Dundalk – Sligo Rovers

Dundalk edged Sligo Rovers 1‑0 at home, a narrow victory that lifted the County Ground side to fourth place with 41 points from 30 matches, their record standing at 10 wins, 11 draws and nine defeats and a slim +1 goal difference (47‑46). The win widened the gap to Sligu’s 23‑point tally in tenth place, where the Rovers have managed just five victories and eight draws from the same number of fixtures, conceding more than twice as many as they have scored (23‑50). The result also broke the season’s dead‑lock between the two clubs – each had taken one win and a draw from their previous encounters, leaving the head‑to‑head perfectly balanced. With the league entering its final stretch, Dundalk’s three‑point advantage over the chasing pack could prove decisive, while Sligo Rovers will need to close a 12‑point deficit to re‑ignite any hopes of climbing out of the lower half.