Match Report
Shamrock Rovers, 1st with 56 points, sat 33 points above Sligo Rovers (10th, 23). Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Sligo Rovers ran at 0.79 scored and 1.66 conceded, Shamrock Rovers at 1.59 and 0.93.
Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Sligo Rovers, 10/15 for Shamrock Rovers.
16 meetings are on record — 4 won by Sligo Rovers, 7 by Shamrock Rovers, 5 drawn, at 2.81 goals per meeting.
The Showgrounds, capacity 2,496, hosted the game. The referee was P. McLaughlin, with 45 matches in our database and 1.5 yellows per game on average. Sligo Rovers led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sligo Rovers: Will Fitzgerald (13') · Shamrock Rovers: Jack Byrne (47'), Graham Burke (82')
Key stats
Possession: Sligo Rovers 31% · Shamrock Rovers 69% · Total shots: 10-24 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 3-3