Derry City vs Sligo Rovers betting tip 2024 - Picks and Predictions for the Premier Division match on October 14th, 2024

Derry City and Sligo Rovers will meet each other in a football match counting for Premier Division on October 14th, 2024, Monday at 18:15h (UTC), in Republic of Ireland, check the Derry City vs Sligo Rovers betting tip 2024 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Derry City vs Sligo Rovers will occur

The game is set to be played in the small The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium stadium, in the city of Derry, with a capacity for 7700 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Derry City vs Sligo Rovers betting tip 2024

The Premier Division has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.61 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.29 goals per match played.

Derry City last match

In the last match they played, Derry City collected a win. The opposing team was Bohemians, and the match - which ended with the result of 0-2 - was valid for FAI Cup.

A win for the home team had odds of 2.45, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Sligo Rovers last match

On the other hand, the visiting team appears in this match after drawing in the previous game. In a confrontation valid for Premier Division, Sligo Rovers faced the Shelbourne team, and the score ended with a 0-0 draw.

The other team was the big favorite for this match, therefore the draw (odd 3.60) ended up being a good result.

Derry City vs Sligo Rovers h2h

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 04-07-2024, in the 2024 season of the Premier Division, which ended with a 2-1 win for Sligo Rovers.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Derry City

Premier Division leaderboard now

The Derry City team with 50 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 13 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses.

This means that, in the 33rd round, the team has the same score, and the Galway United team is just behind in 4th place.

Derry City analysis

At the end of round 32 Derry City has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 44 goals to its credit against 27 conceded.

The average number of shots towards goal for Derry City is not among the best, with only 4.1 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Teams typically have some control over the opponents if they had ball possession above 50%. Thus, the Derry City team usually tries for an average ball possession of 56.35% to control the game.

Having won 4 games away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 9 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

Derry City has proven to be a formidable attacking force, with 3193 attacks resulting in 44 goals. Sligo Rovers, on the other hand, has only scored 37 times with 2964 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Derry City

In this season, the individual highlight is Pat Hoban that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 13 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Derry City achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Sligo Rovers

Premier Division leaderboard now

Sligo Rovers arrives in this game with 47 points, and in 6th place in the Premier Division, having won 13 games in total and lost 11 times, making a total of 8 draws.

In the 33rd round, the team has the same number of points when compared to St Patrick's team who occupies position 5.

Sligo Rovers analysis

After 32 rounds, Sligo Rovers has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 44 goals so far and scored 37 times.

It seems that Sligo Rovers is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

Best goalscorer from Sligo Rovers

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Ellis Chapman. With 9 goals on his own, the Midfielder has been instrumental in helping the Sligo Rovers team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Derry City is Pat Hoban, who has already scored 13 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Sligo Rovers is Ellis Chapman, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that Sligo Rovers has an average of 1.13 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since Sligo Rovers does not concede goals away from home.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.08.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 5.01 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.41 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Sligo Rovers side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 4 time this season, very different from Derry City who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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