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Sligo Rovers St Patrick's Athletic betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

The most probable scenario for this match will be for a small number of goals to be scored. It will be a match between teams in similar positions, but due to the great phase they are in, St. Patrick's is the favorite to win. So we believe this should be a closed match, without many scoring chances, making a bet on the under of great value.
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Preview
Sligo Rovers and St. Patrick's Ath. face at The Showgrounds, in a match for the 25th round of the Premier Division. In the last head‑to‑head for this edition of the league, played on 19‑05‑2017, these teams have tied (1‑1). At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history indicates total balance between these two teams, since there is a record of 3 draws and 2 wins for each team in the last 7 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 10‑03‑2017, in a match for the Premier Division, they tied (1‑1). The goals of the match were scored by K. Sadlier (34' ), for Sligo Rovers, and by M. Barker (75' ), for St. Patrick's Ath.. Although this is a match between 10th and 9th of the league table, it’s actually a match between the 5th best in home matches and the 8th best in away matches.

Analysis Sligo

The home team is currently in the 10th position of the league, with 23 points won, after 4 wins, 11 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Limerick, by (0‑0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Dundalk, by (1‑1). This is a team that usually plays better at home, where they have won 18 points, against only 5 points in away matches. For the league, Sligo Rovers won 17 points out of 30 possible points, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches, the most frequent final score was the 1‑1 (5 out of 12 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since 8 of the last 12 matches have ended with Under 2,5 goals. They have conceded the first goal in 13 of their 24 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1.

Sligo Rovers heads into this match after a 1-1 draw against Dundalk, their 4th consecutive match without a win. In this match, coach Gerard Lytle should use a 4-2-3-1 formation prioritising ball possession and attacks through the wings. Kieran Sadlier is their highlight with 7 goals so far. They should be without Rafael Cretaro, who is suspended.

Confirmed Lineup: Michael Schlingermann, Tobi Adebayo-Rowling, Regan Donelon, Michael Leahy, Kyle Callan-McFadden, Danny Kearns, Craig Roddan, Rhys McCabe, Benny Couto, Gregory Moorhouse.
Coach: J. Russell, L. Buckley.

Analysis St Pat's

The away team is currently in the 9th position of the league, with 26 points won, after 6 wins, 8 draws and 10 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Bray Wanderers, by (3‑1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Drogheda United, by (0‑1). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, with 14 goals scored and 19 goals conceded at home, against 14 goals scored and 17 conceded in away matches. In the last 10 away league matches St. Patrick's Ath. has a record of 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 1‑0 (6 out of 12 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 15 times and have only turned the score around in 3.

Unlike their opponent, St. Patrick's is in a good phase, as they currently have 3 consecutive wins, the last one 1-0 against Drogheda. In this away match, coach Liam Buckley should use a 4-3-3 formation with Fagan as their most offensive reference. Their best scorers are Byrne, Fagan abd Conan, with 6 goals each. They should have all their players available.

Confirmed Lineup: Conor O'Malley, Michael Barker, Ian Bermingham, Lee Desmond, Jordi Balk, Conan Byrne, Killian Brennan, Owen Garvan, Paul O'Conor, Christy Fagan.
Coach: B. Dennehy, J. Daly.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Sligo vs St Pat's match, on 5 August 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Under 2,5 goals ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Sligo vs St Pat's on 5 August 2017 will be played at Sligo, The Showgrounds.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Sligo St Pat's match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by St Pat's at with 57% of the tips.

 

Premier Division - 2017

  • 100% 198 / 198 Games

  • Home team wins 43.43%
  • Draws 23.23%
  • Away team wins 33.33%
  • Over 1.5 80.3%
  • Over 2.5 53.03%
  • Over 3.5 28.28%
  • Goals 549
  • Goals /match 2.77
  • Goals /match home 1.52
  • Goals /match away 1.26
  • Both teams score 52.02%
  • Goals after 80' 17.49%
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