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

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

Shamrock Rovers and Cork City FC meet at the Tallaght Stadium on Friday evening, with both Stephen Bradley and Gerard Nash hoping for success in the Premier Division. You'll see statistics supporting our top of Shamrock to win below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Premier Division performances and head-to-heads included, so that you're able to make the smartest bet choices. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Shamrock Rovers's next match is v Sligo at 19:45 on Saturday 5th July
Cork City FC's next match is v Shelbourne at 19:45 on Friday 4th July
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Shamrock and Cork was on Friday 20th June 2025
Irish Premier Division
June 20th 2025
Shamrock 4
1 Cork
 
M. Noonan 6'69' A. Nolan
R. Lopes 26'
M. Noonan 29'
R. Gaffney 49'
 
SHA
COR
Shots On
8
3
Shots Off
5
7
Corners
7
1
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
10
10
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/0
 
ShamrockCork
 
E. McGinty
R. Lopesfootball icon (J. Honohan 46')
C. O'Sullivan
D. Cleary
J. O'Sullivan
T. Clarke (M. Kovalevskis 46')
D. Mandroiu (C. Barrett 52')
D. Watts (G. O'Neil 53')
D. Grant (A. McEneff 73')
M. Noonanfootball iconfootball icon
R. Gaffneyfootball icon
T. Troost
F. Anderson
(H. Nevin 61') M. Mbeng
D. Crowley
(C. Lyons 46') K. Nelson
(A. Nolan 65') C. O'Sullivan
E. McLaughlin
G. Bolger
J. Fitzpatrick
(S. Murray 46') M. Dijksteel
(S. Maguire 61') D. Daniels

Best Tip: Shamrock to win

It looks like we could well have a dominant side in this game, and it's Shamrock. Their recent form statistics show what they've got in their locker in front of their own fans, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they can get the job done against Cork too. The odds point towards Stephen Bradley's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's our strong prediction for Friday night too.

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Win / Draw / Win
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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Shamrock are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 68% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.27.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shamrock
68%
27/1001/1000
Draw
19%
17/4750/1
Cork
13%
8/1750/1
Shamrock 2-0
12%
5/19/2
Shamrock 1-0
11%
11/28/1
Shamrock 2-1
10%
8/113/2
Draw 1-1
9%
10/111/1
Shamrock 3-0
9%
13/218/5
Shamrock 3-1
7%
11/18/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/110/1
Shamrock 4-0
5%
12/111/8
Cork 1-0
4%
20/116/1
Draw 2-2
4%
25/116/1
Shamrock 4-1
4%
18/12/7
Cork 2-1
4%
25/125/1
Shamrock 3-2
3%
28/122/1
Shamrock 5-0
2%
25/111/5
Cork 2-0
2%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
13/203/10
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
6/521/10
Home 1st Goal
59%
1/52/7
Away 1st Goal
37%
4/116/5
No 1st Goal
3%
12/110/1
BTTS - Yes
49%
6/53/1
BTTS - No
51%
8/131/5
BTTS - Home Win
28%
9/41/1000
BTTS - Draw
14%
13/2150/1
BTTS - Away Win
6%
18/1100/1
Home/draw
87%
1/141/1000
Away/draw
32%
11/4150/1
Home/away
81%
1/61/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/51/25
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
10/315/2
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
13/82/13
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
4/97/2
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
4/11/2
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/613/10
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
9/19/1
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/161/40
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/331/66
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/19/1
Home DNB
81%
1/121/14
Away DNB
26%
7/113/2
Shamrock win to nil
40%
10/11-
Cork win to nil
7%
14/1-
Shamrock / Shamrock
44%
5/61/1000
Shamrock / Cork
2%
50/1100/1
Shamrock / Draw
4%
18/150/1
Draw / Shamrock
22%
11/41/50
Draw / Cork
4%
20/11/50
Draw / Draw
11%
13/21/50
Cork / Shamrock
4%
20/11/50
Cork / Cork
5%
18/11/50
Cork / Draw
4%
20/11/50
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shamrock have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 6 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Shamrock have outscored their opponents by 37 goals to 21 goals.

