Stats Sligo Rovers

Season

All figures below cover League of Ireland Premier Division 2026, 32 played matches.

Sligo Rovers season overview

Sligo Rovers played 32 matches this season: 5 won, 8 drawn and 19 lost. That adds up to 23 points, or 0.72 points per match. At home the side averages 0.88 points per match, away from home 0.56.

  Finished W G V For Against GD Points PPG
Total 32 5 8 19 24 54 -30 23 0,72
Home 16 3 5 8 15 26 -11 14 0,88
Away 16 2 3 11 9 28 -19 9 0,56
Points per match 0,72
Goals scored per match 0,75
Conceded per match 1,69
Clean sheet 19%

Sligo Rovers basic statistics

Basic Total Home Away
Won 16% 19% 13%
Draw 25% 31% 19%
Lost 59% 50% 69%
Goals scored per match 0,75 0,94 0,56
Goals conceded per match 1,69 1,63 1,75
Clean sheet 19% 25% 13%
Failed to score 50% 38% 63%
Scored first 25% 38% 13%

Sligo Rovers goal statistics

Sligo Rovers scored 24 goals, an average of 0.75 per match. That works out at a goal every 120 minutes. In 25% of matches the side scored at least twice, and in 50% it failed to score at all.

Scored Total Home Away
Goals scored per match 0,75 0,94 0,56
Scored at least 1 goal 50% 63% 38%
Scored at least 2 goals 25% 31% 19%
Scored at least 3 goals 0% 0% 0%
Scored at least 4 goals 0% 0% 0%
Scored in both halves 16% 25% 6%
Failed to score 50% 38% 63%

Goals conceded by Sligo Rovers

At the other end Sligo Rovers conceded 54 goals, an average of 1.69 per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 19% of its matches.

Against Total Home Away
Goals conceded per match 1,69 1,63 1,75
At least 1 goal conceded 81% 75% 88%
At least 2 goals conceded 50% 50% 50%
At least 3 goals conceded 25% 25% 25%
At least 4 goals conceded 13% 13% 13%
Clean sheet 19% 25% 13%

Sligo Rovers over/under statistics

Matches involving Sligo Rovers produce 2.44 goals on average. More than 2.5 goals were scored in 47% of them and more than 3.5 in 28%.

Total goals Total Home Away
Average goals 2,44 2,56 2,31
Over 0.5 88% 88% 88%
Over 1.5 72% 75% 69%
Over 2.5 47% 50% 44%
Over 3.5 28% 38% 19%
Over 4.5 9% 6% 13%
Over 5.5 0% 0% 0%

Both teams to score in Sligo Rovers matches

Both teams scored in 44% of matches. At home that figure is 50%, away from home 38%.

Both teams to score Total Home Away
Both teams to score 44% 50% 38%
Both teams to score + win 9% 6% 13%
Both teams to score + draw 13% 19% 6%
Both teams to score + loss 22% 25% 19%
Both teams to score + over 2.5 38% 44% 31%
No BTTS + over 2.5 9% 6% 13%
Both teams to score in the first half 19% 25% 13%
Both teams to score in the second half 16% 19% 13%
Both teams to score in both halves 0% 0% 0%

Statistics by half

Sligo Rovers scored 13 goals before the break and 11 after it, while conceding 23 in the first half and 31 in the second. The two halves therefore weigh about the same.

First half Total Home Away
First half won 22% 38% 6%
First half drawn 38% 31% 44%
First half lost 41% 31% 50%
Scored in the first half 0,41 0,63 0,19
Conceded in the first half 0,72 0,63 0,81
Clean sheet in the first half 50% 56% 44%
Failed to score in the first half 63% 44% 81%
Second half Total Home Away
Second half won 13% 13% 13%
Second half drawn 41% 31% 50%
Second half lost 47% 56% 38%
Scored in the second half 0,34 0,31 0,38
Conceded in the second half 0,97 1,00 0,94
Clean sheet in the second half 44% 38% 50%
Failed to score in the second half 72% 69% 75%
Most goals in the first half 34% 31% 38%
Most goals in the second half 47% 44% 50%
Equal in both halves 19% 25% 13%

When does Sligo Rovers score?

Most of Sligo Rovers's goals arrive between minutes 11 and 20, accounting for 17% of the total. Goals against come most often between minutes 81 and 90.

