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Poisson rates St Patrick's Athl. at 35% — the H2H record provides partial corroboration, though signals are mixed in this Sligo Rovers vs St Patrick's Athl. encounter.

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A Premier Division encounter, Regular Season - 15 sees St Patrick's Athl. travel to Showgrounds to take on Sligo Rovers. The game is scheduled for Monday 4 May 2026, 17:00 UTC.

Recent Form

Across all Premier Division games this season, Sligo Rovers have gone 4W 3D 3L from 10 outings — a 1.50 PPG return. Last five: W L L D W. They are averaging 0.90 goals per game and conceding 1.10 — a modest attacking output that tempers optimism on the Over 2.5 market. 3 clean sheets from 10 outings provides some defensive foundation.

At home at Showgrounds, Sligo Rovers have gone 4W 4D 2L this season (10 games, 1.60 PPG). At home they are averaging 1.00 goals scored and 0.80 conceded per game. 4 home clean sheets from 10 games (40%) — a solid defensive base on their own ground.

Looking at all fixtures this season, St Patrick's Athl. stand at 4W 5D 1L from 10 Premier Division matches — 1.70 PPG. Last five: L W D D D. Their scoring rate of 1.30 per game is modest, conceding 0.50 — not a side to back heavily on the Over 2.5 from their form alone. Defensively, 0.50 goals conceded per game is elite-level — a side this difficult to score against is a real threat to Over 2.5 and BTTS Yes. 6 clean sheets from 10 games (60%) is an exceptional defensive record — they are keeping clean sheets more often than not. Both teams have scored in just 30% of their games, reflecting a regular tendency to keep or record clean sheets.

St Patrick's Athl. away from home this season: 3W 4D 3L from 10 away games — 1.30 PPG on the road. Away from home they average 0.70 goals scored and 1.00 conceded per game. 6 away clean sheets from 10 games (60%) — they are as difficult to score against on the road as they are at home. Away from home, both teams have scored in only 20% of games — a low rate that backs BTTS No when they travel.

The form figures are too closely matched to derive a directional pick: Sligo Rovers 1.50 PPG, St Patrick's Athl. 1.70 PPG. Look to other data sets to build the analysis.

H2H

The previous 8 encounters between these sides heavily favour St Patrick's Athl., who boast 6 victories compared to 2 for Sligo Rovers.

Goals have been a feature of this fixture. The last 8 meetings have averaged 3.1 per game — a rate that gives the Over 2.5 market a solid historical foundation. The most recent clash, on 3 Apr 2026, ended 1–4 with St Patrick's Athl. winning.

The H2H provides genuine backing for the away side. St Patrick's Athl. have won 6 of 8 previous encounters, and at 3.1 goals per game, the goals market also points upward. The away win and Over 2.5 combination has a historical case worth noting.

In-Play Profile

Sligo Rovers in-play tendencies (72 games, 36 at home): they score before half-time in 69% of fixtures in home games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 68% of the time; BTTS occurs in 44% of their matches (home games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 36% of games (home games); they fail to score in 36% of games.

St Patrick's Athl. in-play tendencies (72 games, 36 at away): they score before half-time in 64% of fixtures in away games; when goalless at HT, a second-half goal follows 48% of the time; BTTS occurs in 42% of their matches (away games); Over 2.5 goals lands in 44% of games (away games); they keep a clean sheet 42% of the time; they fail to score in 32% of games.

BTTS rates are mixed from the trading data — Sligo Rovers 46% versus St Patrick's Athl. 43%; no strong lean in either direction. The over/under 2.5 picture is inconclusive from the in-play data (Sligo Rovers 50% | St Patrick's Athl. 47%).

Poisson Model

The Poisson distribution model projects Sligo Rovers 1.07 xG and St Patrick's Athl. 1.12 xG. These expected goals figures are the primary input: they feed a goal-probability matrix across all scoreline combinations to derive the result and market probabilities below. Underlying strength ratings: Sligo Rovers attack 0.778 / defence 0.874 | St Patrick's Athl. attack 1.118 / defence 0.951. League average goals — home 1.444 / away 1.143. Sligo Rovers's attack strength of 0.778 is below the league average — the 1.07 xG projection reflects a team that scores at a discount to the division norm. Data: 50 Sligo Rovers games / 50 St Patrick's Athl. games used (CurrentSeason).

Result probabilities: Sligo Rovers 33% | Draw 32% | St Patrick's Athl. 35%. Fair-value odds: Sligo Rovers 3.03 | Draw 3.12 | St Patrick's Athl. 2.86. This is a low-confidence result — no outcome exceeds 45%. The draw at 32% is a primary outcome, not an afterthought.

Goals markets: Over 2.5 probability 37% | BTTS probability 45% | Total xG 2.19. Under 2.5 has a narrow probability edge at 63% — total xG of 2.19 is below the line but not decisively so. BTTS probability of 45% is moderate — neither team is projected to score with enough certainty to make Yes a clear standalone call.

Our Verdict

Poisson rates St Patrick's Athl. as the most likely outcome at 35% — marginal model lean. With a 32% draw probability, Draw No Bet on St Patrick's Athl. offers a more defensible entry point than the straight win. The opposing side holds a 33% win probability per the model — this is not a banker and should be staked accordingly.

Poisson projects 2.19 total expected goals, pointing to Under 2.5 at 37% probability — marginal — conflicting signals conviction, supported by form averaging 1.8 goals per game — though H2H averaging only 3.1 goals per meeting points in the other direction.

The Poisson model's BTTS call is No at 45%. Form rates corroborate: Sligo Rovers 40% | St Patrick's Athl. 20% BTTS from recent games.

The outsider holds a 33% win probability per the model — this is not a banker and should not be treated as one. Proportionate stakes are appropriate given the genuine contest the data projects.

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