Two sides at polar opposite sides of the table, Sligo Rovers host Dundalk at the Showgrounds in the Saturday game this weekend kicking-off at 7.45pm. Dundalk's hopes of catching Cork City took a severe hit last week when Shamrock Rovers visited Ori
Two sides at polar opposite sides of the table, Sligo Rovers host Dundalk at the Showgrounds in the Saturday game this weekend kicking-off at 7.45pm.
Dundalk's hopes of catching Cork City took a severe hit last week when Shamrock Rovers visited Oriel Park and left with all three points thanks to a 1-0 victory.
Stephen Kenny's side were perhaps reeling from their European exploits which saw them go to extra-time against Rosenborg in the same week. They remain in second place, nine points clear of Derry City in third.
Sligo sit nine places below Dundalk in eleventh, four points clear of last-place Drogheda United. The Bit O'Red are without a win in three games, but their victory against Shamrock Rovers at the beginning of July will give them confidence going up against another one of the leagues top sides.
FORM
Dundalk
L - Dundalk 0-1 Shamrock Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 23/07/17
W - Bohemians 0-1 Dundalk, SSE Airtricity League, 05/07/17
W - Bray Wanderers 0-3 Dundalk, SSE Airtricity League, 30/06/17
W - Dundalk 2-0 Galway United, SSE Airtricity League, 26/06/17
W - Dundalk 4-0 Finn Harps, SSE Airtricity League, 23/06/17
Sligo Rovers
D - Limerick 0-0 Sligo Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 22/07/17
D - Sligo Rovers 1-1 Drogheda United, SSE Airtricity League, 15/07/17
L - Derry City 4-0 Sligo Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 09/07/17
W - Sligo Rovers 1-0 Shamrock Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 02/07/17
L - Bohemians 2-0 Sligo Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 23/06/17
Head-to-head
Dundalk 4-0 Sligo Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 12/05/17
Sligo Rovers 0-4 Dundalk, SSE Airtricity League, 04/03/17
Dundalk 0-3 Sligo Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 08/10/16
Sligo Rovers 0-1 Dundalk, SSE Airtricity League, 06/09/16
Dundalk 1-0 Sligo Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 15/04/17
REWIND: Dundalk 4-0 Sligo Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 12/05/17
An easy win for the Lilywhites in the same fixture back in May at Oriel Park. They easily beat the Connaught side 4-0.