Home League Performance

Shamrock have played 10 games at home winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 1 game. They have scored 20 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Cork are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 13 points having played 19 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

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 7 and won 2. Cork have conceded 33 goals, scored 21, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shamrock
Cork
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock242148 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
l
 
4-1A
2
Derry22637 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
Aug 1
Oct 24
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
3
Bohemians22537 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
Sep 26
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Aug 22
4
Drogheda24335 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2A
Aug 29
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
Oct 17
5
Shelbourne24132 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Aug 22
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
6
St Patrick's24031 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-0F
Oct 17
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 12
7
Galway22129 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Aug 8
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
Aug 1
Sep 26
8
Waterford22-1127 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3A
w
 
1-0F
Sep 12
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
9
Sligo22-1119 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
Nov 1
Jul 5
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jul 25
Oct 25
10
Cork22-1515 
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
4-1F
Sep 19
-
-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Shamrock 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shamrock0 - 0Galway
Shamrock4 - 0St Patrick's
Shamrock3 - 0Drogheda
Shamrock2 - 0Sligo
Shamrock2 - 2Shelbourne
Shamrock2 - 3Bohemians
Shamrock4 - 1Cork
Shamrock2 - 0Waterford
Shamrock0 - 0Derry
Shamrock1 - 0St Patrick's
Shamrock2 - 1Waterford
Shamrock2 - 0Shelbourne
Shamrock0 - 3St Patrick's
Shamrock1 - 0Bohemians
Shamrock4 - 0Sligo
Shamrock1 - 1Galway
Shamrock1 - 1Drogheda
Shamrock1 - 0Dundalk
Shamrock0 - 2Shelbourne
Shamrock1 - 0Derry
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShamrock2 - 1Drogheda
AShamrock2 - 1Shelbourne
HShamrock0 - 0Galway
AShamrock2 - 1Derry
HShamrock4 - 0St Patrick's
AShamrock3 - 1Waterford
HShamrock3 - 0Drogheda
HShamrock2 - 0Sligo
AShamrock1 - 1Cork
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
Cork 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Galway2 - 1Cork
St Patrick's3 - 2Cork
Drogheda3 - 2Cork
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
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCork0 - 2Bohemians
HCork1 - 1Shelbourne
ACork1 - 2Galway
ACork2 - 3St Patrick's
HCork1 - 2Derry
ACork2 - 3Drogheda
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Shamrock have not lost to Cork in 6 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Shamrock since 2019
Shamrock
Cork
Goals: Scored
21
6
Games: Scored
6 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
0 / 6
SHA
5
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shamrock
Shamrock4 - 1
Shamrock2 - 1
Draw4 - 4Draw
Shamrock6 - 0
Shamrock3 - 0
Shamrock2 - 0
League games at Cork since 2019
Cork
Shamrock
Goals: Scored
4
8
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
SHA
2
D
3
COR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cork
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Cork1 - 0
0 - 3Shamrock
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Shamrock
Goal Statistics
Shamrock 1st Cork 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
25%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
17%
There is a 63% probability that Shamrock will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
45%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 81% probability of Cork scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Shamrock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Cork’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/290114/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Shamrock
PG (predicted goals)
Cork
2.1
0.8
Attack rating
19%
better
SHA
COR
view stats
Games scored18
16
Failed to score3
3
Scored first11
8
Goals scored37
21
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.1
Avg. shots per game11
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
40%
better
SHA
COR
view stats
Games conceded13
19
Clean sheets8
0
Conceded first8
11
Goals conceded18
33
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded6
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against13%
17%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+40%

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

Shamrock Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24777
R LopesG BurkeJ ByrneJ Honohan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E McGinty GLK23
1
D Cleary DEF182
6
-
C O'Sullivan DEF17
3
-
R Lopes DEF242
1
-
D Mandroiu DEF113
1
-
T Clarke DEF41
1
-
J O'Sullivan MID8
1
-
D Watts MID202
-
D Grant FWD2214
4
-
M. Noonan FWD2261
-
R Gaffney FWD176
2
-
Subs
C. Barrett3
1
-
J Byrne2027
5
-
M. Kovalevskis3
-
L Pohls2
-
J Honohan2332
7
-
A McEneff1431
3
-
A Greene2161
2
-
G Burke2375
3
-
G O'Neill10
2
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22527
T TroostD. DanielsM. MbengG Bolger
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK22
3
-
D Crowley DEF2111
6
-
M. Mbeng DEF182
5
-
F. Anderson DEF191
2
1
G Bolger MID1311
7
-
K. Nelson MID204
3
-
E McLaughlin MID1511
2
-
C. O'Sullivan FWD3
3
-
M Dijksteel FWD81
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD161
2
1
D. Daniels FWD1252
1
-
Subs
H. Nevin5
1
-
C. Lyons211
7
-
A I172
1
-
C Brann
-
S Murray22
3
-
S Maguire1131
3
-
A Healy1
-
D. Dunne3
-