Goals scored per 10 minutes
8%
17%
17%
4%
17%
17%
4%
0%
17%
1-10' 11-20' 21-30' 31-40' 41-50' 51-60' 61-70' 71-80' 81-90'+
Goals conceded per 10 minutes
9%
11%
7%
9%
9%
7%
11%
13%
22%
1-10' 11-20' 21-30' 31-40' 41-50' 51-60' 61-70' 71-80' 81-90'+

Sligo Rovers corner statistics

Sligo Rovers won 3.9 corners per match on average and gave away 7.0. More than 8.5 corners were taken in 71% of its matches.

Corners Total Home Away
Corners for per match 3,87 4,13 3,60
Corners against per match 7,00 6,88 7,13
Over 6.5 corners in the match 84% 81% 87%
Over 8.5 corners in the match 71% 69% 73%
Over 10.5 corners in the match 52% 63% 40%
Over 12.5 corners in the match 35% 44% 27%
Team over 3.5 corners 55% 63% 47%
Team over 4.5 corners 35% 38% 33%

Based on 31 from the 32 matches.

Sligo Rovers card statistics

Sligo Rovers picked up 1.81 yellow cards per match on average, against 1.84 for the opposition. More than 3.5 cards were shown in 47% of its matches.

Cards Total Home Away
Yellow cards per match 1,81 1,44 2,19
Red cards per match 0,16 0,13 0,19
Opponent yellow cards per match 1,84 2,38 1,31
Team over 1.5 cards 53% 38% 69%
Team over 2.5 cards 38% 25% 50%
Over 3.5 cards in the match 47% 50% 44%
Over 4.5 cards in the match 31% 31% 31%
Over 5.5 cards in the match 22% 13% 31%

Sligo Rovers shots and xG

The side attempted 9.6 shots per match on average, 2.6 of them on target, a shooting accuracy of 28%.

Shots Total Home Away
Shots per match 9,58 11,00 8,07
Shots on target per match 2,65 3,00 2,27
Shots off target per match 4,32 5,25 3,33
Shots against per match 18,35 16,31 20,53
Expected goals (xG) for 1,11 1,38 0,75
Expected goals (xG) against 1,66 1,58 1,77
Ball possession 47,4 48,6 46,1

Based on 31 from the 32 matches (shots).

Most common Sligo Rovers scorelines

The most frequent scoreline is 0-1, in 5 of the 32 matches.

Result Count Share
0 - 1 5 16%
0 - 0 4 13%
0 - 2 4 13%
2 - 1 3 9%
2 - 0 2 6%
2 - 2 2 6%
1 - 1 2 6%
1 - 2 2 6%
1 - 3 2 6%
1 - 4 2 6%

Scorelines are shown from the perspective of Sligo Rovers.

Sligo Rovers player statistics

Top scorers
Player Goals
Cian Kavanagh 6
William Fitzgerald 5
Alex Nolan 2
Archie Meekison 2
Carl McHugh 1

The leading scorer for Sligo Rovers this season is Cian Kavanagh (6). Next come William Fitzgerald (5) and Alex Nolan (2).

Sligo Rovers top scorers

Most assists
Player Assists
Archie Meekison 3
William Fitzgerald 3
Cian Kavanagh 2
Jamie McGonigle 2
Alex Nolan 1

Archie Meekison has provided the most assists for Sligo Rovers (3). Next come William Fitzgerald (3) and Cian Kavanagh (2).

Sligo Rovers assists

Most appearances
Player Matches
Gareth McElroy 32
Sam Sargeant 30
Cian Kavanagh 27
Oliver Denham 27
Carl McHugh 26

Gareth McElroy has played the most matches for Sligo Rovers (32). Next come Sam Sargeant (30) and Cian Kavanagh (27).

Sligo Rovers appearances

Most cards
Player Cards
Carl McHugh 8
Sebastian Quirk 6
Gareth McElroy 5
Jeannot Esua 5
Oliver Denham 5

Carl McHugh has picked up the most cards for Sligo Rovers (8). Next come Sebastian Quirk (6) and Gareth McElroy (5).

