Dundalk - Sligo Rovers

Dundalk

League of Ireland Premier Division Season 2026 - Round 26

Friday 31 July 2026 19:45

1 - 1

Finished

Referee: N. Doyle

Sligo Rovers

Result

Ball possession

61%

39%

Timeline

Player unknown

Daryl Horgan

1-0

53'

Harry Groome (out)
Tom Grivosti (in)

63'

James McManus (out)
Darie Patton (in)

64'

Jack Shorrock (out)
(in)

66'

Carl McHugh

Trevor Clarke (out)
Declan McDaid (in)

71'

Keith Buckley (out)
Leonardo Gaxha (in)

71'

73'

Jeannot Esua

81'

Sean Stewart (out)
(in)

Cian Dillon (out)
(in)

87'

Rob Cornwall

90'

1-1

Gareth McElroy

Odds

1X2	10Bet	1xBet	Bet365	Betano	Betfair	BetVictor	Dafabet	Marathonbet	Pinnacle	SBO	Superbet	Unibet	William Hill
1 Dundalk	1.41	1.42	1.40	1.44	1.40	1.40	1.42	1.41	1.43	1.39	1.42	1.47	1.40
X Draw	4.60	4.75	4.33	4.50	4.75	4.50	4.80	4.75	5.09	4.28	4.65	4.30	4.60
2 Sligo Rovers	7.10	6.54	6.25	6.10	6.50	6.50	6.40	6.55	6.79	5.80	6.00	5.80	6.00

Previous confrontations (H2H)

9 Dundalk

5 Draw

10 Sligo Rovers

42% Over 2.5 goals

46% Both teams scored

2.5 Goals per match

8 | 6 Clean sheets

Biggest win: Dundalk 0-5 Sligo Rovers (2024)

Most goals: Dundalk 3-3 Sligo Rovers (2022)

Goals scored all matches

1.21

1.29

Goals in home matches

1.50

1.25

Goals in away matches

0.92

1.33

Above is calculated based on the below matches

2026-04-25 Saturday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers

Dundalk 2

2026-03-16 Monday 19:45

Won 😀

Dundalk 2 P

Sligo Rovers 3

2024-09-21 Saturday 19:45

Won 😀

Sligo Rovers P

Dundalk P

2024-06-13 Thursday 19:45

Won 😀

Dundalk 2

Sligo Rovers

2024-04-19 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Sligo Rovers 3

Dundalk 4 P

2024-03-04 Monday 19:45

Walkover 🔥

Dundalk 2

Sligo Rovers 2

2023-10-20 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers 7

Dundalk

2023-08-11 Friday 19:45

Won 😀

Dundalk 3

Sligo Rovers 2

2023-05-06 Saturday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers

Dundalk

2023-04-07 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Dundalk

Sligo Rovers 3

2022-10-21 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Dundalk

Sligo Rovers

2022-08-29 Monday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers

Dundalk 4

2022-04-15 Friday 19:45

Won 😀

Dundalk 2

Sligo Rovers 2

2022-03-05 Saturday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Sligo Rovers

Dundalk

2021-09-24 Friday 19:45

Walkover 🔥

Dundalk

Sligo Rovers 2

2021-09-14 Tuesday 19:45

Won 😀

Sligo Rovers 2

Dundalk 3

2021-05-07 Friday 19:45

Won 😎

Dundalk

Sligo Rovers 2

2021-03-20 Saturday 18:00

Draw 🤔

Sligo Rovers

Dundalk 2

2020-11-09 Monday 19:30

Won 😎

Dundalk 2

Sligo Rovers 6

2020-08-22 Saturday 17:00

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers 5

Dundalk 3 P

2019-09-02 Monday 19:45

Won 😎

Sligo Rovers 3

Dundalk

2019-05-31 Friday 19:45

Walkover 🔥

Dundalk P2

Sligo Rovers 3

2019-04-12 Friday 19:45

Won 😀

Sligo Rovers

Dundalk P

2019-02-15 Friday 19:45

Draw 🤔

Dundalk

Sligo Rovers

Stats

Dundalk

Sligo Rovers

Shots on goal

Shots off goal

Total shots

Blocked shots

Shots inside box

Fouls

Corners

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper saved

456

Total passes

302

340

Passes success

171

75%

Passes %

57%

1.78

Expected goals (xG)

1.41

1.09

Goals prevented

1.09

Stadion

Stadion name

Oriel Park

Capacity

6000

Address

Carrick Road
Dundalk

table 2026

Premier Division

Team	Pts
Shamrock Rovers	54
St Patrick's Athl.	50
Bohemians	50
Dundalk	40
Shelbourne	35
Galway United	34
Derry City	33
Waterford	32
Drogheda United	28
Sligo Rovers	23

Complete table

Line-ups

Dundalk — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Coach: Ciaran Kilduff

