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Sligo Rovers vs Dundalk Prediction & Betting tips
Dundalk FC is currently well on its way to regaining supremacy in Irish football. After three league titles in the years 2014 to 2016 in a row, Dundalk had to leave the field to last season’s rivals Cork City last season. Also currently these two clubs are at the head of the Irish Premier Division and will make the championship once again among themselves. Dundalk, who heads the table ahead of Cork City, has the better cards. On Sunday, the Ligaprimus must go to the Sligo Rovers, who still need a few points for the save league. In the guest appearance at the Sligo Rovers Dundalk is the clear favorite according to the betting odds.
Sligo Rovers:
Seven wins, five draws and thirteen defeats. This is currently the rather meager record of Sligo Rovers after 25 of 36 matchdays. With 26 points, the Sligo Rovers are thus ranked seventh out of ten and have only five points clear of the relegation relegation place nine. Already in the last season – when the Irish Premier Division had twelve teams, of which the last three have relegated – the Sligo Rovers narrowly escaped descent, as they rescued in ninth place with four points ahead of the relegation places. While in the last season, especially the away balance of only two wins, seven draws and eight defeats was mainly responsible for the poor performance, it is currently the home record, which causes the headache responsible.
While the Sligo Rovers are currently the second-best away team with five wins, two draws and five defeats, they occupy the penultimate place in the home table with two three-pointers, three draws and already eight bankruptcies. In their last five home games, the Sligo Rovers scored just two out of a possible fifteen points thanks to two lazy goalless draws against the penultimate Limerick and the Shamrock Rovers, who are currently fourth. In seven of the eight home defeats the Sligo Rovers conceded at least two goals. Against the upcoming opponent Dundalk the Sligo Rovers could win in 2012 a home game in the league. Since eight home games against the upcoming opponent, the Sligo Rovers are without a win – two draws, six defeats.
Dundalk:
This is sometimes called a winning streak: After Dundalk won eleven games in the league and in the League Cup in a row, the current Irish league leaders in qualifying for the Europa League also beat the Estonian representative Levadia Tallin in both the first and second leg. This Dundalk could now make thirteen competitive games in series victorious. In the second round of qualifying for the Europa League, AEK Larnaka from Cyprus will be waiting next Thursday. Until then, there are still a few days and until then it is for Dundalk to expand or defend the leadership in the national championship. Dundalk is currently leading the tableau with four points ahead of Cork City. Overall, Dundalk comes to a record of nineteen wins, four draws and only two defeats.
Both bankruptcies and two of the four division of points were on the opponent’s place. With another eight away wins, Dundalk is still the best away team. With 63 hits so far, Dundalk alone has 17 more than the second in this statistic Cork City. With only twelve goals conceded, the current leader also represents the best defense in the country. Not only in the Sligo Rovers Dundalk remained undefeated last, the master has from 2014 to 2016 against the upcoming opponents a fantastic record from the last direct duels. Of the last eighteen direct encounters, Dundalk has lost just one. In total, there were fourteen wins and three draws during this period. In this season Dundalk could decide both previous comparisons for themselves. In the first game at the Sligo Rovers Dundalk won 2-0, in their own stadium, there was then a little tighter 2-1 victory.
Sligo Rovers vs Dundalk head to head matches
11.05.18 PD Dundalk Sligo Rovers 2 : 1
24.03.18 PD Sligo Rovers Dundalk 0 : 2
29.07.17 PD Sligo Rovers Dundalk 1 : 1
12.05.17 PD Dundalk Sligo Rovers 4 : 0
04.03.17 PD Sligo Rovers Dundalk 0 : 4