Sligo Rovers cards

Attacking

Goals + assists
Player Total
1 Cian Kavanagh 8
1 William Fitzgerald 8
3 Archie Meekison 5
4 Alex Nolan 3
5 Carl McHugh 2
5 Jamie McGonigle 2
5 Jeannot Esua 2
5 Ryan O'Kane 2
9 Darie Patton 1
9 Gareth McElroy 1
Non-penalty goals
Player Total
1 Cian Kavanagh 6
2 William Fitzgerald 5
3 Alex Nolan 1
3 Archie Meekison 1
3 Carl McHugh 1
3 Darie Patton 1
3 Gareth McElroy 1
3 Jad Hakiki-Filloche 1
3 Jeannot Esua 1
3 Mai Traore 1
Penalties scored
Player Total
1 Alex Nolan 1
1 Archie Meekison 1
Penalties won
Player Total
1 Carl McHugh 1
1 Cian Kavanagh 1
Shots
Player Total
1 Cian Kavanagh 33
2 Archie Meekison 18
3 Ryan O'Kane 16
4 Gareth McElroy 15
5 Carl McHugh 14
5 William Fitzgerald 14
7 Alex Nolan 13
8 James McManus 12
8 Sebastian Quirk 12
10 Darie Patton 10
Shots on target
Player Total
1 Cian Kavanagh 13
2 Ryan O'Kane 10
3 Alex Nolan 8
3 William Fitzgerald 8
5 Archie Meekison 6
6 Carl McHugh 5
6 Gareth McElroy 5
8 Darie Patton 4
8 Mai Traore 4
10 Jack Shorrock 3
Shot accuracy
Player Total
1 Ryan O'Kane 62,5%
2 Alex Nolan 61,5%
3 William Fitzgerald 57,1%
4 Darie Patton 40,0%
4 Mai Traore 40,0%
6 Cian Kavanagh 39,4%
7 Carl McHugh 35,7%
8 Archie Meekison 33,3%
8 Gareth McElroy 33,3%
10 Oliver Denham 30,0%

From 450 minutes played

Goals per shot
Player Total
1 William Fitzgerald 35,7%
2 Cian Kavanagh 18,2%
3 Alex Nolan 15,4%
4 Archie Meekison 11,1%
5 Darie Patton 10,0%
5 Mai Traore 10,0%
7 Carl McHugh 7,1%
8 Gareth McElroy 6,7%
9 Ryan O'Kane 6,3%

From 450 minutes played

Passing

Key passes
Player Total
1 William Fitzgerald 44
2 Archie Meekison 26
3 James McManus 16
4 Ryan O'Kane 14
5 Jeannot Esua 13
6 Cian Kavanagh 12
7 Carl McHugh 10
8 Sean Stewart 8
9 Jack Shorrock 7
10 Alex Nolan 6
Accurate passes
Player Total
1 Gareth McElroy 916
2 James McManus 817
3 Carl McHugh 649
4 Oliver Denham 636
5 Jeannot Esua 608
6 Sam Sargeant 594
7 William Fitzgerald 473
8 Archie Meekison 376
9 Sean Stewart 367
10 Sebastian Quirk 334
Pass accuracy
Player Total
1 James McManus 76,9%
2 Gareth McElroy 76,8%
3 Darie Patton 74,7%
4 Archie Meekison 73,7%
5 Sean Stewart 73,3%
6 Jeannot Esua 72,9%
7 Oliver Denham 72,3%
8 Carl McHugh 72,0%
9 Sebastian Quirk 71,4%
10 William Fitzgerald 69,5%

From 450 minutes played

Defending

Tackles
Player Total
1 Oliver Denham 58
2 Carl McHugh 56
3 Gareth McElroy 53
4 James McManus 45
5 William Fitzgerald 36
6 Archie Meekison 27
6 Sebastian Quirk 27
8 Sean Stewart 23
9 Jeannot Esua 22
10 Alex Nolan 18
Interceptions
Player Total
1 James McManus 41
2 Gareth McElroy 32
3 Oliver Denham 28
4 Sean Stewart 23
5 Sebastian Quirk 22
6 Carl McHugh 20
6 Jeannot Esua 20
8 Darie Patton 16
9 William Fitzgerald 14
10 Archie Meekison 8
Blocked shots
Player Total
1 Gareth McElroy 49
2 Jeannot Esua 21
3 Carl McHugh 17
4 Oliver Denham 15
5 Shane Blaney 12
6 Sean Stewart 11
7 William Fitzgerald 10
8 Darie Patton 8
9 Cian Kavanagh 7
9 James McManus 7
Duels won
Player Total
1 Gareth McElroy 181
2 Oliver Denham 175
3 Carl McHugh 164
4 Cian Kavanagh 155
5 William Fitzgerald 117
6 Jeannot Esua 103
7 James McManus 95
8 Sebastian Quirk 92
9 Sean Stewart 82
10 Archie Meekison 72
Duels won %
Player Total
1 Oliver Denham 67,6%
2 Gareth McElroy 65,8%
3 James McManus 58,3%
4 Carl McHugh 57,3%
5 Sean Stewart 56,6%
6 Jeannot Esua 56,0%
7 Sebastian Quirk 54,4%
8 William Fitzgerald 51,3%
9 Cian Kavanagh 48,9%
10 Jack Shorrock 45,2%

