Sligo Rovers - Shelbourne

Sligo Rovers

League of Ireland Premier Division Season 2026 - Round 8

Saturday 21 March 2026 19:45

0 - 1

Finished

Referee: M. Lynch

Shelbourne

Result

Ball possession

49%

51%

Timeline

William Fitzgerald

45+1'

63'

0-1

Daniel Kelly

67'

Alistair Coote (out)
Ismail Maill Lundgren (in)

Alex Nolan (out)
Mai Traore (in)

70'

Carl McHugh (out)
Gareth McElroy (in)

70'

76'

John Martin (out)
(in)

77'

James Norris (out)
Sean Gannon (in)

James McManus (out)
Ciaron Harkin (in)

79'

86'

Jack Henry-Francis (out)
Jonathan Lunney (in)

86'

Daniel Kelly (out)
Evan Caffrey (in)

90'

Player unknown

90+6'

Jonathan Lunney

Odds

1X2	10Bet	188Bet	1xBet	888Sport	Bet365	Betano	Betfair	BetVictor	Marathonbet	Pinnacle	SBO	Unibet	William Hill
1 Sligo Rovers	4.65	4.30	4.57	4.40	4.75	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.60	4.76	4.12	4.20	4.33
X Draw	3.45	3.60	3.52	3.30	3.40	3.35	3.60	3.40	3.52	3.60	3.31	3.45	3.30
2 Shelbourne	1.76	1.76	1.77	1.80	1.75	1.78	1.75	1.73	1.75	1.80	1.78	1.80	1.80

Previous confrontations (H2H)

5 Sligo Rovers

2 Draw

11 Shelbourne

56% Over 2.5 goals

56% Both teams scored

2.4 Goals per match

2 | 7 Clean sheets

🔥 Shelbourne won the last 4 head-to-head meetings

Biggest win: Sligo Rovers 0-3 Shelbourne (2023)

Most goals: Shelbourne 3-2 Sligo Rovers (2025)

Goals scored all matches

1.00

1.44

Goals in home matches

0.89

1.44

Goals in away matches

1.11

1.44

Above is calculated based on the below matches

2025-10-17 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Shelbourne

Sligo Rovers

2025-08-02 Saturday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers 2

Shelbourne 3

2025-05-23 Friday 19:45

Won 😀

Shelbourne 3

Sligo Rovers 3

2025-03-28 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers 3

Shelbourne 4

2024-09-27 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Shelbourne 3

Sligo Rovers 2

2024-08-10 Saturday 19:45

Won 😀

Sligo Rovers

Shelbourne

2024-05-31 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Shelbourne 2

Sligo Rovers 6

2024-03-01 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers 3

Shelbourne 4

2023-08-26 Saturday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers

Shelbourne 4

2023-06-09 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Shelbourne 2

Sligo Rovers 3

2023-05-13 Saturday 19:45

Walkover 🔥

Sligo Rovers 3

Shelbourne 3 P

2023-04-10 Monday 19:45

Won 😀

Shelbourne 5

Sligo Rovers 4

2022-09-09 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Shelbourne 4

Sligo Rovers 3

2022-07-02 Saturday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers P

Shelbourne

2022-05-06 Friday 19:45

Won 😀

Shelbourne 2

Sligo Rovers 2

2022-04-01 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers 3

Shelbourne 2 P

2020-10-18 Sunday 17:00

Won 😀

Shelbourne 2

Sligo Rovers 2

2020-08-08 Saturday 17:00

Won 😀

Sligo Rovers 2

Shelbourne 2

Stats

Sligo Rovers

Shelbourne

Shots on goal

Shots off goal

Total shots

Blocked shots

Shots inside box

Shots outside box

Fouls

Corners

Yellow cards

388

Total passes

411

284

Passes success

311

73%

Passes %

76%

1.12

Expected goals (xG)

0.71

Stadion

Stadion name

The Showgrounds

Capacity

6100

Address

16 Church Hill
Sligo

table 2026

Premier Division

Team	Pts
Shamrock Rovers	51
St Patrick's Athl.	44
Bohemians	43
Dundalk	37
Shelbourne	34
Derry City	30
Galway United	28
Drogheda United	27
Waterford	25
Sligo Rovers	22