Enda Minogue

Bobby Burns

Mayowa Animasahun

Rob Cornwall

Keith Buckley

Aodh Dervin

Trevor Clarke

Harry Groome

Daryl Horgan

Cian Dillon

Jamie McGonigle

Cian Kavanagh

Jack Shorrock

Carl McHugh

James McManus

Sean Stewart

Gareth McElroy

Oliver Denham

Jeannot Esua

Sam Sargeant

Sligo Rovers — Formation: 4-4-2 Logo Sligo Rovers

Coach: Darren Purse

Dundalk — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Coach: Ciaran Kilduff

Sligo Rovers — Formation: 4-4-2 Logo Sligo Rovers

Coach: Darren Purse

Enda Minogue

Bobby Burns

Mayowa Animasahun

Rob Cornwall

Keith Buckley

Aodh Dervin

Trevor Clarke

Harry Groome

Daryl Horgan

Cian Dillon

Jamie McGonigle

Cian Kavanagh

Jack Shorrock

Carl McHugh

James McManus

Sean Stewart

Gareth McElroy

Oliver Denham

Jeannot Esua

Sam Sargeant

Substitutes

Substitutes Dundalk

Name	Age	Position
Peter Cherrie	42	Goalkeeper
Luke Mulligan	18	Defender
Tom Grivosti	27	Defender
Sean Spaight	17	Defender
Declan McDaid	30	Midfielder
Leonardo Gaxha	24	Attacker

Substitutes Sligo Rovers

Name	Age	Position
Liam Hughes	24	Goalkeeper
Sebastian Quirk	24	Midfielder
Darie Patton	-	Midfielder
Alex Nolan	23	Midfielder
Ryan O'Kane	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
7	Daryl Horgan ©️	8.9	90	Midfielder	1	0	2	2	35	3	28	-	-	1	7	1	1	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
52	Gareth McElroy	8.6	90	Defender	1	0	2	1	29	-	18	4	4	1	8	7	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
29	Sam Sargeant	8.2	90	Goalkeeper	-	0	-	-	50	-	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	5	1	0
16	Carl McHugh ©️	8.2	90	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	39	-	17	4	3	-	14	11	1	-	2	-	1	-	-	0	-
1	Enda Minogue	7.3	90	Goalkeeper	-	0	-	-	33	1	14	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	1	0	-	2	1	0
18	Keith Buckley	7.3	71	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	54	2	45	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
3	Bobby Burns	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	4	-	47	2	36	3	-	2	13	8	1	1	2	2	0	-	-	0	-
4	Mayowa Animasahun	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	43	1	34	3	-	2	13	9	1	1	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
33	Jeannot Esua	7.2	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	24	-	13	3	3	1	15	9	7	3	2	-	1	-	-	0	-
11	Cian Kavanagh	7.2	90	Attacker	-	0	-	-	21	-	11	1	-	-	19	12	-	-	1	3	0	-	-	0	-
6	Aodh Dervin	7.0	90	Midfielder	-	0	1	-	61	3	52	2	-	-	12	5	1	1	2	2	0	-	-	0	-
15	Oliver Denham	7.0	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	43	-	30	1	-	-	9	7	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
3	Sean Stewart	6.9	81	Defender	-	0	-	-	16	-	8	3	-	-	15	10	2	1	-	2	0	-	-	0	-
7	Jack Shorrock	6.9	64	Midfielder	-	0	1	1	4	3	-	2	-	2	10	4	2	-	1	2	0	1	-	0	-
44	Tom Grivosti (sub)	6.7	27	Defender	-	0	-	-	23	-	18	-	-	4	1	1	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
71	Darie Patton (sub)	6.7	27	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	10	-	5	-	1	3	3	1	2	1	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
4	Sebastian Quirk (sub)	6.6	54	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	17	-	9	1	-	4	4	3	-	-	-	1	0	-	-	0	-
15	Trevor Clarke	6.5	71	Midfielder	-	0	2	-	12	1	7	1	-	-	13	3	3	-	1	1	0	-	-	0	-
27	Declan McDaid (sub)	6.5	19	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	8	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
24	Rob Cornwall	6.3	90	Defender	-	0	-	-	50	1	42	-	-	-	12	5	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	0	-
10	Leonardo Gaxha (sub)	6.3	19	Attacker	-	0	-	-	14	-	12	1	-	-	6	1	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
14	James McManus	6.3	63	Midfielder	-	0	-	-	22	-	16	2	-	1	5	3	-	-	2	-	0	-	-	0	-
18	Jamie McGonigle	6.3	90	Attacker	-	0	-	-	13	1	7	-	-	1	8	3	1	-	1	-	0	2	-	0	-
8	Harry Groome	6.0	63	Midfielder	-	1	2	-	19	4	8	-	-	-	7	-	2	-	1	-	0	-	-	0	-
9	Cian Dillon	6.0	87	Attacker	-	0	4	2	14	2	8	-	-	1	18	4	1	-	3	-	0	-	-	0	-
13	Peter Cherrie (sub)	-	-	Goalkeeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
12	Luke Mulligan (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
19	Sean Spaight (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
1	Liam Hughes (sub)	-	-	Goalkeeper	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
19	Alex Nolan (sub)	-	-	Midfielder	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
61	Conor Cannon (sub)	-	-	Defender	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-
28	Ryan O'Kane (sub)	-	-	Attacker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	0	-