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Cork City

Vs

Sligo Rovers

Since 11/03/2023

CC wins

Draws

SR wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

11 Cork City · 11 Sligo Ro…

Goals per game

2.75

both sides combined

Over 1.5

88%

of meetings

Over 2.5

50%

of meetings

BTTS

62%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-1

25 Oct 2025

Next game

–

none scheduled

Cork City vs Sligo Rovers: the head-to-head

The Cork City-Sligo Rovers rivalry is defined by its stubborn balance, with four of the eight encounters ending in a draw. Since the record began in 2023, each side has claimed two victories, and the total goals tally stands at 22, averaging 2.75 per game. Over three-quarters of the meetings (88%) produced two or more goals, and half of them (50%) saw three or more, while in 62% both clubs found the net. Cork City have scored 11 goals, Sligo Rovers 11, matching each other in offensive output. Home advantage for Cork City has yielded a 50% win rate (2 wins out of 4), whereas away they have yet to secure a win, drawing three times and losing once. The most recent clash on 25 October 2025 finished 1-1 in Sligo Rovers’ home fixture, keeping the record evenly poised.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

Cork City

Sligo Rovers

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 8 games between these two clubs

25%

win %

25%

2.75

avg goals

2.75

88%

over 1.5 %

88%

50%

over 2.5 %

50%

25%

over 3.5 %

25%

1.38

scored

1.38

conceded

1.38

62%

btts

62%

25%

clean sheet

12%

11.00

corners

11.00

4.83

cards

4.83

Top three rows are this fixture: 8 meetings, 2 to Cork City, 4 drawn, 2 to Sligo Rovers, at 2.75 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Cork City

Won at home

50%

2 of 4 home meetings

Won away

0 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Sligo Rovers

Won at home

25%

1 of 4 home meetings

Won away

25%

1 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Cork City
25 Oct 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Sligo Rovers	1-1	Cork City	D	view
25 Jul 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Cork City	2-3	Sligo Rovers	L	view
26 Apr 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Sligo Rovers	1-1	Cork City	D	view
07 Mar 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Cork City	1-1	Sligo Rovers	D	view
01 Sep 2023	Ireland - Premier Division	Cork City	3-0	Sligo Rovers	W	view
15 Jul 2023	Ireland - Premier Division	Sligo Rovers	3-0	Cork City	L	view
19 May 2023	Ireland - Premier Division	Cork City	1-0	Sligo Rovers	W	view
11 Mar 2023	Ireland - Premier Division	Sligo Rovers	2-2	Cork City	D	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Cork City · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.6

Avg scored

1.9

Avg conceded

1.7

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.44 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.23	1.83	1.40	1.33	1.07	2.33
vs Stronger (8)	0.62	1.88	0.50	1.00	0.75	2.75
vs Similar (18)	1.17	1.94	1.44	1.44	0.89	2.44
vs Weaker (4)	2.75	1.25	3.00	1.50	2.50	1.00
Clean sheet %	20% (-6pp vs league)

Sligo Rovers · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.9

Avg scored

0.8

Avg conceded

2.1

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.83	1.63	1.00	1.57	0.69	1.69
vs Stronger (10)	0.80	1.70	0.50	1.25	1.00	2.00
vs Similar (20)	0.85	1.60	1.20	1.70	0.50	1.50
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	20% (-9pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Cork City

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Last 10: 19 scored, 17 conceded.

Sligo Rovers

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Last 10: 8 scored, 21 conceded.

Cork City

Home · last 10

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5 won · 18 scored, 14 conceded

Away · last 10

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1 won · 9 scored, 20 conceded

Sligo Rovers

Home · last 10

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2 won · 12 scored, 14 conceded

Away · last 10

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2 won · 7 scored, 18 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Cork City

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored20% / 80%

Conceded17% / 83%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 46-60'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Cork City's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Sligo Rovers

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored17% / 83%

Conceded20% / 80%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Sligo Rovers's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Kerry	7	14	57%	2.0	16	8	+8	3.4	100%	86%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.3	1.1	-
2	Longford Town	7	13	57%	1.9	18	11	+7	4.1	86%	86%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.6	1.6	-
3	Cork City	7	13	57%	1.9	18	14	+4	4.6	100%	86%	71%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.6	2.0	-
4	Athlone Town	7	13	57%	1.9	11	7	+4	2.6	86%	57%	14%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.6	1.0	-
5	UCD	7	11	43%	1.6	16	16	+0	4.6	86%	71%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.3	2.3	-
6	Cobh Ramblers	7	10	43%	1.4	9	10	-1	2.7	86%	57%	29%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.3	1.4	-
7	Treaty United	7	10	43%	1.4	8	10	-2	2.6	71%	57%	29%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.1	1.4	-
8	Bray Wanderers	7	9	43%	1.3	17	13	+4	4.3	100%	100%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.4	1.9	-
9	Wexford	7	7	29%	1.0	7	13	-6	2.9	86%	57%	29%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.0	1.9	-
10	Finn Harps	7	0	0%	0.0	6	24	-18	4.3	86%	86%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.9	3.4	-

Ireland - First Division 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Ireland - First Division stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Cork CitySligo Rovers

€0.1m

squad value

€2.8m

€2.1m

attack

€3.4m

€0.5m

midfield

€1.5m

€0.9m

defence

€3.9m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Sligo Rovers carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Cork City

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
17 Oct	@ Drogheda United	0-1	L
25 Oct	@ Sligo Rovers	1-1	D
01 Nov	vs Derry City	0-1	L
10 Jul	vs Longford Town	3-4	L
24 Jul	@ UCD	2-5	L
31 Jul	@ Finn Harps	3-0	W
03 Aug	vs Athlone Town	3-2	W
07 Aug	vs Kerry	3-1	W
21 Aug	@ Treaty United	2-2	D
28 Aug	vs Wexford	2-0	W

Sligo Rovers

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
12 Jun	@ Waterford	0-4	L
19 Jun	@ St Patrick's Athl.	0-2	L
27 Jun	vs Shelbourne	2-2	D
03 Jul	vs Shamrock Rovers	1-2	L
11 Jul	@ Galway United	2-3	L
25 Jul	vs Drogheda United	2-2	D
31 Jul	@ Dundalk	1-1	D
07 Aug	@ Derry City	0-2	L
21 Aug	vs Waterford	0-0	D
28 Aug	@ Bohemians	0-3	L