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

Luke Pearce

36'

Luke Pearce (out)
Sebastian Quirk (in)

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

Full H2H of Dundalk and Sligo Rovers →

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

1.78

Expected goals (xG)

1.41

340

Passes success

168

Shots inside box

Blocked shots

Free Kicks

Shots on goal

Goalkeeper saved

Shots off goal

456

Total passes

300

Total shots

Yellow cards

Corners

Fouls

Stadion

Stadion name

Oriel Park

Capacity

6000

Address

Carrick Road
Dundalk

table 2026

Premier Division

Team	Pts
Shamrock Rovers	68
Bohemians	62
St Patrick's Athl.	60
Shelbourne	49
Derry City	47
Galway United	42
Dundalk	42
Waterford	40
Drogheda United	37
Sligo Rovers	24

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

Luke Pearce

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

Luke Pearce

Sean Stewart

Gareth McElroy

Oliver Denham

Jeannot Esua

Sam Sargeant

Substitutes

Substitutes Dundalk

Name	Age	Position
Peter Cherrie	43	Goalkeeper
Samuel Safaei	21	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	25	Goalkeeper
Sebastian Quirk	24	Midfielder
Darie Patton	-	Midfielder
Conor Cannon	-	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	Pen-	PenSv
7	Daryl Horgan	8.1	90	Midfielder	1	0	4	2	35	3	28	0	2	1	8	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	-
8	Harry Groome	7.5	63	Midfielder	0	1	2	0	19	4	8	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
3	Bobby Burns	7.4	90	Defender	0	0	6	0	47	2	36	3	2	2	13	8	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	-	-	-
52	Gareth McElroy	7.4	90	Defender	1	0	2	1	28	0	17	5	0	1	9	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
4	Mayowa Animasahun	7.2	90	Defender	0	0	0	0	42	1	34	3	0	2	13	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
7	Jack Shorrock	7.2	64	Midfielder	0	0	1	1	4	3	0	2	0	2	10	4	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	-	-	-
29	Sam Sargeant	7.1	90	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	50	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	-	-	-
6	Aodh Dervin	7.0	90	Midfielder	0	0	1	0	61	3	52	2	0	0	12	5	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	-	-	-
44	Tom Grivosti	6.9	27	Defender	0	0	1	0	24	1	18	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	-
3	Sean Stewart	6.8	81	Defender	0	0	0	0	16	0	8	3	0	0	15	10	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	-
15	Trevor Clarke	6.8	71	Midfielder	0	0	3	0	12	1	7	1	1	0	13	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	-	-	-
15	Oliver Denham	6.7	90	Defender	0	0	0	0	42	0	30	1	0	0	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
4	Sebastian Quirk	6.5	54	Midfielder	0	0	0	0	17	0	8	1	0	4	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	-
27	Declan McDaid	6.5	19	Midfielder	0	0	1	0	8	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
9	Cian Dillon	6.5	87	Attacker	0	0	6	2	14	1	8	0	2	1	18	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
71	Darie Patton	6.4	27	Midfielder	0	0	0	0	10	0	5	0	0	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
18	Keith Buckley	6.4	71	Midfielder	0	0	0	0	54	2	45	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
10	Leonardo Gaxha	6.4	19	Attacker	0	0	1	0	14	0	12	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
16	Carl McHugh	6.4	90	Midfielder	0	0	1	0	39	0	17	4	1	0	14	11	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	-	-	-
33	Jeannot Esua	6.2	90	Defender	0	0	0	0	24	0	13	3	0	1	15	9	7	3	2	0	1	0	0	-	-	-
24	Rob Cornwall	6.2	90	Defender	0	0	0	0	50	1	42	0	0	0	12	5	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	-	-	-
11	Cian Kavanagh	6.2	90	Attacker	0	0	0	0	21	0	11	1	0	0	20	12	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	-	-	-
9	Luke Pearce	6.1	36	Midfielder	0	0	1	1	4	0	3	1	0	0	7	3	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	-	-	-
1	Enda Minogue	6.0	90	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	33	1	14	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	-	-	-
18	Jamie McGonigle	6.0	90	Attacker	0	0	0	0	13	1	6	0	0	1	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	-
14	James McManus	5.9	63	Midfielder	0	0	0	0	22	0	16	2	0	1	5	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
61	Conor Cannon	0.0	0	Defender	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1	Liam Hughes	0.0	0	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
19	Alex Nolan	0.0	0	Midfielder	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
28	Ryan O'Kane	0.0	0	Attacker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
19	Sean Spaight	0.0	0	Defender	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
20	Samuel Safaei	0.0	0	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
12	Luke Mulligan	0.0	0	Defender	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
13	Peter Cherrie	0.0	0	Goalkeeper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-