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Drogheda United FC v Cork City FC : Premier Division match betting preview, prediction and odds

United Park (Drogheda), Drogheda

Kevin Doherty's Drogheda United FC side enjoy home advantage in the Premier Division on Monday evening, as Tim Walter's Cork City FC visit the United Park (Drogheda). Premier Division stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) history included too. You can view it all, with graphics and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for the biggest betting markets using the tabs.

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Drogheda United FC's next match is v Derry at 19:45 on Friday 16th May
Cork City FC's next match is v St Patrick's at 19:45 on Friday 16th May
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Drogheda and Cork was on Monday 5th May 2025
Irish Premier Division
May 5th 2025
Drogheda 3
2 Cork
 
S. Farrell 40'7' D. Daniels
W. Davis 62'85' D. Daniels
R. Brennan 90'
 
DRO
COR
Shots On
4
2
Shots Off
11
2
Corners
4
2
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
14
19
Yellow/red cards
1/0
5/0
 
DroghedaCork
 
J. Brady
C. Kane
O. Lambe
C. Keeley
G. Cooper (J. Bolger 75')
A. Quinn
S. Farrellfootball icon
R. Brennanfootball icon
L. Heeney
W. Davisfootball icon (B. Bosakani 76')
D. James-Taylor (T. Oluwya 67')
T. Troost
(A. Nolan 66') H. Nevin
C. Lyons
F. Anderson
(R. Shipston 53') M. Kiernan
D. Crowley
S. Murray
(D. Dunne 76') K. Nelson
C. O'Sullivan
E. McLaughlin
football iconfootball iconD. Daniels

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by Drogheda and Cork combined during a standard 90 mins. Up to date form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 76% chance of it being a winning tip. The top price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.22.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score & Result
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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Drogheda are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.83.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Drogheda
55%
17/20
1%
-
Draw
25%
5/2-
Cork
20%
16/5
3%
-
Drogheda 1-0
13%
11/2
8%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Drogheda 2-0
11%
7/1-
Drogheda 2-1
10%
8/1-
Draw 0-0
8%
8/1
6%
-
Cork 1-0
7%
9/1-
Drogheda 3-0
6%
14/1-
Drogheda 3-1
5%
16/1-
Cork 2-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1-
Cork 2-0
3%
20/1-
Drogheda 4-0
2%
33/1-
Drogheda 3-2
2%
28/1-
Drogheda 4-1
2%
33/1-
Cork 3-1
1%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
11/10
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
7/10
2%
-
Home 1st Goal
55%
4/7
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
40%
7/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
47%
19/20
3%
-
BTTS - No
53%
4/5
3%
-
BTTS - Home Win
22%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
9%
15/2
6%
-
Home/draw
80%
2/9
2%
-
Away/draw
45%
10/11-
Home/away
75%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
1/3
2%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
9/4
8%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
11/4
6%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
1/4
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
7/1
11%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/12
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/50-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
9/1
18%
-
Home DNB
73%
4/11
2%
-
Away DNB
37%
2/1
8%
-
Drogheda win to nil
34%
2/1
9%
-
Cork win to nil
11%
11/2
7%
-
Drogheda / Drogheda
28%
2/1-
Drogheda / Cork
2%
33/1
17%
-
Drogheda / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Drogheda
18%
15/4-
Draw / Cork
10%
15/2
6%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Cork / Drogheda
3%
22/1
12%
-
Cork / Cork
12%
6/1
7%
-
Cork / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Drogheda have played 13 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 4 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Drogheda have outscored their opponents by 18 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Drogheda have played 6 games at home winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 9 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Cork are in 9th position in the Premier Division on 12 points having played 13 matches so far this season. Cork are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 1 of those game.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Cork have conceded 18 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Drogheda
Cork
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock151026 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
3-0A
Jun 16
Aug 29
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
2
Derry15326 
May 16
w
 
1-3A
Sep 26
Jun 27
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
3
Drogheda H15524 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
Jun 23
Oct 17
4
Bohemians15124 
May 23
w
 
0-1F
Nov 1
Aug 1
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
Jun 13
Aug 22
5
St Patrick's15622 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Aug 22
Jun 13
l
 
0-2A
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
6
Shelbourne15222 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Sep 12
May 19
May 30
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
7
Waterford15-821 
w
 
2-0F
May 30
Aug 8
Oct 3
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
8
Galway15020 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
Jul 4
Oct 24
d
 
