- Dundalk are the betting favourites at 71/100, but Sligo are 31/10 and the Draw is the same price.
- Sligo have lost their last 2 home matches.
- Dundalk have failed to win on their last 2 visits to Sligo Rovers.
Side with the Lilywhites in a tricky trip
Sligo Rovers are in rotten form ahead of Saturday's home clash against Dundalk FC at the Showgrounds and it's the Lilywhites who look the most likely to take the win.
Darren Purse has tried to build a possession-based identity at The Bit O' Red (since 24 July 2026), but it hasn't worked out as planned. Sligo have lost five straight games across all competitions and the confidence appears to have been sucked out of the club.
Purse's side have looked much more pragmatic than his early words would have suggested and, against Dundalk, it is easy to envisage Sligo sitting deep and counter-attacking.
The hosts are 10th in the Premier Division 2026 with 23 points from 33 matches, so they still have plenty of work to do to climb clear of danger while Dundalk are on 41 points in sixth and have a much more solid platform to build from.
Dundalk have a bit more in the final third
Ciarán Kilduff's side are the favourites to win this game at 71/100, but we feel that Sligo are good enough to get a result. The Draw looks good to us at 31/10, but a decent alternative could be Both Teams to Score - Yes at 53/100.
Dundalk have been in poor form themselves, losing four and drawing one of their last five games, and the last time these two met in the Premier Division 2026 (1-1 at Oriel Park) was close too.
Sligo's Cian Kavanagh (6 goals in 28 games) is Sligo's top scorer in the Premier Division 2026, but it's clear Dundalk have the better attacking quality with Daryl Horgan.
Kilduff's 4-2-3-1 team are set up to be dangerous in transition, have plenty of width, and a set-piece threat, which is why we're leaning towards them to snag all three points.
Sligo are not watertight at the back
Dundalk's away record in the Premier Division 2026 isn't great (Won 4, Drawn 8, Lost 4) and they have failed to win on their last two trips to Sligo Rovers, but the hosts are hardly watertight at the home base.
Sligo have won just three, drawn five and lost eight of their 16 home games in the league, while their record of 26 goals conceded in those matches indicates they can be got at in their own box.
Dundalk's record of 28 conceded in 16 away games is only slightly better and we feel they will have enough to beat a Sligo Rovers side that lost 0-1 at home to St Patrick's Athletic and 5-1 away at Shelbourne in their two most recent Premier Division 2026 games.
