Sligo Rovers FC vs Cork City Prediction: Can the hosts get their second win of the season?

In the 5th round of the Ireland Premier League, Sligo Rovers will square off against Cork City at The Showgrounds. The visitors drew their last game against Shamrock Rovers while the hosts won theirs. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you below.

In their last match, Sligo Rovers secured their second win of the season against St. Patrick's, even though John Mahon received a red card early in the game. Despite being down to ten men, Sligo Rovers managed to clinch the victory. Now, they aim to continue their winning streak when they welcome Cork City to the Showgrounds on Saturday.

Starting the season with a draw, Sligo Rovers have been quite impressive so far with 2 wins, a draw, and a loss from a total of 4 games played. Max Mata leads the team in scoring effort on goals with 3 goals this season, can he get another on Saturday?

In their last game, Cork City couldn't hold on for a win against the defending champions as they conceded two late goals in the second half. The game ended in a 4-4 draw and now Cork City will aim to get a positive result when they visit the Showgrounds on Saturday.

Newly promoted Cork City haven’t had the best experience in the league since their promotion but they have shown great spirit after their first premiership games. Their overall league statistics are; a win, a draw, and 2 losses from 4 games played.

Sligo Rovers seems to have gotten their craft together while Cork City is eager to make their mark in the Premiership. Cork City have scored 9 goals in their last 4 games at an average of 2 goals per game, there is no taking that away from them, they must score in this game. Sligo Rovers have also scored 6 goals in their last 4 games. We should see goals from both teams. We predict BTTS at 1.95 odds.

Another interesting option is for at least one of the teams to score over 1.5 goals at 1.70 odds and a total over 2.5 goals scored