Cork City
League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 5
Mar 7, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Turner's Cross
Sligo Rovers

Cork City
1 - 1
Sligo

Nelson (62')
Keating (49'), Lyons (68')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Elding (25')
Malley (36'), Walsh (36'), Lintott (40'), Wolfe (50'), Mahon (68')
Reynolds (68')
Coverage of the League of Ireland Premier clash between Cork City and Sligo Rovers.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cork City

All competitions
League of Ireland Premier
Last Game: Waterford 2-1 Cork City
Monday, March 3 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

Sligo Rovers

All competitions
Last Game: Sligo 2-1 Shamrock
Monday, March 3 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Cork City win with a probability of 58.03%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Sligo Rovers had a probability of 20.18%.

The most likely scoreline for a Cork City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.64%) and 2-0 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.2%), while for a Sligo Rovers win it was 1-2 (5.4%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood.

Result
Cork CityDrawSligo Rovers
58.03% (2.193 2.19)21.79% (-0.812 -0.81)20.18% (-1.382 -1.38)
Both teams to score 55.99% (0.607 0.61)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.8% (1.816 1.82)42.19% (-1.818 -1.82)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.4% (1.794 1.79)64.6% (-1.797 -1.8)
Cork City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.73% (1.332 1.33)14.27% (-1.335 -1.34)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
57.94% (2.532 2.53)42.06% (-2.536 -2.54)
Sligo Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.31% (-0.313 -0.31)34.69% (0.31 0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.58% (-0.332 -0.33)71.42% (0.33 0.33)
Score Analysis
    Cork City 58.03%
    Sligo Rovers 20.18%
    Draw 21.78%
Cork CityDrawSligo Rovers
2-1 @ 9.93% (0.051 0.05)
1-0 @ 9.64% (-0.326 -0.33)
2-0 @ 9.38% (0.127 0.13)
3-1 @ 6.45% (0.328 0.33)
3-0 @ 6.09% (0.358 0.36)
3-2 @ 3.41% (0.146 0.15)
4-1 @ 3.14% (0.296 0.3)
4-0 @ 2.96% (0.302 0.3)
4-2 @ 1.66% (0.144 0.14)
5-1 @ 1.22% (0.166 0.17)
5-0 @ 1.15% (0.165 0.17)
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 58.03%
1-1 @ 10.2% (-0.44 -0.44)
2-2 @ 5.26% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
0-0 @ 4.95% (-0.414 -0.41)
3-3 @ 1.2% (0.041 0.04)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 21.78%
1-2 @ 5.4% (-0.279 -0.28)
0-1 @ 5.24% (-0.487 -0.49)
0-2 @ 2.78% (-0.283 -0.28)
1-3 @ 1.91% (-0.116 -0.12)
2-3 @ 1.86% (-0.022 -0.02)
0-3 @ 0.98% (-0.109 -0.11)
Other @ 2.02%
Total : 20.18%

Head to Head
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Cork City
3-0
Sligo
Keating (28' pen., 64', 74')
Bolger (25'), Keating (75')

Mahon (8'), Hutchinson (44'), Pijnaker (62'), Bolger (65'), O'Sullivan (80'), Buckley (81')
Jul 15, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 24
Sligo
3-0
Cork City
Mata (30'), Drinan (53' og.), Radosavlevic (73')
Browning (77')

O'Donovan (63')
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Cork City
1-0
Sligo
Keating (15')
Healy (33'), Bolger (74')
Healy (90+2')

Hutchinson (42'), Cawley (73')
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Sligo
2-2
Cork City
Clancy (79'), Mata (90+3' pen.)
Hakkinen (18'), Keating (63')
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Sligo
2-1
Cork City
Ogedi-Uzokwe (11'), Coughlin (74' pen.)
Mahon (21'), McGinty (83')
McGlade (64')
Byrne (15'), O'Connor (49'), O'Brien (76')