On Tuesday night, Sligo Rovers host Waterford United at the Showgrounds in the Irish Premier Division, as the visitors look to continue a decent recent run of league form.
Things looked to be heading in the right direction for Sligo after wins over Derry and Shelbourne. However, a 3-0 defeat against Cork City last time out brought Rovers back down to earth. The defeat keeps the home side in the relegation play-off spot in the Irish top-flight, although they could move up to seventh-place with a victory in this clash.
Sligo’s poor league form dates back to last season, as the home side has now lost eight of their last 11 games in the Irish top-flight.
The recent 2-1 home win over Shelbourne ended a four-game winless run on home soil for Rovers in the Irish top-flight. Their recent league outings on home soil have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four outings in the Irish Premier Division.
Waterford head into this clash in decent league form, as they are currently four games unbeaten in the Premier Division. A respectable 2-2 draw at Dundalk last time out in the Irish top-flight means that the visitors have drawn their last two league games.
The draw also ended a mini-run of two straight clean sheets for Waterford in the league.
The visitors have a decent recent away record in the Irish Premier Division, as they head into this game with five wins from their previous seven league outings on their travels.
Their recent away games in the Irish top-flight have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their previous five matches on the road.
Forebet predicts that Waterford will maintain their recent unbeaten league run by recording a victory in a low-scoring encounter.