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

Mon 14th Apr, 20:00 BST, Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

The Premier Division is the focus for both Shamrock Rovers and Cork City FC on Sunday evening, as managers Stephen Bradley and Tim Walter face one another at the Tallaght Stadium. The odds you see on the page are delivered directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We pay particular attention to Premier Division match data, including head to head (H2H) performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.


Best Tip: Shamrock to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this match, and it's Shamrock. Their latest form stats show their ability on home turf, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they've got a track record against Cork too. The odds point towards Stephen Bradley's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's definitely our prediction for Sunday evening too.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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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 61% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.55.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shamrock
61%
8/158/15
Draw
23%
29/10
3%
13/5
10%
Cork
16%
17/49/2
20%
Shamrock 1-0
13%
5/1
9%
9/2
15%
Shamrock 2-0
12%
11/211/2
7%
Draw 1-1
11%
7/16/1
7%
Shamrock 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Draw 0-0
8%
17/2
6%
7/1
20%
Shamrock 3-0
7%
10/117/2
Cork 1-0
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
Shamrock 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
9%
Cork 2-1
4%
18/114/1
15%
Draw 2-2
4%
20/114/1
Shamrock 4-0
3%
20/116/1
Shamrock 4-1
3%
28/118/1
Cork 2-0
2%
28/120/1
11%
Shamrock 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
20/1
11%
Shamrock 5-0
1%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
21/20
1%
19/20
11%
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
3/4
1%
7/10
8%
Home 1st Goal
58%
4/11
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
38%
5/2
3%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
17/2
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
46%
11/10
5%
21/20
7%
BTTS - No
54%
4/6
6%
4/6
7%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
3/127/10
9%
BTTS - Draw
15%
5/117/4
5%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
11/110/1
29%
Home/draw
84%
1/7
1%
1/8
3%
Away/draw
39%
5/4
5%
11/8
Home/away
77%
2/9
3%
1/4
4%
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1/3
2%
3/10
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
9/42/1
12%
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
11/423/10
14%
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
1/4
2%
1/4
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
7/15/1
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/12
3%
1/12
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1
11%
11/1
20%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40
1%
1/80
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16
1%
1/20
3%
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
9/1
11%
13/2
21%
Home DNB
77%
1/5
3%
2/11
3%
Away DNB
32%
10/310/3
14%
Shamrock win to nil
37%
11/8
6%
-
Cork win to nil
9%
8/1-
Shamrock / Shamrock
34%
7/511/8
3%
Shamrock / Cork
2%
40/133/1
17%
Shamrock / Draw
5%
14/114/1
Draw / Shamrock
20%
3/13/1
8%
Draw / Cork
7%
11/110/1
10%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
17%
Cork / Shamrock
4%
22/118/1
12%
Cork / Cork
8%
10/18/1
20%
Cork / Draw
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table
Won
Draw
Lost
Shamrock
Cork
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda6411 
May 9
w
 
1-2A
Aug 29
Jun 16
Mar 28
May 5
Jun 23
Oct 17
2
St Patrick's6410 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
May 19
Oct 17
Apr 11
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
3
Galway6210 
May 30
Apr 4
Oct 3
Aug 8
d
 
2-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Sep 26
4
Shelbourne629 
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
Aug 22
Jun 13
May 30
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
5
Waterford6-29 
Apr 11
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
6
Shamrock H507 
-
-
-
-
May 2
Apr 14
Sep 19
Jun 20
7
Derry6-37 
Mar 28
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
May 9
Apr 4
Nov 1
Aug 8
8
Cork A506 
Apr 14
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
-
-
-
-
9
Bohemians6-26 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
Sep 26
Jun 23
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
Jun 13
Aug 22
10
Sligo6-54 
May 5
l
 
