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Sligo Rovers Cork City betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The triumph of Cork City is the market we recommend for this match. Undoubtedly, the visiting team is going through a much better time compared to Sligo, and not only. The visiting team has shown great consistency in their playing style, especially in the offensive sector, being very possible to score several goals in this match. So, and taking into account these factors, risking in favor of Cork City to win is an excellent option.
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Preview
Sligo Rovers and Cork City face at The Showgrounds, in a match for the 22th round of the Premier Division. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 17‑04‑2018, Cork City got a home win by (1‑0). The head‑to‑head record at this stadium favours the away team, since in the last 8 head‑to‑heads they won 3 and tied 5. Accordingly, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Premier Division, on 26‑02‑2018, Cork City won by (1‑4). A. Morgan (60' ) scored for Sligo Rovers and G. Cummins (3' , 46' and 90' ) and K. Sadlier (11' ) for Cork City. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Sligo

After 5 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, the home team is in the 8th position, havinf won 20 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Derry City by (0‑2), after in the previous match they have tied (0‑0) at home, against Limerick. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium. For the league, Sligo Rovers won 9 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (6 out of 11 matches). They haven't been able to score the first goal. In fact, they have only opened up the score in 5 of the last 20 matches for the Premier Division, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 3 of those 5 matches and held on to the lead until the end of the match in all of them. They have conceded the first goal in 12 of their 20 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around.

Sligo comes for this match after a 0-2 victory at St. Patrick's ground, returning to triumphs after five straight matches without a win in the Irish championship: goals were signed by Cawley and Morrison. Despite this triumph, it’s important to point out that the home team follows at the bottom of the league table. Coach Gerard Lyttle may opt for a more cautious strategy as they’ll match the competition leader. At the individual level, we can highlight Englishman Adam Morgan, who is Sligo's top scorer with 4 goals. It’s also important to point out that the home team have flaws in both sectors, having scored on average 0.55 goals and suffered on average 1.36 goals per match. There are no weight absences for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Mitchell Beeney, Kyle Callan-McFadden, Seamus Sharkey, Patrick McClean, John Mahon, Rhys McCabe, Caolan McAleer, Adam Wixted, David Cawley, Lewis Morrison, Alistair Roy.
Coach: L. Buckley.

Analysis Cork

The away team is currently in the 1st position of the league, with 50 points won, after 16 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Waterford United, by (3‑0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Derry City, by (4‑2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 13 wins and 2 draws at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 4 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Cork City 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 0‑1 (4 out of 11 matches). Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that likes to score first. They have opened up the score in 16 of the last 21 matches for the Premier Division, they have reached half‑time in front in 11 of those 16 matches and have held on to the lead until the end of the 90' in 15 of them. In 21 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 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 8 of their 20 goals between minutes (0'‑15'); they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (46'‑60').

Cork City comes for this match after a 4-2 win against Derry, adding the fifth followed win in this Irish championship. We remember that the visiting team have one more point than the second Dundalk. In this match against Sligo, coach John Caulfield should line up his team in 4-2-3-1 privileging the football possession and organized attacks: Garry Buckley is responsible for creating and organizing the team's offensive process. On the other hand, Sadlier and Cummins are the great scorers of this Cork City with 11 goals each. We warned of the offensive qualities of the team when the paly away: they scored an average of 1.82 goals per match. For this match, the coach counts on all his players.

Confirmed Lineup: Mark McNulty, Danny Kane, Alan Bennett, Colm Horgan, Sean McLoughlin, Jimmy Keohane, Conor McCormack, Kieran Sadlier, Garry Buckley, Graham Cummins, Karl Sheppard.
Coach: T. Clancy.

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Frequently asked questions

The tip and bet suggestion for the Sligo vs Cork match, on 9 June 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Cork wins ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Sligo vs Cork on 9 June 2018 will be played at Sligo, The Showgrounds.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Sligo Cork match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Cork at with 97% of the tips.

 

Premier Division - 2018

  • 100% 180 / 180 Games

  • Home team wins 48.33%
  • Draws 15.56%
  • Away team wins 36.11%
  • Over 1.5 76.11%
  • Over 2.5 55%
  • Over 3.5 27.78%
  • Goals 501
  • Goals /match 2.78
  • Goals /match home 1.62
  • Goals /match away 1.16
  • Both teams score 42.22%
  • Goals after 80' 15.97%
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