Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sligo Rovers and Derry City, taking place on Saturday, 27 May 2023, at The Showgrounds in Sligo.
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Sligo Rovers, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 1-0 away defeat by Cork City will have left the Sligo Rovers squad feeling a little deflated.
Manager John Russell will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 5 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 8 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They have failed to score in their last 3 games, and when playing at home, they've conceded a goal in each of their the last 8 games.
Losing 4 of their last 6 matches will concern them, but they have picked up some important points by winning the other 2 of these games.
On an individual basis, Max Mata will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 9 goals in Sligo Rovers' 16 league games this season.
Derry City, Recent FormIn their last match Derry City enforced their superiority over UCD with a 4-1 home win.
Manager Ruaidhrí Higgins will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 3 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 11 goals. Playing away from home, they have scored at least one goal in each of their last 8 games and are on a run of 2 consecutive clean sheets.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 4 straight wins in a row.
Goalscorer Michael Duffy will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Derry City.
Despite both teams hitting the net in their previous encounter, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Playing at home, Sligo have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Derry City.
This fixture has produced a draw on the last 2 occasions that these 2 sides have met in the league, but Derry City hold a slight psychological advantage of being unbeaten in their last 3 meetings.
Derry City man Jamie McGonigle will be confident about extending his scoring record against Sligo, having hit the netting 3 times in the last 5 times they have met in the league.
Sligo manager John Russell has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Gary Boylan (Cruciate ligament), Garry Buckley (Knee), Mark Byrne (Cruciate ligament), Max Mata (Groin strain) and Karl O'Sullivan (Ligament) are all currently out of contention for this game.
With only Mark Connolly (Muscle) and Colm Whelan (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Ruaidhrí Higgins will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Sligo Rovers Playing at home | Derry City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 1.9 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 0.6 |
| 55' | Time first goal scored | 24' |
| 47' | Time first goal conceded | 70' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.4 | Subs used | 4.1 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | - |
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