Cork City vs Sligo Rovers match stats & report
2–3 Full time
Cork City stats & fixtures · Sligo Rovers stats & fixtures
Cork City lost to Sligo Rovers 2–3 in the Premier Division on 25 July 2025. Sligo Rovers had 63% of the ball.
Cork City vs Sligo Rovers match statistics
- 37% Ball possession 63%
- 16 Total shots 17
- 8 Shots on target 8
- 5 Shots off target 4
- 3 Blocked shots 5
- 13 Shots inside the box 10
- 6 Corners 10
- 11 Fouls 5
- 0 Offsides 3
- 2 Yellow cards 0
- 284 Passes 482
- 61% Pass accuracy 79%
- 5 Goalkeeper saves 6
Goals and cards
- 7' Goal E. McLaughlin (assist K. Nelson) Cork City
- 56' Goal S. Maguire Cork City
- 60' Goal O. Elding Sligo Rovers
- 79' Goal Patrick McClean (assist W. Fitzgerald) Sligo Rovers
- 85' Yellow card B. Lee Cork City
- 89' Goal R. O'Kane (assist J. Hakiki) Sligo Rovers
- 90+3' Yellow card A. Nolan Cork City
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Cork City
Bench R. Moloney , Benny Couto , A. Nolan , C. Drinan , F. Anderson , M. Murray , C. Lutz , K. Kamara , B. Lee
Sligo Rovers
Bench C. Walsh , M. Wolfe , J. Mahon , G. McElroy , F. Lomboto , R. Manning , W. Waweru , K. McDonagh , C. Kavanagh
Form guide
Cork City at home
5–1–3 in 9 matches
- Scored
- 2.0 per game
- Conceded
- 1.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 2 / 9
- Corners
- 5.7 per game
- Shots on target
- 2.3 per game
73% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 9 matches — treat these numbers lightly.
Sligo Rovers away
1–2–7 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 0.6 per game
- Conceded
- 2.3 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 10
- Corners
- 3.7 per game
- Shots on target
- 1.9 per game
67% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Cork City vs Sligo Rovers head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sligo Rovers v Cork City | 1–1 | |
| Cork City v Sligo Rovers | 1–1 | |
| Cork City v Sligo Rovers | 6–3 | |
| Cork City v Sligo Rovers | 1–1 |
Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.