On Tuesday night, St Patricks Dublin host Sligo Rovers at Richmond Park in the Ireland Premier Division, as the visitors look to move away from the relegation spots.
St Patricks have enjoyed a solid start to their Irish Premier Division campaign and current sit fifth-place in the table. The home side heads into this clash on the back of consecutive league victories over Shamrock Rovers and last time out Limerick.
The home side’s recent league games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven games in the Irish Premier Division.
Liam Buckley’s team have a good recent home record in the league, as they are unbeaten in their last six games on home soil, winning four of those games. The team from the Irish capital have also kept clean sheets in four of their last five games at Richmond Park in the league.
Sligo have hit a poor run of late in the league. The visitors are currently just two points above the relegation play-off spot. However, Rovers are eight points above the relegation berth.
Gerard Lyttle’s side has suffered defeats in their last two league outings against Bohemians and last time out Dundalk. Their recent league games have been relatively low scoring with under 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last ten top-flight outings.
The visitor’s recent away form has not been great, as they have won just once in their last six games on their travels. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven away games in the Irish top-flight.
The last five meetings between these two teams in all competitions have finished in low scoring draws. Therefore, it is unsurprising that Forebet predicts that this game will once again finish in a low scoring draw.