Match summary
Before kickoff, St Patrick's (2nd, 56 pts) were 36 points ahead of Sligo Rovers (10th, 20 pts).
Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- St Patrick's moved from 2nd to 1st in the Premier Division table with this result.Into first place. Table rebuilt from 156 results before kickoff and 157 after it; 10 teams; 59 points after 32 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sligo Rovers0W 1D 4L
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's
1Pointsof 1510
1Goals scored9
11Goals conceded3
1Clean sheets3
1Scored in a row3
0Unbeaten in a row3
5Without a win0
4Conceded in a row0
Head to head16 meetings · Jul 2013 – Jun 2026
- Sligo Rovers wins
- 4
- Draws
- 3
- St Patrick's wins
- 9
2.81goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
50%3+ goals
56%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSligo Rovers 1W 1D 3L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier DivisionSt Patrick's2-0Sligo Rovers
- Premier DivisionSligo Rovers1-1St Patrick's
- Premier DivisionSt Patrick's4-1Sligo Rovers
- Premier DivisionSligo Rovers1-0St Patrick's
- Premier DivisionSt Patrick's3-0Sligo Rovers
Show all 16 meetings
- Premier DivisionSligo Rovers0-1St Patrick's
- Premier DivisionSt Patrick's4-3Sligo Rovers
- Premier DivisionSligo Rovers0-2St Patrick's
- Premier DivisionSt Patrick's3-2Sligo Rovers
- Premier DivisionSligo Rovers1-0St Patrick's
- Premier DivisionSt Patrick's3-0Sligo Rovers
- Premier DivisionSt Patrick's1-2Sligo Rovers
- Premier DivisionSt Patrick's2-1Sligo Rovers
- Premier DivisionSligo Rovers1-1St Patrick's
- Premier DivisionSt Patrick's0-3Sligo Rovers
- Premier DivisionSligo Rovers1-1St Patrick's
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 156 earlier results
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's
#10Position#2
20Points30 v 31 games56
-31Goal difference+26
0.73Scored per gameleague avg 1.391.65
1.77Conceded per game0.81
#10Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's
- Yellow Card · Sligo Rovers · Kaiyne Woolery90+4'
- Substitution · Sligo Rovers · Ollie Denham · InOut: Carl McHugh80'
- Substitution · Sligo Rovers · Kyle McDonagh · InOut: Sean Stewart80'
- Substitution · Sligo Rovers · Kevin Zefi · InOut: Jack Shorrock79'
- 77'Substitution · St Patrick's · Sean McHale · InOut: Sean Hoare
- 76'Substitution · St Patrick's · Darragh Nugent · InOut: Ryan Sheridan
- 74'Goal · St Patrick's · Aidan Keena0-1
- Substitution · Sligo Rovers · Luke Pearce · InOut: Cian Kavanagh71'
- 66'Substitution · St Patrick's · Chris Forrester · InOut: Barry Baggley
- 65'Yellow Card · St Patrick's · Jamie Lennon
- Substitution · Sligo Rovers · Kaiyne Woolery · InOut: James McManus62'
- Yellow Card · Sligo Rovers · Carl McHugh62'
- 59'Substitution · St Patrick's · Jason McClelland · InOut: Anto Breslin
- 59'Substitution · St Patrick's · A. Olusanya · InOut: Ryan Edmondson
- Yellow Card · Sligo Rovers · Aidan Gabbidon48'
- Yellow Card · Sligo Rovers · Aidan Gabbidon48'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Sligo RoversSt Patrick's
41%Ball Possession59%
5Shots Total17
3Shots On Target7
3Corners6
11Fouls8
3Yellow Cards1
1Offsides2
6Saves3
347Passes474
2Shots Off Target6
77Attacks111
37Dangerous Attacks85
3Shots Inside Box12
2Shots Outside Box5
0Goals1
8Free Kicks11
0Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions5
12Tackles11
257Accurate Passes373
13Total Crosses35
0Accurate Crosses9
9Interceptions11
37Duels Won46
1Big Chances Created2
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 3-1-4-2
Manager: Darren Purse
Starting XI
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AG
Aidan Gabbidon6.6
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RG
Reuben Gillespie6.4
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JS
Jack Shorrock6.2
Substitutes
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JO
Jamie O’Donnell-
JO
Jamie O'Malley-
CM
Charlie McGarvey-
CC
Conor Cannon-
KZ
Kevin Zefi6.5
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 36(64%) | - | 0/2 | |
L. Young MF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 36(81%) | 3 | 5/7 |
| 7.0 | 62' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(73%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.8 | 71' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(84%) | 1 | 6/10 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(82%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 22(82%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 6.8 | 19' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 2(50%) | - | - | |
| 6.8 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(83%) | 1 | 4/4 | |
Aidan Gabbidon DF | 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(74%) | 1 | 2/7 |
| 6.6 | 80' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(81%) | - | 3/5 | |
| 6.5 | 10' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
Kevin Zefi FW | 6.5 | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(33%) | - | 1/1 |
Reuben Gillespie MF | 6.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 27(63%) | 2 | 5/12 |
| 6.2 | 80' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(69%) | - | 2/7 | |
Jack Shorrock MF | 6.2 | 79' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 20(70%) | - | 2/8 |
| 6.1 | 28' | 0 | 0 | - | 5(43%) | - | 1/9 |