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

Tolka Park, Dublin

Damien Duff and Tim Walter take on one another in the Premier Division on Friday evening, as Shelbourne FC face Cork City FC at the Tolka Park. Below there are predictions for 17 markets, supporting statistics including head-to-heads, and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. Access it all using the tabs below.

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Shelbourne FC's next match is v Sligo at 19:45 on Friday 28th March
Cork City FC's next match is v Drogheda at 19:45 on Friday 28th March
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Shelbourne and Cork was on Friday 14th March 2025
Irish Premier Division
March 14th 2025
Shelbourne 1
1 Cork
 
E. Caffrey 70'50' R. Keating
 
SHE
COR
Shots On
6
4
Shots Off
5
2
Corners
5
5
Possession
61%
39%
Fouls
9
9
Yellow/red cards
1/0
6/0
 
ShelbourneCork
 
C. Kearns
S. Gannon
K. Ledwidge
P. Barrett
J. Norris (R. O'Kane 67')
K. Mcinroy
A. Coote (J. Martin 81')
J. Lunney (M. Coyle 81')
E. Chapman (A. Odubeko 46')
S. Boyd
H. Wood (E. Caffrey 46')
T. Troost
F. Anderson
M. Mbeng
B. Couto
D. Crowley
C. Lyons
(J. Fitzpatrick 73') K. Nelson
(A. Healy 79') S. Murray
R. Shipston
(H. Skieters 90') A. Nolan
football iconR. Keating

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals simply means that there will be 3 goals or less scored by Shelbourne and Cork combined during 90 minutes. Up to date form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this prediction, and we're suggest there's a 79% chance of it being a winning tip. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.18.

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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
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Shelbourne are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.60.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shelbourne
57%
8/13
1%
8/13
1%
Draw
24%
27/10
3%
12/5
Cork
18%
4/1
5%
4/1
Shelbourne 1-0
14%
9/2
8%
4/1
Shelbourne 2-0
12%
11/2
7%
11/2
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2
7%
11/2
7%
Shelbourne 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
7/1
Draw 0-0
9%
7/1
6%
6/1
Cork 1-0
7%
10/19/1
Shelbourne 3-0
6%
11/1
8%
9/1
Shelbourne 3-1
5%
14/112/1
Cork 2-1
5%
16/114/1
Draw 2-2
4%
20/1
11%
16/1
Cork 2-0
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
Shelbourne 4-0
3%
25/118/1
Shelbourne 4-1
2%
33/122/1
Shelbourne 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Cork 3-1
1%
50/1
24%
33/1
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
5/4
5%
6/5
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
8/13
1%
11/20
1%
Home 1st Goal
56%
4/9
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
38%
12/5
6%
-
No 1st Goal
6%
7/1
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
44%
6/5
7%
5/4
BTTS - No
56%
8/13
3%
4/7
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/2
4%
16/5
BTTS - Draw
16%
5/1
9%
17/4
5%
BTTS - Away Win
7%
11/1
9%
10/1
Home/draw
82%
1/6
2%
1/7
Away/draw
43%
5/4
5%
23/20
2%
Home/away
76%
2/7
3%
2/7
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
2/5
5%
2/5
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
7/4
8%
8/5
1%
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
10/3
8%
3/1
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
1/5
1%
2/11
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
9/1
11%
13/2
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/16
1%
1/20
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
20/1
11%
14/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/661/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/14
2%
1/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
8/1
6%
11/2
7%
Home DNB
75%
1/42/9
Away DNB
35%
11/4
7%
29/10
Shelbourne win to nil
36%
11/8
9%
-
Cork win to nil
11%
7/1-
Shelbourne / Shelbourne
31%
13/8
5%
8/5
4%
Shelbourne / Cork
2%
40/133/1
Shelbourne / Draw
5%
14/114/1
Draw / Shelbourne
20%
3/1
8%
3/1
5%
Draw / Cork
8%
10/1
10%
9/1
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/5
4%
Cork / Shelbourne
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
Cork / Cork
9%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
Cork / Draw
5%
16/114/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table
Won
Draw
Lost
Shelbourne
Cork
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Drogheda6411 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
May 19
Sep 12
Mar 28
May 5
Jun 23
Oct 17
2
St Patrick's6410 
May 9
Apr 4
Nov 1
Jun 16
Apr 11
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
3
Galway6210 
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
Aug 29
Jun 27
d
 
2-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Sep 26
4
Shelbourne H629 
-
-
-
-
May 30
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
5
Waterford6-29 
May 5
w
 
0-1F
Sep 26
Jun 23
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
6
Shamrock507 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
Jun 13
Aug 22
May 2
Apr 14
Sep 19
Jun 20
7
Derry6-37 
w
 