2-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Sep 26
9
Cork A15-812 
w
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
Oct 17
Jun 23
-
-
-
-
10
Sligo15-119 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2F
Jun 20
Sep 20
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jul 25
Oct 25
Win / draw / win form
Drogheda 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Drogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda1 - 1Galway
Drogheda3 - 0Sligo
Drogheda0 - 0Dundalk
Drogheda0 - 1Shamrock
Drogheda2 - 1Derry
Drogheda0 - 0Galway
Drogheda7 - 0Sligo
Drogheda2 - 2Bohemians
Drogheda2 - 0Waterford
Drogheda1 - 1Shelbourne
Drogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
Drogheda0 - 2Shamrock
Drogheda2 - 3Galway
Drogheda2 - 1Dundalk
Drogheda3 - 1Sligo
Drogheda2 - 2Derry
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
9
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADrogheda2 - 2Sligo
ADrogheda1 - 2Galway
HDrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda2 - 2Shelbourne
ADrogheda3 - 1Derry
HDrogheda2 - 0Waterford
ADrogheda1 - 1Cork
HDrogheda1 - 2Shamrock
ADrogheda1 - 0Shelbourne
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
HDrogheda1 - 1Galway
HDrogheda3 - 0Sligo
ADrogheda0 - 0St Patrick's
HDrogheda0 - 0Dundalk
ADrogheda1 - 2Shelbourne
HDrogheda0 - 1Shamrock
ADrogheda0 - 0Waterford
HDrogheda2 - 1Derry
HDrogheda0 - 0Galway
ADrogheda1 - 0Bohemians
Cork 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sligo1 - 1Cork
Bohemians1 - 0Cork
Shamrock4 - 1Cork
Derry2 - 1Cork
Shelbourne1 - 1Cork
Waterford2 - 1Cork
Bohemians4 - 0Cork
UC Dublin0 - 2Cork
Dundalk5 - 0Cork
Shelbourne2 - 1Cork
Drogheda3 - 1Cork
Shamrock2 - 1Cork
Sligo3 - 0Cork
St Patrick's1 - 1Cork
Derry2 - 0Cork
Drogheda0 - 1Cork
Dundalk2 - 1Cork
Bohemians5 - 0Cork
Shelbourne2 - 1Cork
UC Dublin1 - 0Cork
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCork1 - 1Shamrock
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Drogheda since 2023
Drogheda
Cork
Goals: Scored
3
2
Games: Scored
1 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
1 / 2
DRO
1
COR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Drogheda
Drogheda3 - 1
0 - 1Cork
League games at Cork since 2023
Cork
Drogheda
Goals: Scored
3
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cork
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Drogheda United FC's fans will be hoping for goals on Monday evening, not least because Cork City FC have conceded in each of their last 13 Premier Division matches. A PG of 1.6 for Kevin Doherty's side suggests that run should continue.

Drogheda 3rd Cork 9th
Kickoff prediction
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1.6
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 80% probability that Drogheda will score 1 or more goals
0
42%
1
36%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Cork scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+25
Drogheda have scored 25% more goals at home than predicted
-28
Cork have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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PG (predicted goals)
0
0
Attack rating
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better
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
%
Defence rating
%
better
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
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Drogheda v Cork Premier Division lLine ups will show here when available.

Drogheda Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15625
C KeeleyW DavisA QuinnS Farrell
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Brady GLK1
-
A Quinn DEF132
-
C Keeley DEF154
3
-
G Cooper DEF6
-
O Lambe MID151
1
-
S Farrell MID1511
5
-
R Brennan MID1521
5
-
C Kane MID151
1
-
W Davis FWD1561
3
-
D James-Taylor FWD4
1
-
L Heeney FWD1511
1
-
Subs
E Ahui DEF4
1
-
A. Haper-Bailey DEF1
-
J. Bolger DEF13
-
K Cruise DEF6
1
-
S. Brady MID
-
T Oluwa FWD1521
-
S. Bawa FWD7
1
-
B. Bosakani FWD3
-
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
-
H. Nevin DEF3
1
-
F. Anderson DEF121
2
1
C. Lyons DEF14
7
-
M. Kiernan DEF7
2
-
S Murray MID15
3
-
E McLaughlin MID81
2
-
D Crowley MID1511
6
-
C O'Sullivan FWD113
-
D. Daniels FWD532
-
K. Nelson FWD154
2
-
Subs
C Brann GLK
-
F. Dalton DEF
-
R Shipston MID152
6
-
M. Murray MID1
-
D. McCormick MID
-
A I FWD141
1
-
H. Skieters FWD9
-
D. Dunne FWD3
-