Complete table

Line-ups

Sligo Rovers — Formation: 4-3-3

Coach: John Russell

Sam Sargeant

Jeannot Esua

Oliver Denham

William Fitzgerald

James McManus

Carl McHugh

Sebastian Quirk

Alex Nolan

Cian Kavanagh

Archie Meekison

Harry Wood

John Martin

James Norris

Jack Henry-Francis

Alistair Coote

Daniel Kelly

Kameron Malcolm Ledwidge

Zeno Ibsen Rossi

Sam Bone

Wessel Speel

Shelbourne — Formation: 3-5-2 Logo Shelbourne

Coach: Joey O'Brien

Sligo Rovers — Formation: 4-3-3

Coach: John Russell

Shelbourne — Formation: 3-5-2 Logo Shelbourne

Coach: Joey O'Brien

Sam Sargeant

Jeannot Esua

Oliver Denham

William Fitzgerald

James McManus

Carl McHugh

Sebastian Quirk

Alex Nolan

Cian Kavanagh

Archie Meekison

Harry Wood

John Martin

James Norris

Jack Henry-Francis

Alistair Coote

Daniel Kelly

Kameron Malcolm Ledwidge

Zeno Ibsen Rossi

Sam Bone

Wessel Speel

Substitutes

Substitutes Sligo Rovers

Name	Age	Position
Liam Hughes	24	Goalkeeper
Gareth McElroy	-	Defender
Ciaron Harkin	30	Midfielder
Mai Traore	26	Midfielder

Substitutes Shelbourne

Name	Age	Position
Conor Walsh	21	Goalkeeper
Sean Gannon	35	Defender
Jonathan Lunney	28	Midfielder
Evan Caffrey	23	Midfielder
Ismail Maill Lundgren	25	Midfielder
Ellis Chapman	25	Midfielder
William Jarvis	23	Attacker

Player stats

#	Name	FN rating	Min	Pos	G	A	Sh	SoT	Pas	KP	Pas+	Tkl	Blk	Int	Du	Du+	Dri	Dri+	Foul	Foul+	🟨	Off	Sav	GC	PenSv
17	Daniel Kelly	8.0	86	Midfielder	1	0	1	1	32	-	24	3	-	1	15	8	4	2	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
24	Zeno Ibsen Rossi	7.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	35	-	30	1	1	2	11	7	-	-	2	-	0	-	-	0	-
21	Jack Henry-Francis	7.7	86	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	40	1	36	9	-	3	18	12	4	1	1	-	0	-	-	0	-
4	Kameron Malcolm Ledwidge	7.5	90	Defender	-	0	1	-	29	-	26	2	-	1	7	4	1	-	1	-	0	-	-	0	-
7	William Fitzgerald ©️	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	1	-	40	3	28	2	-	1	20	9	5	4	1	1	1	-	-	0	-
14	James McManus	7.2	79	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	43	1	31	4	2	-	7	5	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
7	Harry Wood	7.2	90	Attacker	-	0	1	-	45	3	36	1	-	-	13	4	5	3	2	-	0	-	-	0	-
16	Carl McHugh	7.0	70	Midfielder	-	0	1	-	31	-	23	6	-	2	17	10	-	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	-
6	Ciaron Harkin (sub)	7.0	11	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	17	1	14	1	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
1	Wessel Speel	7.0	90	Goalkeeper	-	0	-	-	30	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	2	0	0
2	Sean Gannon (sub)	7.0	13	Defender	-	0	-	-	3	-	2	1	1	-	3	2	-	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	-
33	Jeannot Esua	6.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	45	-	36	2	-	3	6	4	1	1	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
15	Oliver Denham	6.9	90	Defender	-	0	1	-	40	-	36	1	1	1	12	7	2	1	2	2	0	-	-	0	-
19	Alex Nolan	6.9	70	Attacker	-	0	1	1	11	-	8	5	-	-	8	5	2	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
11	Cian Kavanagh	6.9	90	Attacker	-	0	-	-	12	1	7	2	2	-	19	9	3	1	-	2	0	-	-	0	-
52	Gareth McElroy (sub)	6.9	20	Defender	-	0	-	-	9	-	7	1	-	1	3	3	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
15	Sam Bone	6.9	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	43	-	30	2	-	1	9	2	1	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
27	Evan Caffrey (sub)	6.9	10	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	2	-	1	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
24	Mai Traore (sub)	6.7	20	Attacker	-	0	1	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	4	3	-	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	-
14	Alistair Coote	6.7	67	Midfielder	-	1	-	-	41	2	33	1	-	2	10	3	1	1	2	1	0	-	-	0	-
10	John Martin	6.7	76	Attacker	-	0	-	-	22	-	8	3	-	-	21	12	1	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
4	Sebastian Quirk	6.6	90	Midfielder	-	0	3	1	18	-	12	1	1	-	11	3	-	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	-
29	Sam Sargeant	6.3	90	Goalkeeper	-	0	1	-	43	-	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	1	0
10	Archie Meekison	6.3	90	Attacker	-	0	1	1	27	1	21	1	-	-	10	4	5	3	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
18	James Norris	6.3	77	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	30	-	24	1	-	1	6	1	2	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
28	Ismail Maill Lundgren (sub)	6.3	23	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	6	-	2	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	2	-	0	-	-	0	-
6	Jonathan Lunney (sub)	6.3	10	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	0	-
1	Liam Hughes (sub)	-	-	Goalkeeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
51	Aidan Gabbidon (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
61	Conor Cannon (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
31	Conor Walsh (sub)	-	-	Goalkeeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
5	Ellis Chapman (sub)	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
36	William Jarvis (sub)	-	-	Attacker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-