From 450 minutes played

Dribbled past
Player Total
1 Carl McHugh 24
2 James McManus 12
3 Archie Meekison 10
3 Gareth McElroy 10
3 William Fitzgerald 10
6 Alex Nolan 9
7 Darie Patton 7
7 Jeannot Esua 7
7 Oliver Denham 7
7 Sebastian Quirk 7

Dribbles

Successful dribbles
Player Total
1 William Fitzgerald 34
2 Jeannot Esua 20
3 Archie Meekison 18
4 Cian Kavanagh 15
5 Alex Nolan 13
5 Ryan O'Kane 13
7 Sebastian Quirk 8
8 Jack Shorrock 7
9 Oliver Denham 6
10 Carl McHugh 5
Dribble success %
Player Total
1 Cian Kavanagh 55,6%
2 William Fitzgerald 53,1%
3 Jeannot Esua 52,6%
4 Archie Meekison 48,6%
5 Ryan O'Kane 43,3%
6 Alex Nolan 27,7%

From 450 minutes played

Goalkeeper

Clean sheets
Player Total
1 Sam Sargeant 6
2 Liam Hughes 1
Saves
Player Total
1 Sam Sargeant 117
2 Liam Hughes 7
Save percentage
Player Total
1 Sam Sargeant 71,8%

From 450 minutes played

Discipline

Yellow cards
Player Total
1 Carl McHugh 7
2 Gareth McElroy 5
2 Jeannot Esua 5
2 Sebastian Quirk 5
5 Ciaron Harkin 4
5 James McManus 4
5 Oliver Denham 4
8 William Fitzgerald 3
9 Alex Nolan 2
9 Cian Kavanagh 2
Red cards
Player Total
1 Archie Meekison 1
1 Carl McHugh 1
1 Darie Patton 1
1 Oliver Denham 1
1 Sebastian Quirk 1
Fouls committed
Player Total
1 Carl McHugh 33
2 Cian Kavanagh 25
3 Sebastian Quirk 21
4 Gareth McElroy 20
5 James McManus 18
6 Archie Meekison 16
6 Mai Traore 16
8 Luke Pearce 15
9 Jeannot Esua 13
9 Sean Stewart 13
Fouls drawn
Player Total
1 Cian Kavanagh 40
2 Oliver Denham 26
3 William Fitzgerald 23
4 Carl McHugh 18
5 James McManus 17
5 Jeannot Esua 17
7 Darie Patton 15
8 Sebastian Quirk 14
9 Alex Nolan 13
9 Archie Meekison 13
Offside
Player Total
1 Alex Nolan 7
2 Cian Kavanagh 5
2 Mai Traore 5
4 Gareth McElroy 4
4 Ryan O'Kane 4
6 Archie Meekison 3
6 Darie Patton 3
6 Jamie McGonigle 3
6 Luke Pearce 3
10 Carl McHugh 2

Playing time

Minutes played
Player Total
1 Sam Sargeant 2.709
2 Gareth McElroy 2.685
3 William Fitzgerald 2.226
4 Jeannot Esua 2.087
5 Oliver Denham 2.006
6 Cian Kavanagh 1.882
7 Carl McHugh 1.836
8 James McManus 1.812
9 Archie Meekison 1.592
10 Darie Patton 1.449
Starts
Player Total
1 Sam Sargeant 30
2 Gareth McElroy 29
3 William Fitzgerald 25
4 Jeannot Esua 24
5 Carl McHugh 23
5 Oliver Denham 23
7 Cian Kavanagh 22
8 James McManus 21
9 Archie Meekison 18
10 Darie Patton 17
Average rating
Player Total
1 Sam Sargeant 7,07
2 William Fitzgerald 6,96
3 Gareth McElroy 6,95
4 Carl McHugh 6,93
5 Cian Kavanagh 6,88
6 James McManus 6,85
7 Oliver Denham 6,83
8 Jeannot Esua 6,77
9 Sean Stewart 6,76
10 Sebastian Quirk 6,71

From 450 minutes played

Sligo Rovers · Calendar · Top scorers · Most assists · Most cards · Players