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Cork City FC v Shamrock Rovers : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

Turner's Cross, Cork

Cork City FC are in Premier Division action on Friday evening, as Tim Walter aims to beat Stephen Bradley and his Shamrock Rovers side at the Turner's Cross. We've analysed both teams' last 20 Premier Division matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Cork City FC's next match is v St Patrick's at 19:45 on Friday 16th May
Shamrock Rovers's next match is v Waterford at 19:45 on Friday 16th May
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Cork and Shamrock was on Friday 2nd May 2025
Irish Premier Division
May 2nd 2025
Cork 1
1 Shamrock
 
F. Anderson 74'17' R. Gaffney
 
COR
SHA
Shots On
3
8
Shots Off
4
3
Corners
3
4
Possession
34%
66%
Fouls
11
14
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
CorkShamrock
 
T. Troost
F. Andersonfootball icon
M. Kiernan
D. Crowley
C. Lyons
C. O'Sullivan
K. Nelson
S. Murray
E. McLaughlin
R. Shipston (H. Nevin 63')
D. Daniels (A. Nolan 85')
E. McGinty
L. Grace
(V. Ozhianvuna 82') J. Honohan
R. Lopes
C. O'Sullivan
J. Byrne
M. Healy
J. O'Sullivan
D. Grant
(M. Noonan 74') A. Greene
(G. Burke 74') football iconR. Gaffney

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals
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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 43% chance of Shamrock coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cork
30%
7/2
18%
-
Draw
27%
5/2
8%
-
Shamrock
43%
4/5
11%
-
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
13%
-
Shamrock 1-0
11%
5/1-
Cork 1-0
9%
10/1
8%
-
Shamrock 2-1
9%
15/2-
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
6%
-
Shamrock 2-0
8%
13/2
7%
-
Cork 2-1
7%
14/1
12%
-
Cork 2-0
5%
22/1
12%
-
Draw 2-2
5%
18/1
10%
-
Shamrock 3-1
4%
14/1-
Shamrock 3-0
4%
12/1
8%
-
Cork 3-1
3%
40/1-
Shamrock 3-2
2%
28/1-
Cork 3-0
2%
50/1
24%
-
Cork 3-2
2%
40/1
20%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
11/10
3%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
7/10
3%
-
Home 1st Goal
45%
2/1
12%
-
Away 1st Goal
50%
1/2
7%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
1/1
2%
-
BTTS - No
50%
3/4
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
13%
9/1
17%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1
9%
-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
10/3
8%
-
Home/draw
57%
19/20
13%
-
Away/draw
70%
2/11
4%
-
Home/away
73%
2/7
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
4/11
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
2/1
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
11/4
7%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
1/4
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1
13%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/12
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
12%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1-
Home DNB
49%
12/5
15%
-
Away DNB
62%
3/10
7%
-
Cork win to nil
17%
6/1
22%
-
Shamrock win to nil
24%
7/4
10%
-
Cork / Cork
10%
7/1
20%
-
Cork / Shamrock
3%
25/1
13%
-
Cork / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / Cork
9%
17/2
14%
-
Draw / Shamrock
19%
7/2
4%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1
9%
-
Shamrock / Cork
2%
40/1-
Shamrock / Shamrock
30%
15/8
15%
-
Shamrock / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Cork have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Cork have conceded 17 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 2 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cork have played 6 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Shamrock lay in 4th place on 19 points in the Premier Division league table having played 12 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 12 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Shamrock have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Shamrock have played 6 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cork
Shamrock
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock A151026 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
-
-
-
-
2
Derry15326 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
d
 
0-00-0
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
3
Drogheda15524 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
Jun 23
Oct 17
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2A
Aug 29
Jun 16
4
Bohemians15124 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
Jun 13
Aug 22
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
Sep 26
Jun 23
5
St Patrick's15622 
l
 
0-2A
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
May 19
Oct 17
6
Shelbourne15222 
May 30
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Aug 22
Jun 13
7
Waterford15-821 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
w
 
