Sligo Rovers — form, table and fixtures

Sligo Rovers sit 10th in the Premier Division on 24 points from 35 matches, having scored 26 and conceded 64. On the model's scale they rate 0.35 in attack and 2.41 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against Premier Division averages of 0.54 and 1.86: below the division's average at both ends. Across their last 5 league matches they have 1 draw and 4 defeats, most recently losing to Shamrock Rovers 0-4 away. That is 0.69 points a match, scoring 0.74 and conceding 1.83 per game across 5 wins, 9 draws and 21 defeats. That leaves them 44 points behind Shamrock Rovers at the top, in a table of 10. Among the 10 rated sides in the division that is the 10th-best attack and the 10th-best defence. They scored in 4 of those 5 and kept 1 clean sheet. Next they host Derry City in the Premier Division on 30 October 2026, a match the model gives them 23%.

Model rating

One scale across every league we cover: 1.00 is an average top-flight side — how the ratings are built.

Attacking strength0.35× top-flight avg

Defensive solidity2.41× top-flight conceded

Premier Division table

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Last 5	Pts
1	Shamrock Rovers	35	20	8	7	58:35	+23	WWWLW	68
2	Bohemians	35	18	8	9	60:42	+18	WWLWL	62
3	St Patrick's Athletic	35	17	9	9	53:28	+25	WWLLD	60
4	Shelbourne	35	12	13	10	50:47	+3	WDWWW	49
5	Derry City	35	11	14	10	48:45	+3	DWLWW	47
6	Galway United	35	10	12	13	46:51	-5	LDWLD	42
7	Dundalk	35	10	12	13	52:58	-6	LLLDL	42
8	Waterford	35	9	13	13	51:59	-8	DLLWW	40
9	Drogheda United	35	9	10	16	42:57	-15	WLLWL	37
10	Sligo Rovers	35	5	9	21	26:64	-38	LLLDL	24

Play-offs
Qualifying
Relegation play-offs
Relegation

Sligo Rovers sit 10 of 10, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.

Form

0–2 1–3 0–1 1–5 1–1 0–4

Last 6 matches in all competitions, oldest on the left: 0 won, 1 drawn, 5 lost. Bars rise for a win and drop for a defeat by the goal margin (four or more draws the full bar); a draw is the short yellow mark. Tap a bar for the match.

Recent league form

L0-4away to Shamrock Rovers23 October 2026
D1-1Dundalk17 October 2026
L1-5away to Shelbourne9 October 2026
L0-1St Patrick's Athletic19 September 2026
L1-3Galway United14 September 2026

Last 5 league matches, most recent first.

Next match: Sligo Rovers vs Derry City

Sligo Rovers host Derry City at The Showgrounds, Sligo on 30 October 2026, 19:45 UTC. The model makes it 23% Sligo Rovers, 28% draw and 49% Derry City, with a most likely scoreline of 0-1. It projects 0.88 expected goals for Sligo Rovers against 1.57. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 47% and over 2.5 goals at 44%.

Full preview and model analysis for Sligo Rovers vs Derry City

Recent meetings with Derry City

7 August 2026Derry City 2–0 Sligo RoversPremier Division
6 April 2026Sligo Rovers 0–0 Derry CityPremier Division
6 February 2026Derry City 2–1 Sligo RoversPremier Division
9 January 2026Sligo Rovers 1–0 Derry CityFriendlies Clubs
5 October 2025Derry City 1–0 Sligo RoversPremier Division

The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.

Upcoming fixtures

30 October 2026vs Derry CityPremier Division23% win

Recent results

23 October 2026away to Shamrock RoversPremier Division4–0 17 October 2026vs DundalkPremier Division1–1 9 October 2026away to ShelbournePremier Division5–1 19 September 2026vs St Patrick's AthleticPremier Division0–1 14 September 2026vs Galway UnitedPremier Division1–3

Leading scorer

C. Kavanagh, with 6 league goals and 2 assists this season, is the club's only player among the 20 names on the division's scorer list.