Ireland - Premier DivisionData current as of 18 September 2026

Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athl.: match statistics

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Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athl.: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sligo Rovers play St Patrick's Athl. in Premier Division (Ireland). The match date is 19 September 2026.

Current form

Sligo Rovers: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. St Patrick's Athl.: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sligo Rovers scores 0.77 and concedes 1.71 goals per match. St Patrick's Athl. scores 1.65 and concedes 0.81. League average: 2.76 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sligo Rovers 45%, St Patrick's Athl. 39%. Over 2.5: Sligo Rovers 48%, St Patrick's Athl. 35%. League level: BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

St Patrick's Athl. has higher xG: 1.90 vs 1.11. Sligo Rovers: 9.8 shots per match, St Patrick's Athl.: 17.3.

Match halves

Sligo Rovers: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.35. St Patrick's Athl.: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.84.

Goals by minute

Sligo Rovers: 16-30 (6 goals). St Patrick's Athl.: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premier Division: 2.76 goals per match, BTTS 59%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 7 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-5. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 43%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(5.75)
(4.05)
(1.45)

Pre-match profilewhat 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.

Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
0.77Goals scored / match1.65
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
1.71Goals conceded / match0.81
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
47%Average possession54%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
2.71Shots on target / match5.65
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.84Shots per match17.29
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
2.71Shots on target5.65
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
7.9%Shot conversion9.5%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
47%Possession54%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
1.11xG for1.9
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
2.04xG against1.22
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

Shooting quality

Sligo Rovers: BalancedSt Patrick's Athl.: Attacking
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
Accuracy (shots on target)28%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.29

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

St Patrick's Athl. is 1100% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Sligo Rovers · 2.4 pts / match - St Patrick's Athl.

Sligo Rovers
LDLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
16% W26% D58% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-18
0.74 pts / match · goal difference -29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-5-7
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
DLDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.06Opponent xG: 1.96BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
St Patrick's Athl.
WWLWW
Season result split
52% W26% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
16-8-7
1.81 pts / match · goal difference +26
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-5-4
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow 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.

St Patrick's Athl. is 114% better for: goals scored per match.

0.77 goals / match - Sligo Rovers · 1.65 goals / match - St Patrick's Athl.

St Patrick's Athl. is 111% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.71 goals / match - Sligo Rovers · 0.81 goals / match - St Patrick's Athl.

Sligo Rovers scoring profile: mixed

Sligo Rovers scores in 52% of matches (16 of 31 matches), while St Patrick's Athl. keeps a clean sheet in 39% (12 of 31 matches).

St Patrick's Athl. scoring profile: very strong

St Patrick's Athl. scores in 68% of matches (21 of 31 matches), while Sligo Rovers keeps a clean sheet in 19% (6 of 31 matches).

24Goals scored (season)51
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
53Goals conceded (season)25
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
2.48Average goals in match2.45
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
1Goals scored (last 5)10
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
10Goals conceded (last 5)3
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

How often they score at least...

52%1 goal68%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
26%2 goals52%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
0%3 goals29%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
0%4 goals16%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

How often they concede at least...

81%1 goal61%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
52%2 goals19%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
26%3 goals0%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
13%4 goals0%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

* 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.

39%
St Patrick's Athl. - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 31 matches
59%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time13%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
16%Scored in both halves29%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
20%BTTS - last 520%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
16%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

St Patrick's Athl. is 56% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.03 pts / match - Sligo Rovers · 1.61 pts / match - St Patrick's Athl.

Sligo Rovers - half-time state
23% leading35% draw42% trailing
St Patrick's Athl. - half-time state
42% leading35% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.03Points per match (1st half)1.61
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
0.42Goals scored (1st half)0.81
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
0.74Goals conceded (1st half)0.39
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
1.16Average goals (1st half)1.19
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
48%Clean sheet before half-time65%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
61%No goal before half-time52%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

After half-time (2nd half)

0.81Points per match (2nd half)1.65
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
0.35Goals scored (2nd half)0.84
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
0.97Goals conceded (2nd half)0.42
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
1.32Average goals (2nd half)1.26
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
45%Clean sheet after half-time71%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.
71%No goal after half-time52%
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.

Sligo Rovers - second-half results

13% W42% D45% L
32
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding70%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 16%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

St Patrick's Athl. - second-half results

45% W29% D26% L
50
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.61
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 52%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Sligo Rovers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.60
Goals scored / match0.20.0
Goals conceded / match1.40.6
Average goals in match1.60.6
1 goal60%40%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%100%
Goal difference-6-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
St Patrick's Athl. - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.40
Goals scored / match1.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+70
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Sligo Rovers
ScoredConceded
4
9
0-15
6
6
16-30
3
8
31-45
6
6
46-60
1
11
61-75
4
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

St Patrick's Athl.
ScoredConceded
8
7
0-15
8
1
16-30
9
4
31-45
9
1
46-60
6
7
61-75
11
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.47
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
35%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Sligo Rovers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.93
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
52%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
134%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

St Patrick's Athl.

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.68
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-19.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
129%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
55%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.59
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Sligo RoversLigaSt Patrick's Athl.
Average goals in match 2.482.76 2.45
Both teams scored 45%59% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%51% 35%
Clean sheets 19%25% 39%
Goal before half-time 71%73% 71%
Goal after half-time 68%76% 71%

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

2.76
Average goals per match
59%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.28
Away goals / match
+16%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+8%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (7): Sligo Rovers 1 - 1 - 5 St Patrick's Athl.. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 43% matches.

St Patrick's Athl.
2 : 0
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers
1 : 1
St Patrick's Athl.
St Patrick's Athl.
4 : 1
Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers FC
1 : 0
St Patrick's Athletic FC
St Patrick's Athletic FC
3 : 0
Sligo Rovers FC
Sligo Rovers FC
0 : 1
St Patrick's Athletic FC
St Patrick's Athletic FC
4 : 3
Sligo Rovers FC

FAQ

When do Sligo Rovers and St Patrick's Athl. play?

Sligo Rovers face St Patrick's Athl. on 19 September 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 Sligo Rovers and St Patrick's Athl.?

In the last 7 head-to-head matches Sligo Rovers won 1, St Patrick's Athl. won 5 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 43% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athl.?

Sligo Rovers score 0.77 goals per game on average and St Patrick's Athl. 1.65. The Premier Division average is 2.76 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Sligo Rovers's matches and 39% of St Patrick's Athl.'s.

What form are Sligo Rovers and St Patrick's Athl. in?

Over the last 5 games Sligo Rovers have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and St Patrick's Athl. 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athl.?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athl.: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.