Sligo Rovers at St. Patrick's 6/15/18 - Premier Division Picks & Predictions

Two teams that have somewhat struggled in the season will now lock horns on Friday, when St. Patrick's will play host to the Sligo Rovers. The hosts have been slightly better overall but in worse shape lately. The Sligo Rovers have lost just one of their last four, but have had troubles scoring.

St. Patrick's (9-10-3) are coming into this match after suffering one more loss, as they fell by 0-2 on the road against Waterford. That was their fourth consecutive loss, all by at least two goals. However, they had won four in a row prior to that. St. Patrick's are now sitting at the 6th spot of the league table with 30 points, nine behind the top-three and twelve ahead of the relegation zone. They have been quite solid at home so far (6-2-2), where they have scored 21 goals, while conceding just 10 in the process. The Sligo Rovers (5-11-5) saw their undefeated streak come to an end over the weekend, when they fell by 2-0 at home against Cork City. They were pretty decent in that match, but conceded a goal in each half. That loss put an end to their undefeated streak (1-0-2), but they have scored just two goals in their last five. The Sligo Rovers are now sitting at the 8th spot of the league table with 20 points, just two points ahead of the relegation zone.