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Predictions and Tips
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Shamrock Rovers will arrive at Turners Cross Stadium on Friday for the Premier Division game with home team Cork City.
View all Cork City v Shamrock Rovers tips, stats and our pre-match poll below (plus the best game odds).
Full-Time Result Prediction
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Shamrock Rovers to Win
📊 Form Guide
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Cork City
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Cork City head into this fixture after a 1-1 Premier Division tied result versus Sligo Rovers.
In that game, Cork City had 47% possession and 2 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Cork City was Kitt Nelson (76'). On the other side, Sligo Rovers had 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Francely Lomboto (90') was the scorer for Sligo Rovers.
It has been seldom in recent times that Cork City have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Cork City have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 11 goals during that time.
Coming into this contest, Cork City have not beaten Shamrock Rovers in their last 3 league games.
Shamrock Rovers
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In their last game, Shamrock Rovers drew 2-2 in the Premier Division tie with Shelbourne.
In that game, Shamrock Rovers had 53% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Shamrock Rovers, goals were scored by Matt Healy (28') and Dan Cleary (67'). Shelbourne had 7 shots at goal with 3 on target. Ali Coote (50') and Mipo Odubeko (64') scored for Shelbourne.
In their last six clashes, Shamrock Rovers have amassed the sum of 13 goals. Shamrock Rovers have also scored in every single one of those games. In that time, they’ve had 8 goals go into their own net. That trend might not be carried forward into this game, though.
Leading up to this clash, Shamrock Rovers:
- have not registered a win against Cork City when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 league matches away from home.
👥 Head to head
An examination of their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 12/09/2020 shows that Cork City have won 1 of these & Shamrock Rovers 3, with the number of draws standing at 2.
A total of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 7 of them for The Rebel Army and 13 being from The Hoops. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.33.
ℹ️ Team News: Cork City
Benny Couto (Ankle injury), Conor Drinan (unknown injury), Malik Dijksteel (unknown injury), Sean Maguire (Hamstring injury), Greg Bolger (Knock) and Ruairi Keating (Achilles tendon rupture) won’t be able to feature for Cork City manager Tim Clancy.
📋 Team News: Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley has to choose a team with limited availability. Daniel Mandroiu (Hamstring injury) and Aaron McEneff (unknown injury) are not able to play.
💭 Prediction
We envisage that Cork City certainly have the ability to put a goal past this Shamrock Rovers outfit, however a single goal may not be enough to avoid defeat.
We’ve gone for a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 win for Shamrock Rovers at the end of the match. There looks to be little in this one.
Lucas Pereira, 18:14 02/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?
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Correct Score Prediction
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🏟️ Team Focus:
Cork City
Formed: 1984
Stadium: Turners Cross Stadium (7,485)
Captain: Charlie Lyons
Chairman: Dermot Usher
Manager: Tim Clancy
Competitions: Premier Division position 9
⭐ Star Player: Ruairi Keating
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Ruairi Keating was born in Westport, Rep. Ireland. After having made a senior debut playing for Sligo Rovers in the 2014 season, the goalscoring Forward has scored a sum of 3 league goals in this Premier Division 2025 season to date coming from a total of 7 appearances.
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12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | WWDDL |
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12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | LWLDW |
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12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | DWDDL |
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12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | WWDLD |
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12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | DWDDD |
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12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | WLWWW |
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12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 17 | WLWWL |
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12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -11 | 12 | LLLLW |
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12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 11 | LLLWD |
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12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 8 | LLWLD |
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| Goals scored | 1.3 |
| Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| Time first goal scored | 51 |
| Time first goal conceded | 42 |
| Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 2.8 |
| Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
| Goals scored | 1.2 |
| Goals conceded | 1.2 |
| Time first goal scored | 42 |
| Time first goal conceded | 26 |
| Yellow cards | 2.7 |
| Red cards | 0 |
| Subs used | 4.2 |
| Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
| Kitt Nelson | 4 |
| Djenairo Daniels | 3 |
| Ruairi Keating | 3 |
| Freddie Anderson | 1 |
| Greg Bolger | 1 |
| Johnny Kenny | 7 |
| Graham Burke | 6 |
| Aaron Greene | 6 |
| Rory Gaffney | 4 |
| Lee Grace | 3 |
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Waterford |
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