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

Fri 20th Jun, 19:45 BST, Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

Stephen Bradley welcomes Gerard Nash to the Tallaght Stadium on Friday evening, as their Shamrock Rovers and Cork City FC charges meet in the Premier Division. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a sound selection is shown below. Go between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head-to-head analysis and odds for it all.


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 69% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.27.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shamrock
69%
2/92/9
Draw
19%
9/217/4
Cork
12%
9/110/1
Shamrock 2-0
12%
9/217/4
Shamrock 1-0
12%
11/219/4
Shamrock 2-1
10%
17/215/2
Shamrock 3-0
9%
6/111/2
Draw 1-1
9%
10/19/1
Shamrock 3-1
7%
11/19/1
Draw 0-0
5%
11/110/1
Shamrock 4-0
5%
10/117/2
Cork 1-0
4%
20/118/1
Shamrock 4-1
4%
18/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
28/120/1
Cork 2-1
3%
28/125/1
Shamrock 3-2
3%
33/122/1
Shamrock 5-0
2%
20/116/1
Shamrock 5-1
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
8/114/6
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
43/401/1
Home 1st Goal
60%
1/62/9
Away 1st Goal
36%
9/219/5
No 1st Goal
3%
11/110/1
BTTS - Yes
48%
11/829/20
BTTS - No
52%
8/151/2
BTTS - Home Win
28%
12/512/5
BTTS - Draw
13%
15/27/1
BTTS - Away Win
6%
20/118/1
Home/draw
88%
1/201/33
Away/draw
31%
11/43/1
Home/away
81%
1/81/8
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/92/9
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/113/5
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
7/413/8
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
2/52/5
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
9/218/5
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1/71/7
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/115/2
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/201/25
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/331/66
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/19/1
Home DNB
82%
1/141/25
Away DNB
25%
8/117/2
Shamrock win to nil
41%
4/5-
Cork win to nil
6%
16/1-
Shamrock / Shamrock
46%
8/113/4
Shamrock / Cork
2%
50/150/1
Shamrock / Draw
4%
20/118/1
Draw / Shamrock
22%
11/427/10
Draw / Cork
4%
22/118/1
Draw / Draw
11%
7/16/1
Cork / Shamrock
4%
20/118/1
Cork / Cork
4%
22/116/1
Cork / Draw
4%
22/120/1
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
Shamrock211942 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
2
Bohemians19433 
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
Sep 26
Jun 23
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Aug 22
3
Drogheda21531 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2A
Aug 29
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
Jun 23
Oct 17
4
St Patrick's21330 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
4-0F
Oct 17
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-2A
Jun 27
Sep 12
5
Shelbourne21230 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Aug 22
w
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
6
Derry19128 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2A
Aug 1
Oct 24
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
7
Galway19025 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Aug 8
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
Aug 1
Sep 26
8
Waterford19-1123 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3A
Jun 27
Sep 12
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
9
Sligo19-1115 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
Nov 1
Jul 5
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jul 25
Oct 25
10
Cork19-1213 
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
Jun 20
Sep 19
-
-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
3
Cork have lost 3 consecutive away league games
10
Shamrock have not lost in 10 consecutive league games
9
Cork have not won in 9 consecutive away league games
4
Shamrock have kept a clean sheet for 4 consecutive home league games
Shamrock 1ST
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
10
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
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
Cork 9TH
20 league games
Away
3
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
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
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
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
Goal Statistics
Shamrock 1st Cork 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
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
46%
1
36%
2
14%
3
4+
There is a 82% 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
2.2
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
21776
R LopesG BurkeJ ByrneJ Honohan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Lopes DEF211
1
-
G Burke FWD2175
3
-
E McGinty GLK20
1
J Honohan DEF2032
6
-
M Healy MID2012
4
-
A Greene FWD2061
2
-
M. Noonan FWD1941
-
D Grant FWD1914
3
-
J Byrne MID1827
5
-
D Watts MID171
-
C O'Sullivan DEF16
3
-
D Cleary DEF152
5
-
R Gaffney FWD154
1
-
L Grace DEF1433
3
-
A McEneff MID1231
3
-
V. Ozhianvuna FWD11
-
A Matthews DEF9
-
D Nugent MID9
-
G O'Neill MID8
2
-
D Mandroiu MID81
1
-
J O'Sullivan MID7
1
-
T Clarke MID3
1
-
L Pohls GLK2
-
C. Barrett DEF2
-
S Robertson MID1
2
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19427
T TroostK. NelsonR ShipstonC. Lyons
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK19
3
-
S Murray MID19
3
-
D Crowley DEF1811
6
-
C. Lyons DEF181
7
-
R Shipston MID182
6
-
K. Nelson MID174
2
-
F. Anderson DEF161
2
1
M. Mbeng DEF152
5
-
A I FWD151
1
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD13
2
1
B Couto DEF121
2
-
E McLaughlin MID1211
2
-
G Bolger MID101
5
-
M. Kiernan DEF9
3
-
H. Skieters FWD9
-
D. Daniels FWD942
1
-
S Maguire FWD831
2
-
R Keating FWD73
4
-
M Dijksteel FWD61
-
H. Nevin DEF4
1
-
D. Dunne FWD3
-
M. Murray MID2
-
A Healy MID1
-