2-1A
Nov 1
Jul 5
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
Jul 25
Oct 25
Win / draw / win form
Shamrock 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shamrock2 - 1Waterford
Shamrock2 - 0Shelbourne
Shamrock0 - 3St Patrick's
Shamrock1 - 0Bohemians
Shamrock4 - 0Sligo
Shamrock1 - 1Galway
Shamrock1 - 1Drogheda
Shamrock1 - 0Dundalk
Shamrock0 - 2Shelbourne
Shamrock1 - 0Derry
Shamrock2 - 2St Patrick's
Shamrock1 - 3Waterford
Shamrock4 - 0Drogheda
Shamrock1 - 1Galway
Shamrock3 - 0Sligo
Shamrock3 - 1Bohemians
Shamrock2 - 2Derry
Shamrock1 - 1Dundalk
Shamrock4 - 2Sligo
Shamrock5 - 0Drogheda
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AShamrock0 - 1Bohemians
HShamrock2 - 1Waterford
AShamrock1 - 0Dundalk
AShamrock1 - 0Drogheda
HShamrock2 - 0Shelbourne
HShamrock0 - 3St Patrick's
HShamrock1 - 0Bohemians
AShamrock1 - 1Derry
AShamrock2 - 1Galway
HShamrock4 - 0Sligo
AShamrock1 - 2Bohemians
HShamrock1 - 1Galway
HShamrock1 - 1Drogheda
AShamrock2 - 1Waterford
HShamrock1 - 0Dundalk
AShamrock0 - 2Sligo
AShamrock1 - 2St Patrick's
AShamrock2 - 0Drogheda
HShamrock0 - 2Shelbourne
HShamrock1 - 0Derry
Cork 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
49
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
St Patrick's4 - 0Cork
Sligo2 - 2Cork
Shamrock4 - 4Cork
Derry2 - 0Cork
Sligo2 - 1Cork
Bohemians3 - 0Cork
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCork2 - 2Galway
ACork0 - 4Bohemians
HCork0 - 0Shamrock
HCork0 - 1Derry
ACork2 - 0UC Dublin
HCork0 - 1St Patrick's
ACork0 - 5Dundalk
ACork1 - 2Shelbourne
HCork3 - 0Sligo
ACork1 - 3Drogheda
HCork1 - 1UC Dublin
ACork1 - 2Shamrock
HCork0 - 2Shelbourne
ACork0 - 3Sligo
ACork1 - 1St Patrick's
HCork1 - 1Drogheda
ACork0 - 2Derry
HCork1 - 2Dundalk
HCork2 - 1Bohemians
ACork1 - 0Drogheda
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Shamrock have not lost to Cork in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Shamrock since 2019
Shamrock
Cork
Goals: Scored
17
5
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
SHA
4
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shamrock
Shamrock2 - 1
Draw4 - 4Draw
Shamrock6 - 0
Shamrock3 - 0
Shamrock2 - 0
League games at Cork since 2019
Cork
Shamrock
Goals: Scored
3
7
Games: Scored
3 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
2 / 5
SHA
2
D
2
COR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cork
Draw0 - 0Draw
Cork1 - 0
0 - 3Shamrock
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Shamrock
Goal Statistics

Shamrock Rovers have been consistent in attack of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Premier Division outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Cork City FC on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Shamrock 6th Cork 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 83% probability that Shamrock will score 1 or more goals
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
+8
Shamrock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-13
Cork have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/290020/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Shamrock
PG (predicted goals)
Cork
1.8
0.8
Attack rating
SHA
COR
60%
better
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Games scored0
1
Failed to score1
0
Scored first0
1
Goals scored0
2
Avg. goals scored0
2
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal0
5
Conversion rate for0
20
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+60%
Defence rating
5%
better
SHA
COR
view stats
Games conceded1
1
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first1
0
Goals conceded1
2
Avg. goals conceded1
2
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
22%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+5%

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
5223
E McGintyG BurkeD GrantJ Honohan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E McGinty GLK5
-
J Honohan DEF5
3
-
R Lopes DEF5
1
-
L Grace DEF2
-
D Grant MID512
1
-
M Healy MID5
1
-
G O'Neill MID4
2
-
D Cleary MID5
2
-
D Watts MID5
-
M. Noonan FWD5
-
A Greene FWD41
-
Subs
L Pohls GLK
-
C. Barrett DEF
-
C O'Sullivan DEF4
1
-
A McEneff MID511
1
-
J O'Sullivan MID
-
G Burke FWD521
-
R Gaffney FWD4
1
-
V. Ozhianvuna FWD3
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5224
T TroostR KeatingR ShipstonC. Lyons
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK5
2
-
D Crowley DEF51
2
-
F. Anderson DEF4
2
1
C. Lyons DEF5
4
-
B Couto DEF5
1
-
G Bolger MID31
2
-
R Shipston MID52
1
-
S Murray MID5
1
-
M Dijksteel FWD41
-
S Maguire FWD311
-
R Keating FWD52
2
-
Subs
C Brann GLK
-
M. Kiernan DEF
-
A Healy MID1
-
K. Nelson MID51
-
A I FWD51
1
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD3
-
H. Skieters FWD4
-