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

Fri 4th Jul, 19:45 BST, Tolka Park, Dublin

Home advantage makes a difference in the Premier Division, and Damien Duff’s Shelbourne FC will have the joy of it on Friday evening. Gerard Nash’s Cork City FC are their visitors to the Tolka Park. We have custom-designed statistics for the biggest betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come directly from leading bookmakers.


In-Play
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

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Shelbourne
52%
--
Draw
24%
--
Cork
23%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Shelbourne 1-0
11%
--
Shelbourne 2-1
10%
--
Shelbourne 2-0
9%
--
Cork 1-0
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Cork 2-1
6%
--
Shelbourne 3-1
5%
--
Shelbourne 3-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Cork 2-0
4%
--
Shelbourne 3-2
3%
--
Shelbourne 4-1
2%
--
Shelbourne 4-0
2%
--
Cork 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
24%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
77%
--
Away/draw
48%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
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Home DNB
69%
--
Away DNB
40%
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Shelbourne win to nil
29%
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Cork win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shelbourne have played 22 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the Premier Division league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Shelbourne have outscored their opponents by 24 goals to 22 goals.

Home League Performance

Shelbourne have played 12 games at home winning 4, drawing 4 and losing 4 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

Cork are in 10th position in the Premier Division on 13 points having played 20 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

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 11 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

20 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 7 and won 2. Cork have conceded 37 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Shelbourne
Cork
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Shamrock222245 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-2A
Aug 22
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
l
 
4-1A
2
Drogheda22634 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Sep 12
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-2F
Jun 23
Oct 17
3
Bohemians20333 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Aug 8
Oct 24
w
 
2-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Aug 22
4
Derry20231 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
Sep 19
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
5
St Patrick's22130 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Nov 1
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-2A
Jun 27
Sep 12
6
Shelbourne22130 
-
-
-
-
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
7
Galway20228 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
Aug 29
Jun 27
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
Aug 1
Sep 26
8
Waterford20-1026 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
Sep 26
Jun 23
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
9
Sligo20-1215 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-2F
Oct 17
Aug 2
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
Jul 25
Oct 25
10
Cork20-1513 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Jul 4
Oct 3
-
-
-
-
Win / draw / win form
4
Cork have lost 4 consecutive away league games
10
Cork have not won in 10 consecutive away league games
Shelbourne 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shelbourne0 - 1Derry
Shelbourne1 - 2Shamrock
Shelbourne3 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne0 - 0Drogheda
Shelbourne2 - 1St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 2Galway
Shelbourne1 - 0Bohemians
Shelbourne1 - 1Cork
Shelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
Shelbourne3 - 1Derry
Shelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne3 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 0Sligo
Shelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Shelbourne2 - 0Galway
Shelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShelbourne0 - 1Derry
AShelbourne1 - 0St Patrick's
HShelbourne1 - 2Shamrock
AShelbourne1 - 1Cork
HShelbourne3 - 2Sligo
HShelbourne0 - 0Drogheda
AShelbourne0 - 1Bohemians
HShelbourne2 - 1St Patrick's
HShelbourne0 - 1Waterford
AShelbourne0 - 2Derry
AShelbourne2 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 2Galway
AShelbourne2 - 2Drogheda
HShelbourne1 - 0Bohemians
AShelbourne0 - 0St Patrick's
AShelbourne2 - 1Sligo
HShelbourne1 - 1Cork
HShelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
AShelbourne1 - 1Galway
HShelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
Cork 9TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
45
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
Shamrock4 - 1Cork
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
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACork1 - 4Shamrock
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
8
Shelbourne have not lost to Cork in 8 consecutive league meetings
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Cork
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
0 / 4
SHE
2
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
Draw1 - 1Draw
Shelbourne2 - 1
Shelbourne2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Cork since 2020
Cork
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
1
6
Games: Scored
1 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
3 / 4
SHE
3
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cork
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Shelbourne
0 - 2Shelbourne
0 - 1Shelbourne
Goal Statistics

Shelbourne FC's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because Cork City FC have conceded in each of their last 20 Premier Division games. A PG of 1.7 for D. Duff's side suggests that run should continue.

Shelbourne 5th Cork 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Shelbourne will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Cork will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-5
Shelbourne’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-5
Cork’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Shelbourne
PG (predicted goals)
Cork
1.7
1
Attack rating
SHE
COR
12%
better
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Games scored15
17
Failed to score7
3
Scored first8
8
Goals scored24
22
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for12
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
33%
better
SHE
COR
view stats
Games conceded17
20
Clean sheets5
0
Conceded first12
12
Goals conceded23
37
Avg. goals conceded1
1.9
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against12%
18%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+33%

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

Shelbourne Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
22459
K LedwidgeA OdubekoE CaffreyM Coyle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Ledwidge DEF221
3
-
E Chapman MID221
1
-
E Caffrey MID2235
2
-
J Lunney MID22
1
-
H Wood FWD2222
2
-
K McInroy MID212
2
-
A Odubeko FWD2141
1
-
C Kearns GLK20
-
J Norris DEF201
2
-
M Coyle MID1911
8
1
J Martin FWD194
5
-
A Coote MID183
1
1
S Gannon DEF14
6
-
S Boyd FWD1322
7
-
S Bone DEF111
3
-
J O'Sullivan MID11
2
-
P Barrett DEF10
4
-
T Wilson DEF92
2
-
D Kelly FWD7
1
-
R O'Kane FWD5
-
L Healy GLK3
-
L Temple DEF3
-
R Tulloch FWD3
1
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20427
T TroostK. NelsonR ShipstonC. Lyons
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK20
3
-
S Murray MID20
3
-
D Crowley DEF1911
6
-
C. Lyons DEF191
7
-
K. Nelson MID184
2
-
R Shipston MID182
6
-
F. Anderson DEF171
2
1
M. Mbeng DEF162
5
-
A I FWD162
1
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD14
2
1
E McLaughlin MID1311
2
-
B Couto DEF121
2
-
G Bolger MID1111
6
-
D. Daniels FWD1042
1
-
M. Kiernan DEF9
3
-
S Maguire FWD931
2
-
H. Skieters FWD9
-
R Keating FWD73
4
-
M Dijksteel FWD71
-
H. Nevin DEF5
1
-
D. Dunne FWD3
-
M. Murray MID2
-
A Healy MID1
-