2-0F
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
8
Galway15020 
d
 
2-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Sep 26
May 30
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Aug 8
9
Cork H15-812 
-
-
-
-
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
Jun 20
Sep 19
10
Sligo15-119 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jul 25
Oct 25
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
Nov 1
Jul 5
Win / draw / win form
Cork 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cork2 - 1Waterford
Cork0 - 2St Patrick's
Cork1 - 1Drogheda
Cork1 - 1Sligo
Cork2 - 1Bohemians
Cork2 - 2Galway
Cork0 - 0Shamrock
Cork0 - 1Derry
Cork0 - 1St Patrick's
Cork3 - 0Sligo
Cork1 - 1UC Dublin
Cork0 - 2Shelbourne
Cork1 - 1Drogheda
Cork1 - 2Dundalk
Cork2 - 1Bohemians
Cork1 - 0Shamrock
Cork1 - 0Sligo
Cork2 - 3St Patrick's
Cork1 - 3Derry
Cork1 - 0Dundalk
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACork1 - 1Sligo
HCork2 - 1Waterford
ACork0 - 1Bohemians
ACork1 - 4Shamrock
HCork0 - 2St Patrick's
ACork1 - 2Derry
HCork1 - 1Drogheda
ACork1 - 1Shelbourne
HCork1 - 1Sligo
ACork1 - 2Waterford
HCork2 - 1Bohemians
HCork2 - 2Galway
ACork0 - 4Bohemians
HCork0 - 0Shamrock
HCork0 - 1Derry
ACork2 - 0UC Dublin
HCork0 - 1St Patrick's
ACork0 - 5Dundalk
ACork1 - 2Shelbourne
HCork3 - 0Sligo
Shamrock 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St Patrick's2 - 2Shamrock
Galway0 - 1Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Sligo2 - 1Shamrock
Shelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
Bohemians1 - 0Shamrock
Dundalk0 - 1Shamrock
Drogheda0 - 1Shamrock
Derry1 - 1Shamrock
Galway1 - 2Shamrock
Bohemians2 - 1Shamrock
Waterford1 - 2Shamrock
Sligo2 - 0Shamrock
St Patrick's2 - 1Shamrock
Drogheda0 - 2Shamrock
Dundalk1 - 0Shamrock
Bohemians1 - 1Shamrock
Shelbourne0 - 0Shamrock
Derry1 - 3Shamrock
St Patrick's2 - 1Shamrock
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShamrock2 - 2Shelbourne
HShamrock2 - 3Bohemians
AShamrock2 - 2St Patrick's
HShamrock4 - 1Cork
HShamrock2 - 0Waterford
AShamrock1 - 0Galway
HShamrock0 - 0Derry
AShamrock2 - 1Drogheda
HShamrock1 - 0St Patrick's
AShamrock1 - 2Sligo
AShamrock1 - 1Shelbourne
AShamrock0 - 1Bohemians
HShamrock2 - 1Waterford
AShamrock1 - 0Dundalk
AShamrock1 - 0Drogheda
HShamrock2 - 0Shelbourne
HShamrock0 - 3St Patrick's
HShamrock1 - 0Bohemians
AShamrock1 - 1Derry
AShamrock2 - 1Galway
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cork since 2019
Cork
Shamrock
Goals: Scored
3
7
Games: Scored
3 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
2 / 5
COR
1
D
2
SHA
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cork
Draw0 - 0Draw
Cork1 - 0
0 - 3Shamrock
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Shamrock
League games at Shamrock since 2019
Shamrock
Cork
Goals: Scored
21
6
Games: Scored
6 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
0 / 6
D
1
SHA
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shamrock
Shamrock4 - 1
Shamrock2 - 1
Draw4 - 4Draw
Shamrock6 - 0
Shamrock3 - 0
Shamrock2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Cork 9th Shamrock 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Cork will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Shamrock will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Cork’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Shamrock’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Cork
PG (predicted goals)
Shamrock
1.1
1.4
Attack rating
COR
SHA
8%
better
view stats
Games scored10
10
Failed to score2
2
Scored first6
6
Goals scored13
18
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
COR
SHA
29%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
8
Clean sheets0
4
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded19
13
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded11
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
17%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+29%

Cork v Shamrock Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15437
T TroostK. NelsonC O'SullivanC. Lyons
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK15
3
-
R Shipston DEF152
6
-
D Crowley DEF1511
6
-
C. Lyons DEF14
7
-
M. Kiernan DEF7
2
-
S Murray MID15
3
-
K. Nelson MID154
2
-
E McLaughlin MID81
2
-
F. Anderson FWD121
2
1
D. Daniels FWD532
-
C O'Sullivan FWD113
-
Subs
C Brann GLK
-
F. Dalton DEF
-
H. Nevin DEF3
1
-
M. Murray MID1
-
A Healy MID1
-
D. McCormick MID
-
H. Skieters FWD9
-
D. Dunne FWD3
-
A I FWD141
1
-
Shamrock Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15464
R LopesA GreeneJ ByrneJ Honohan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E McGinty GLK14
1
D Grant DEF1412
3
-
C O'Sullivan DEF11
1
-
R Lopes DEF151
1
-
L Grace DEF1032
2
-
J Honohan DEF1421
4
-
J Byrne MID1226
4
-
M Healy MID1412
3
-
J O'Sullivan MID6
1
-
R Gaffney FWD123
1
-
A Greene FWD144
1
-
Subs
L Pohls GLK2
-
A Matthews DEF5
-
C. Barrett DEF1
-
D Nugent MID5
-
T Clarke MID
-
M. Britton MID
-
G Burke FWD1533
2
-
M. Noonan FWD1411
-
V. Ozhianvuna FWD10
-