3-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
May 9
Apr 4
Nov 1
Aug 8
8
Cork A506 
d
 
1-1A
May 30
Jul 4
Oct 3
-
-
-
-
9
Bohemians6-26 
Apr 11
May 16
Aug 8
Oct 24
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
Jun 13
Aug 22
10
Sligo6-54 
May 23
Mar 28
Oct 17
Aug 2
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
Jul 25
Oct 25
Win / draw / win form
Shelbourne 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
Shelbourne3 - 1Derry
Shelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne3 - 1Waterford
Shelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 0Sligo
Shelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Shelbourne2 - 0Galway
Shelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
Shelbourne1 - 2Sligo
Shelbourne1 - 0Waterford
Shelbourne1 - 1Drogheda
Shelbourne1 - 0St Patrick's
Shelbourne0 - 0Shamrock
Shelbourne1 - 2Bohemians
Shelbourne0 - 0Derry
Shelbourne2 - 1Dundalk
Shelbourne1 - 0Galway
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShelbourne0 - 1Drogheda
AShelbourne1 - 1Galway
HShelbourne1 - 1Shamrock
AShelbourne1 - 0Waterford
HShelbourne3 - 1Derry
AShelbourne1 - 0Derry
HShelbourne2 - 1Drogheda
HShelbourne3 - 1Waterford
AShelbourne0 - 2Shamrock
HShelbourne2 - 3St Patrick's
HShelbourne0 - 0Sligo
AShelbourne0 - 1Galway
AShelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
AShelbourne1 - 0Dundalk
HShelbourne1 - 1Bohemians
AShelbourne1 - 2Sligo
HShelbourne0 - 0Derry
AShelbourne1 - 1Drogheda
HShelbourne2 - 0Galway
AShelbourne1 - 0Waterford
Cork 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
48
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
D
3
Lost
15
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
St Patrick's4 - 0Cork
Sligo2 - 2Cork
Shamrock4 - 4Cork
Derry2 - 0Cork
Sligo2 - 1Cork
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HCork3 - 0Sligo
ACork1 - 3Drogheda
HCork1 - 1UC Dublin
ACork1 - 2Shamrock
HCork0 - 2Shelbourne
ACork0 - 3Sligo
ACork1 - 1St Patrick's
HCork1 - 1Drogheda
ACork0 - 2Derry
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Shelbourne have beaten Cork in 4 consecutive league meetings
6
Shelbourne have not lost to Cork in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Shelbourne since 2020
Shelbourne
Cork
Goals: Scored
5
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
SHE
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Shelbourne
Shelbourne2 - 1
Shelbourne2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Cork since 2020
Cork
Shelbourne
Goals: Scored
0
5
Games: Scored
0 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
3 / 3
SHE
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cork
0 - 2Shelbourne
0 - 2Shelbourne
0 - 1Shelbourne
Goal Statistics
Shelbourne 4th Cork 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 81% probability that Shelbourne 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
-10
Shelbourne’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-9
Cork’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
2.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premier Division - 2025/2025 season
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Shelbourne
PG (predicted goals)
Cork
1.6
0.8
Attack rating
SHE
COR
13%
better
view stats
Games scored4
4
Failed to score1
0
Scored first4
2
Goals scored6
6
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
17
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
35%
better
SHE
COR
view stats
Games conceded4
4
Clean sheets1
0
Conceded first1
2
Goals conceded4
6
Avg. goals conceded0.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+35%

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
6325
C KearnsE CaffreyS BoydS Boyd
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Kearns GLK6
-
S Gannon DEF4
-
P Barrett DEF6
1
-
K Ledwidge DEF6
-
J Norris DEF5
1
-
H Wood MID611
1
-
J Lunney MID6
-
K McInroy MID6
1
-
E Chapman MID6
-
A Coote FWD5
-
S Boyd FWD622
5
-
Subs
L Healy GLK
-
L Temple DEF1
-
M Coyle MID6
2
-
J O'Sullivan MID
-
E Caffrey MID63
-
R O'Kane FWD3
-
R Tulloch FWD2
1
-
J Martin FWD6
-
A Odubeko FWD61
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5224
T TroostR KeatingR ShipstonC. Lyons
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK5
2
-
D Crowley DEF51
2
-
F. Anderson DEF4
2
1
C. Lyons DEF5
4
-
B Couto DEF5
1
-
A I MID51
1
-
K. Nelson MID51
-
R Shipston MID52
1
-
M. Mbeng MID3
-
R Keating FWD52
2
-
S Murray FWD5
1
-
Subs
C Brann GLK
-
M. Kiernan DEF
-
M. Murray MID
-
A Healy MID1
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD3
-
H. Skieters FWD4
-
D. Dunne FWD
-