Cork City FC vs Sligo Rovers FC Prediction: Both teams will get a goal

In the 16th round of the League of Ireland Premiership, Cork City will square off against Sligo Rovers at Turner’s Cross Stadium. Both teams are in bad shape as it stands and they’ll both be gunning for a positive outcome. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you below.

Cork City has faced a challenging period, enduring a string of six consecutive league defeats. In their most recent game, they suffered a 2-1 loss to St Dundalk and had two of their players sent off, exacerbating their issues. Since their promotion, Cork City has encountered difficulties finding their rhythm in the league, managing only two wins, three draws, and ten losses out of 15 matches played. Their performance has been marked by a deficiency in both skill and resilience.

Sligo Rovers are currently putting in a determined effort to secure their place in the upper half of the league standings, having achieved two victories but also suffered three losses in their previous five league matches. Nevertheless, their recent encounter against Shelbourne ended in a dismal defeat, with Jack Moylan netting a hat trick against them.

Starting the season with a draw, Sligo Rovers have been quite impressive so far with 5 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses from 15 games played. Max Mata currently leads the team in scoring effort with over 8 goals scored this season.

Their last 5 league games produced 2 wins for Sligo Rovers, 2 wins for Cork City, and a draw.

Both teams are currently struggling but it is important to note that there have been over 2.5 goals in their last 5 games with both teams finding a goal in 4 of those games. We have our first prediction which is a total over 2.5 goals at 2.00 odds.

Another interesting option will be for at least one team to score a minimum of over 1.5 goals at 1.67 odds.