Sligo Rovers 2:0 Waterford: Premier Division Match Result

Premier Division

Sligo Rovers DLLLLL

2:0

Finished

Kick-off was 18 Apr, 19:45 BST

Waterford WWDDLL

Venue: The Showgrounds City: Coleraine

In the Premier Division game on 18 April 2026, Sligo Rovers beat Waterford 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 2:4, corners 4:2.

Key numbers

Possession, % 54 – 46

Shots on target 2 – 4

Shots off target 6 – 7

Big chances 2 – 0

⚽ 18' A. Meekison — Goal 🟨 36' D. McMenamy — Yellow card ⇄ 41' J. Voilas — Substitution ⇄ 41' A. Zborowski — Substitution ⚽ 57' J. Houston — Own goal ⇄ 60' E. McLaughlin — Substitution ⇄ 60' D. McMenamy — Substitution ⇄ 69' P. Amond — Substitution ⇄ 77' C. McHugh — Substitution ⇄ 77' D. Patton — Substitution 🟨 79' J. McManus — Yellow card 🟨 83' T. Lonergan — Yellow card

Match events

18' Sligo Rovers Goal A. Meekison assist: W. Fitzgerald
36' Waterford Yellow card D. McMenamy
41' Waterford Substitution J. Voilas off: H. Cann
41' Waterford Substitution A. Zborowski off: J. Houston
57' Sligo Rovers Own goal J. Houston
60' Waterford Substitution E. McLaughlin off: C. Carty
60' Waterford Substitution D. McMenamy off: S. Glenfield
69' Waterford Substitution P. Amond off: T. Lonergan
77' Sligo Rovers Substitution C. McHugh off: S. Blaney
77' Sligo Rovers Substitution D. Patton off: A. Nolan
79' Sligo Rovers Yellow card J. McManus
83' Waterford Yellow card T. Lonergan

Statistics

54 Possession, % 46

2 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 7

2 Big chances 0

86 Attacks 113

4 Corners 2

12 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 12

1 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 11

25 Throw-ins 25

All statistics

19/3554% Aerial duels 16/3546%

68 Backward passes 45

1 Blocked shots 5

28 Clearances 24

10/2934% Crosses 4/1429%

1/520% Dribbles 3/3100%

124 Failed passes 134

4 Goalkeeper saves 1

16 Interceptions 7

7 Key passes 9

36/10136% Long passes 27/8432%

74 Passes into the final third 68

259 Passes in the opposition half 255

177 Passes in own half 109

0.22 Shot accuracy 0.25

3 Shots from outside the box 8

6 Shots inside the box 8

10/1471% Tackles 9/1275%

407 Total passes 350

Line-ups

Sligo Rovers

Starting XI
#	Player	number
29	Sam Joseph Dennis Sargeant	29
15	Oliver Denham	15
17	Sean McHale	17
33	Jeannot Esua	33
52	Gareth McElroy	52
7	William Fitzgerald	7
16	Carl McHugh	16
71	Deir Patton	71
10	Archie Alexander Meekison	10
11	Cian Kavanagh	11
14	James McManus	14

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Liam Hughes	1
5	Shane Blaney	5
51	Aiden Gebbison	51
8	Jad Hakiki	8
19	Alex Nolan	19
23	Kyle McDonagh	23
43	Colum Lynch	43
63	G. Priosti	63
24	Mai Traore	24

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Waterford

Starting XI
#	Player	number
21	Arlo Doherty	21
3	Bernardo Piexoto Couto	3
5	John Mahon	5
13	Kevin Long	13
43	A. Zborowski	43
8	Evan McLaughlin	8
11	Trae Bailey Coyle	11
15	Luke Heeney	15
20	Jørgen Voilås	20
27	Dean McMenamy	27
9	Pádraig Amond	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Stephen McMullan	1
2	Jordan Houston	2
6	K. Barrett	6
14	Jesse Dempsey	14
16	Hayden Cann	16
19	Samuel Glenfield	19
7	Conor Thomas Carty	7
18	Thomas Lonergan	18
22	Ronan Mansfield	22

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Match information

State: Finished
Series: Premier Division
Venue: The Showgrounds
City: Coleraine
Kick-off: 18 Apr, 19:45 BST

Key numbers

54:46 Possession, %
2:4 Shots on target
6:7 Shots off target
2:0 Big chances

Premier Division

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	St Patrick's Athl.	32	17	8	7	59
2	Bohemians	32	17	8	7	59
3	Shamrock Rovers	31	17	8	6	59
4	Derry City	32	9	14	9	41
5	Dundalk	33	10	11	12	41
6	Shelbourne	32	9	13	10	40
7	Galway United	32	9	11	12	38
8	Waterford	32	7	13	12	34
9	Drogheda United	32	8	10	14	34
10	Sligo Rovers	32	5	8	19	23