Sligo Rovers vs Waterford FC Prediction — Model Probabilities
Sligo Rovers v Waterford FC — Team-Based Signals
Sligo Rovers vs Waterford FC Head-to-Head — Last 6 Meetings
Sligo Rovers 2-0 Waterford FC — Actual Match Statistics
Sligo Rovers had too much for Waterford FC 2-0. Half-time: 1-0.
As we highlighted before kick-off, our model had Sligo Rovers as the likeliest winner at 51%, and the 2-0 landed on that lead.
No strong lean on goals — the model had over 2.5 at 54% and both teams to score at 54%, coin-flips both. If anything the market was more convinced: the under-2.5 price stood at 1.74, roughly 57%.
The match data tells the story: Sligo Rovers had 54% of the ball to Waterford FC's 46%, shots finished 10-16, expected goals 2.45 to 0.78.
For context: across their last 6 meetings in our records, Sligo Rovers had the better of it with 4 wins, 1 drawn. Those games averaged 1.83 goals for Sligo Rovers and 0.67 for Waterford FC.
Sligo Rovers vs Waterford FC Result & Final Score
Sligo Rovers 2-0 Waterford FC in the Ireland - Premier League on 18/04/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.
Sligo Rovers vs Waterford FC Prediction vs Result
Before kick-off our model rated a Sligo Rovers win the most likely single outcome at about 51%, with the full match-result split Sligo Rovers 51%, draw 24%, Waterford FC 25%. The final score 2-0 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Sligo Rovers) — while Over 2.5, BTTS Yes went the other way.