St. Pat`s, last year’s runners-up will be eager to go one place higher this season.They kept all important players from the last season and brought several excellent players and they look stronger than ever. They played well in pre-season games beating Blackburn Rovers reserves/youth (3-1), Glenavon (1-0) & Wexford (3-1). Stephen Paisley is the only absentee for tonight`s game.

Sligo Rovers finished in top half in the last season and thair main objective is to repeat it.They kept their main striking force - Matt Judge and Fahrudin Kudozovic, brought midfielders Anto Murphy (St Patrick’s) & Romuald Boco (Benin`s international), gk Pat Jennings (Derry) & portuguese defender Almeida. However they lost their captain Adam Hughes and that could have an impact.

St. Pat`s will be looking for a good start into season and they have an excellent home record against the rovers. Since the 1998 they played 6 times and Pat`s won all 6 games (5 of them by more than one goal) with all-together goal difference 17-5. Sligo were mediocre away team last season, while Pat`s were 2nd best. Important fact is that Sligo will miss 3 key players for today`s game! Left full Danny Ventre, right back Seamus Coleman and club captain Gavin Peers are all suspended and that means visitors have only 1 of the first-choice defence to line up.

It looks like a home win to me! Odds on over 2,5 are set incredibly high and I can`t see why is that! Since the 1998, 11 of 13 games ended as over and I think it is worth taking over 2,5 goals aswell!I expect something like 2-1 or 3-1 in the end! Good luck!

Additional pick:

Pick : Over 2,5 goals

Odds : 2,16

Stake Stake : 6 / 10

Bookmaker Bookmaker : Canbet

Pick : Home (AH -0,75)
Odds : 1.80
Stake : 8 / 10
Bookmaker : Pinnacle
Match Result : 3-1
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