Sligo v Shamrock

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Sligo Rovers will entertain the current Irish Premier Division league leaders, Shamrock Rovers, at The Showgrounds on Monday night as the hosts look to contain their visitors in a bid to end their recent losing sequence of matches in the Irish top flight.

A 2-0 defeat away from home at Bohemians on Friday night became a fourth defeat in five matches for Sligo Rovers who had previously stumbled to losses against Dundalk, Shelbourne and Cork City, and to make matters worse, two of those aforementioned three defeats were inflicted upon Sligo at home.

League wins have been occasional rather than regular for Sligo Rovers who have captured just four wins from their last 14 matches overall in the Irish top flight, while also being handed seven defeats within this period as well, so an inconsistent streak has left Sligo Rovers sitting in the bottom half of the Premier Division table.

With just four points separating them from the relegation play-off spot, Sligo Rovers will be keen to gain a positive result here, but they face a tall order against Shamrock Rovers.

Onto Shamrock Rovers then, and the visitors hold a slender one-point lead over second-placed Derry City ahead of Monday night's fixtures in the Irish top flight with third-placed Bohemians just three points behind and a game in hand, so the visitors know they must keep picking up points.

A 2-0 home win against Dundalk on Friday night prevented recent surprise back-to-back defeats to Drogheda United and Cork City from turning into anything more sinister, but these two losses have been Shamrock's only slip-ups in their last 16 league matches in the Irish Premier Division.

In addition, Shamrock Rovers have produced some impressive results away from home so far this season and the bigger picture shows the visitors have suffered just the one defeat in their previous 13 outings on their travels whilst collecting no fewer than seven wins in the process so they look the more likely to grab the all-important three points here on Monday night.

Sligo Rovers v Shamrock Rovers Verdict

Sligo Rovers have lost two of their last three home games at The Showgrounds and this sort of form does not bode well for this upcoming visit of the league leaders especially as Shamrock Rovers have won the joint-second most away wins in the division to date this season.

In addition, Shamrock Rovers have won three out of the last four meetings against Sligo Rovers and the visitors appear to be better equipped to take the three points at The Showgrounds on Monday night with recent winning momentum behind them.

Therefore, our main bet will be Shamrock Rovers win @ 1.88

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals @ 1.97

Correct score: Shamrock Rovers 2-1 @ 8.50