Sligo Rovers vs Cork City match stats & report

1–1 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 12 · Showgrounds, Sligo · Ref R. Harvey

Sligo Rovers stats & fixtures · Cork City stats & fixtures

Sligo Rovers drew with Cork City 1–1 in the Premier Division on 26 April 2025. Sligo Rovers had 53% of the ball.

Sligo Rovers vs Cork City match statistics

Sligo RoversCork City

53% Ball possession 47%
9 Total shots 2
3 Shots on target 1
3 Shots off target 1
3 Blocked shots 0
8 Shots inside the box 2
7 Corners 5
16 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 4
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
357 Passes 318
69% Pass accuracy 65%
0 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

13' Yellow card J. Mahon Sligo Rovers
16' Yellow card C. Kavanagh Sligo Rovers
18' Yellow card E. McLaughlin Cork City
44' Yellow card W. Fitzgerald Sligo Rovers
76' Goal K. Nelson (assist D. Daniels) Cork City
78' Red card J. Fitzpatrick Cork City
81' Yellow card K. Nelson Cork City
90' Goal F. Lomboto (assist O. Elding) Sligo Rovers
90+6' Yellow card M. Mbeng Cork City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sligo Rovers

Confirmed 4-3-3 John Russell

29 S. Sargeant

3 R. Hutchinson 21 J. Mahon 52 G. McElroy 49 J. Doyle-Hayes

12 R. Manning 46 C. Reynolds 8 J. Hakiki

7 W. Fitzgerald 11 C. Kavanagh 47 O. Elding

Bench C. Walsh , H. Lintott , D. Patton , S. Mallon , C. Malley , M. Wolfe , F. Lomboto , Conor Cannon , K. McDonagh

Cork City

Confirmed 4-3-3 Gerard Nash

1 T. Troost

3 Benny Couto 5 C. Lyons 17 D. Crowley 18 M. Mbeng

8 E. McLaughlin 14 K. Nelson 16 S. Murray

10 A. Nolan 29 D. Daniels 11 C. O'Sullivan

Bench C. Brann , H. Nevin , R. Shipston , M. Kiernan , J. Fitzpatrick , F. Anderson , H. Skieters , A. Healy , D. Dunne

Form guide

Sligo Rovers at home

0–4–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cork City away

0–3–5 in 8 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 8
Corners: 2.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.3 per game

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Sligo Rovers vs Cork City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
7 Mar 25	Cork City v Sligo Rovers	1–1
1 Feb 25	Cork City v Sligo Rovers	6–3
11 Jun 22	Cork City v Sligo Rovers	1–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sligo Rovers vs Cork City head-to-head record