Sligo Rovers vs Cork City | Prediction | Irish Premier League | 25/10
Republic of Ireland - Irish Premier League
The kick off for the match between Sligo Rovers and Cork City will take place at 19:45 (UK time) - Saturday, 10/25 - at the The Showgrounds. This clash of the 2025 Irish Premier League looks very promising!
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APWin predictions for Sligo Rovers vs Cork City
With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:
Over 2.5 Goals
Market: Over 2.5 Goals · @ 1.74
Last updated: 20-10-2025
After a thorough assessment of the primary betting markets, APWin analysts have identified bets with strong value potential.
Our prediction is: Sligo Rovers to win
Sligo Rovers to win is our top betting tip for this upcoming match against Cork City. Sligo Rovers's odds in the online betting sites have them heavily favoured at home, where they have been quite strong all season.
And our expert analysts fancy their chances as well given their current form and overall statistics.
Our prediction is: Over 2.5 goals in the match
We strongly suggest taking the total to go over 2.5 goals in this matchup between Sligo Rovers and Cork City.
With the high quality of attacking talent on display coupled with the questionable defence of both teams, this bet has a great chance of hitting.
Sligo Rovers preview
Sligo Rovers has played 34 matches in the Irish Premier League so far, with 10 wins, 7 draws, and 17 losses. This results in an average of 1.09 points per match.
In the 2025 season, the team has recorded 10 wins, 7 draws, and 17 losses. Sligo Rovers's attack has scored 39 goals, 39 of them in the league, which gives an average of 1.15 goals per league match and 1.15 goals per match across the entire season.
Owen Elding is the team’s top scorer with 8 goals, while William Fitzgerald leads the team in assists with 7. Defensively, Sligo Rovers has conceded 52 goals in the league (an average of 1.53) and 52 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.53 over 34 matches).
- 23/10/2026Shamrock RoversSligo RoversL4023/10/2026Premier DivisionShamrock Rovers
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Sligo Rovers4 - 0L - 17/10/2026Sligo RoversDundalkD1117/10/2026Premier DivisionSligo Rovers
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Dundalk1 - 1D - 09/10/2026ShelbourneSligo RoversL5109/10/2026Premier DivisionShelbourne
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Sligo Rovers5 - 1L - 19/09/2026Sligo RoversSt Patrick's Athl.L0119/09/2026Premier DivisionSligo Rovers
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St Patrick's Athl.0 - 1L - 14/09/2026Sligo RoversGalway UnitedL1314/09/2026Premier DivisionSligo Rovers
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Galway United1 - 3L
Cork City preview
In 34 Irish Premier League matches, Cork City has recorded 4 wins, 11 draws, and 19 losses, with an average of 0.68 points per game.
In the 2025 season, the team has 4 wins in 34 matches. The team has scored 32 goals, 32 of them in the Irish Premier League (an average of 0.94 goals per match), with Sean Maguire being the team's top scorer with 4 goals and Cathal O'Sullivan providing 3 assists.
Defensively, Cork City has conceded 59 goals in the league and 59 in the 2025 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.74 goals conceded per match.
- 01/11/2025Cork CityDerry CityL0101/11/2025Premier DivisionCork City
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Derry City0 - 1L - 25/10/2025Sligo RoversCork CityD1125/10/2025Premier DivisionSligo Rovers
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Cork City1 - 1D - 17/10/2025Drogheda UnitedCork CityL1017/10/2025Premier DivisionDrogheda United
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Cork City1 - 0L - 13/10/2025Cork CityShelbourneL1213/10/2025Premier DivisionCork City
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Shelbourne1 - 2L - 26/09/2025Galway UnitedCork CityL2126/09/2025Premier DivisionGalway United
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Cork City2 - 1L
Head to head: Sligo Rovers vs Cork City
Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.
Sligo Rovers
Home
Cork City
Away
Points & Results
- PPG1.090.68
- 29%Wins12%
- 41%First to Score32%
Goals Scored & Conceded
- Scored/game1.150.94
- Conceded/game1.531.74
- xG1.271.21
- xGA1.841.72
Trends
- 50%Both Score68%
- 21%Clean Sheet12%
- 32%Failed to Score26%
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