Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sligo Rovers and Shelbourne, taking place on Saturday, 26 August 2023, at The Showgrounds in Sligo.
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Sligo Rovers, Recent FormThe 1-0 away defeat to Dundalk will not have sat easily with the Sligo Rovers squad, who would not have been pleased to squander all three points. They achieved 39% possession in that match and had 6 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Dundalk's tally of 7 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that John Russell will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 9 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 8 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have been unable to score at home in 3 of their last 6 games, and so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 24 of their 27 games overall.
With 3 defeats and just 2 wins from their last 6 outings, this cannot be regarded as a good run of form.
On an individual basis, Stefan Radosavljević will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Sligo Rovers' last 6 league games.
Shelbourne, Recent FormA 1-1 draw against Shamrock Rovers will be viewed as a positive outcome for Shelbourne and a valuable point into the bargain. Their share of possession in that meeting was 44%, while racking up 10 shots along the way, 3 of which were on target. Shamrock Rovers had 17 shots on goal with 3 on target.
Manager Damien Duff will be reasonably pleased with his team's attacking displays in recent matches, having managed to score 10 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have work to do defensively after they conceded 4 goals in those games and dropped some valuable points along the way. They've kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 6 away games.
They have been performing well recently, both home and away, and remain unbeaten in their last 6 games.
Goalscorer Seán Boyd will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Shelbourne.
Last time they met both teams got on the scoresheet, but the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
In the past 4 away matches at Sligo in the league, The Shels have consistently found the net, scoring at least 1 goal in each of those encounters. Playing at home, Sligo have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 league games against Shelbourne.
Sligo remains without a victory against Shelbourne in their previous 3 league encounters.
Jack Moylan will be looking to get on the scoresheet for Shelbourne against Sligo in this one, having netted 4 goals in the previous 5 encounters between the two.
Sligo manager John Russell has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Gary Boylan (Cruciate ligament), Mark Byrne (Cruciate ligament) and Will Fitzgerald (Groin) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Damien Duff has a number of injury concerns in his Shelbourne squad to contend with: Seán Boyd (Hip), Brian McManus (Knee surgery) and Matty Smith (Muscle)
Sligo Rovers Playing at home | Shelbourne Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 0.6 |
| 42' | Time first goal scored | 34' |
| 48' | Time first goal conceded | 57' |
| 2.6 | Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.3 | Subs used | 3.8 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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