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Sligo Rovers Derry City betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most likely scenario for this match will be for multiple goals to occur. The game should be dominated by the away team, but both Derry City and Sligo Rovers are known for providing open matches with plenty of goal opportunities. That said, and taking these factors into account, backing the “Over 2 Goals” market in this match is a good option.
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Preview
Sligo and Derry face at The Showgrounds, in a match for the 24th round of the Premier Division. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 22‑04‑2025, Derry City got a home win by (3‑0). The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 11 head‑to‑heads they won 5, tied 3 and lost 3. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Club Friendlies, on 21‑01‑2025, Derry City won by (2‑3). Owen Elding (35' and 17' ) scored for Sligo and Sean Patton (34' , 58' and 60' ) for Derry.

Analysis Sligo

After 5 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses, the home team is in the 9th position, havinf won 20 points so far. In the last match, they have tied at home against Shamrock Rovers by (2‑2), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) an away match against Bohemians. In the last 10 home league matches Sligo has a record of 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 9 points out of 30 possible. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 23 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 14 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

Sligo Rovers comes for this match on the back of a 2-2 draw against Shamrock Rovers, making it three consecutive matches without losing in this competition, with both goals coming from Jad Hakiki. It is possible that coach John Russell will return to a 3-4-3 tactical formation, with Wilson Waweru, Owen Elding and Francely Lomboto as the forward players. It is worth noting that the home club's biggest shortcoming is the ineffective way they defend against the opponent's quick transitions. The home coach will be without Ronan Manning due to physical problems.

Analysis Derry

The away team is currently in the 2nd position of the league, with 40 points won, after 12 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Drogheda United, by (3‑0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Waterford United, by (7‑2). In the last 10 away league matches Derry has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 1‑0 (4 out of 11 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 5 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 23 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 11 away matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (16'‑30') and 4 of their 11 goals between (76'‑90').

Derry City comes for this match after a great 7-2 win against Waterford, making it four wins in a row in this competition: the team's goals were scored by Liam Boyce (3), Sadou Diallo, Mark Connolly, Michael Duffy and Gavin Whyte. The visiting club usually play in a traditional 4-3-3, with the three forwards being Liam Boyce, Michael Duffy and Gavin Whyte. Midfielder Sadou Diallo is the player responsible for putting his vision into practice and providing the best support for his forwards. All players are available for this game.
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The tip and bet suggestion for the Sligo vs Derry match, on 12 July 2025, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Nigeria, goes to: Handicap, Over 2 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Sligo vs Derry on 12 July 2025 will be played at Newry, The Showgrounds.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy Nigeria, for the Sligo Derry match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Derry at with 75% of the tips.

 

Premier Division - 2025

  • 68% 122 / 180 Games

  • Home team wins 45.08%
  • Draws 27.87%
  • Away team wins 27.05%
  • Over 1.5 70.49%
  • Over 2.5 48.36%
  • Over 3.5 22.95%
  • Goals 304
  • Goals /match 2.49
  • Goals /match home 1.44
  • Goals /match away 1.05
  • Both teams score 53.28%
  • Goals after 80' 16.45%
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