded
4
10
0-15
6
6
16-30
4
8
31-45
7
10
46-60
1
12
61-75
4
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -10 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.57
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
42%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Shamrock Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
81%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Sligo Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-1.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
0.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
116%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premier Division).

Teams vs league

Shamrock RoversLigaSligo Rovers
Average goals in match▼ 2.622.79▼ 2.53
Both teams scored▼ 56%61%▼ 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 47%52%▼ 47%
Clean sheets▲ 32%24%▼ 18%
Goal before half-time▲ 79%74%▼ 68%
Goal after half-time▼ 65%77%▼ 71%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.79
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.52
Home goals / match
1.27
Away goals / match
+20%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (7): Shamrock Rovers 3 - 1 - 3 Sligo Rovers. Average goals 2.86, both teams scored in 71% matches.

Sligo Rovers
1 : 2
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers
1 : 2
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
0 : 2
Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers FC
1 : 2
Sligo Rovers FC
Sligo Rovers FC
2 : 2
Shamrock Rovers FC
Shamrock Rovers FC
2 : 0
Sligo Rovers FC
Sligo Rovers FC
2 : 1
Shamrock Rovers FC

FAQ

When do Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers play?

Shamrock Rovers face Sligo Rovers on 23 October 2026 in Premier Division. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers?

In the last 7 head-to-head matches Shamrock Rovers won 3, Sligo Rovers won 3 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.86 goals, with both teams scoring in 71% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers?

Shamrock Rovers score 1.59 goals per game on average and Sligo Rovers 0.76. The Premier Division average is 2.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 56% of Shamrock Rovers's matches and 47% of Sligo Rovers's.

What form are Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers in?

Over the last 5 games Shamrock Rovers have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Sligo Rovers 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Shamrock Rovers vs Sligo Rovers?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.