Preview
- Week 28 of the 2026 Premier Division sees Sligo Rovers and Waterford collide on 2026-08-21 at 20:00 GMT.
- With the data available to us, Darren Purse and Graham Coughlan have not met as managers before.
- In the table Sligo Rovers are 10th (22 pts) and Waterford sit 8th with 28 pts.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Sligo Rovers or Waterford.
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-2-3-1, Sligo Rovers should be met by Waterford's expected 5-3-2.
- The previous match saw C. Kavanagh lead Sligo Rovers with a 7.5 TheyScored rating, and P. Amond top-rating for Waterford at 9.2.
- Both sides left it all on the pitch: Sligo Rovers won 4-0 against Kerry, and Waterford secured a victory 2-1 over Athlone Town.
- Both teams have been in great form: Sligo Rovers 2-2-1 and Waterford 4-1-0 over their last 5 matches.
- Sligo Rovers have clearly got the edge H2H: in 33 meetings, they've beaten Waterford 14 times, with 8 draws and only 11 losses.
- Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Waterford to win 2-1, despite Sligo Rovers's 3-4-6 home form - Waterford's strong 2-3-8 record away with 1.36 goals/game does the trick.
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Odds
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Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
Sligo Rovers
Waterford
Events
HT 0 - 0 | |||
| 46' | |||
| 62' | |||
| 63' | B. Couto | ||
| 66' | H. Cann | ||
| 70' | |||
| 72' | T. Lonergan | ||
| 74' | |||
| 79' | |||
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Sligo Rovers is going head to head with Waterford on 21/8/2026 19:00 GMT for the Ireland Premier Division. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Sligo Rovers v Waterford H2H statistics!