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

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin

Shamrock Rovers and Cork City FC meet at the Tallaght Stadium on Monday night, with both Stephen Bradley and Tim Walter seeking a win in the Premier Division. We've got predictions, tips, and odds and head-to-head stats across every major market, so there's nowhere better to prepare Premier Division clash.

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Shamrock Rovers's next match is v St Patrick's at 19:45 on Friday 18th April
Cork City FC's next match is v Bohemians at 19:45 on Friday 18th April
The last Irish Premier Division meeting between Shamrock and Cork was on Monday 14th April 2025
Irish Premier Division
April 14th 2025
Shamrock 4
1 Cork
 
A. Greene 35'90' D. Crowley
J. Honohan 45'
R. Lopes 48'
J. Byrne 87'
 
SHA
COR
Shots On
11
4
Shots Off
10
5
Corners
8
4
Possession
54%
46%
Fouls
10
9
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
ShamrockCork
 
E. McGinty
R. Lopesfootball icon
J. Honohanfootball icon (V. Ozhianvuna 55')
D. Cleary
L. Grace
M. Healy
D. Watts (J. O'Sullivan 55')
G. O'Neil (D. Nugent 65')
D. Grant
A. Greenefootball icon (D. Mandroiu 54')
M. Noonan
T. Troost
(M. Kiernan 57') B. Couto
F. Anderson
C. Lyons
football iconD. Crowley
(H. Skieters 57') S. Murray
G. Bolger
(E. McLaughlin 46') R. Shipston
R. Keating
M. Dijksteel
S. Maguire

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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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 72% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.53.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Shamrock
72%
1/3
13%
8/15
Draw
18%
16/5
5%
13/5
10%
Cork
10%
9/1
90%
9/2
20%
Shamrock 2-0
14%
15/4
27%
11/2
7%
Shamrock 1-0
13%
5/1
9%
9/2
15%
Shamrock 3-0
10%
7/1
27%
17/2
Shamrock 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
13/2
Draw 1-1
9%
15/2
6%
6/1
7%
Shamrock 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
11/1
9%
Draw 0-0
6%
17/2
6%
7/1
20%
Shamrock 4-0
5%
14/1
29%
16/1
Cork 1-0
4%
20/1
75%
10/1
Shamrock 4-1
3%
20/1
28%
18/1
Draw 2-2
3%
22/1
10%
14/1
Cork 2-1
3%
28/1
53%
14/1
15%
Shamrock 5-0
2%
28/1
29%
28/1
Shamrock 3-2
2%
33/120/1
11%
Shamrock 5-1
1%
40/1
20%
33/1
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
19/20
6%
19/20
11%
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
17/20
7%
7/10
8%
Home 1st Goal
62%
1/4
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
33%
4/1
39%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
8/1-
BTTS - Yes
41%
11/8
8%
21/20
7%
BTTS - No
59%
8/15
3%
4/6
7%
BTTS - Home Win
25%
11/4
6%
27/10
9%
BTTS - Draw
12%
11/2
8%
17/4
5%
BTTS - Away Win
4%
22/1
92%
10/1
29%
Home/draw
90%
1/16
6%
1/8
3%
Away/draw
28%
9/4
37%
11/8
Home/away
82%
2/9
3%
1/4
4%
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
2/7
1%
3/10
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
5/2
8%
2/1
12%
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
12/5
9%
23/10
14%
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
3/10
7%
1/4
6%
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
6/1
13%
5/1
14%
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/10
5%
1/12
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1
21%
11/1
20%
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33
2%
1/80
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/14
2%
1/20
3%
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
8/113/2
21%
Home DNB
85%
1/12
8%
2/11
3%
Away DNB
23%
7/1
85%
10/3
14%
Shamrock win to nil
47%
5/6
19%
-
Cork win to nil
6%
14/1
67%
-
Shamrock / Shamrock
38%
1/1
17%
11/8
3%
Shamrock / Cork
2%
50/1
24%
33/1
17%
Shamrock / Draw
5%
18/1
27%
14/1
Draw / Shamrock
22%
13/5
10%
3/1
8%
Draw / Cork
5%
18/1
58%
10/1
10%
Draw / Draw
14%
11/2
18%
4/1
17%
Cork / Shamrock
4%
22/118/1
12%
Cork / Cork
6%
16/1
55%
8/1
20%
Cork / Draw
5%
20/1
11%
14/1
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Win / draw / win Premier Division table

Shamrock have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Premier Division league table. Shamrock are unbeaten at home after 3 games and have kept 3 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 9 goals to 8 goals.

Home League Performance

Shamrock have played 3 games at home winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 3 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 0 goals at home.

Cork are in 9th position in the Premier Division on 7 points having played 8 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 0 of those games.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 5 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 3 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Cork have conceded 11 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 1 fixture 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
Drogheda9818 
May 9
w
 
1-2A
Aug 29
Jun 16
d
 
1-1F
May 5
Jun 23
Oct 17
2
St Patrick's9717 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
May 19
Oct 17
l
 
0-2A
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
3
Shamrock H9617 
-
-
-
-
May 2
l
 
4-1A
Sep 19
Jun 20
4
Galway9416 
May 30
w
 
0-1F
Oct 3
Aug 8
d
 
2-2F
May 23
Aug 1
Sep 26
5
Shelbourne9416 
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
Aug 22
Jun 13
May 30
d
 
1-1F
Oct 3
Jul 4
6
Derry9-411 
d
 
0-00-0
May 23
Aug 1
Oct 24
May 9
l
 
2-1F
Nov 1
Aug 8
7
Bohemians9-39 
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
Sep 26
Jun 23
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
Jun 13
Aug 22
8
Waterford9-79 
w
 
2-0F
May 16
Jun 27
Sep 12
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
Aug 29
Jul 11
9
Cork A9-67 
w
 
4-1F
May 2
Jun 20
Sep 19
-
-
-
-
10
Sligo9-94 
May 5
l
 
2-1A
Nov 1
Jul 5
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
Jul 25
Oct 25
Win / draw / win form
Shamrock 3RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
6
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Shamrock2 - 0Waterford
Shamrock0 - 0Derry
Shamrock1 - 0St Patrick's
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
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HShamrock2 - 0Waterford
AShamrock1 - 0Galway
HShamrock0 - 0Derry
AShamrock2 - 1Drogheda
HShamrock1 - 0St Patrick's
AShamrock1 - 2Sligo
AShamrock1 - 1Shelbourne
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
Cork 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
47
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Dundalk2 - 1Cork
Bohemians5 - 0Cork
Shelbourne2 - 1Cork
UC Dublin1 - 0Cork
St Patrick's4 - 0Cork
Sligo2 - 2Cork
Shamrock4 - 4Cork
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCork0 - 2St Patrick's
ACork1 - 2Derry
HCork1 - 1Drogheda
ACork1 - 1Shelbourne
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
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

A truly dreadful PG of just 0.6 should cause concerns for Cork City FC fans, as should a 6 Premier Division matches run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Shamrock 3rd Cork 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
0.6
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
53%
1
34%
2
3
4+
There is a 53% probability that Cork will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Shamrock’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-4
Cork’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
2.4
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
2.1
0.6
Attack rating
SHA
COR
21%
better
view stats
Games scored6
7
Failed to score2
1
Scored first3
5
Goals scored8
9
Avg. goals scored1
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal9
7
Conversion rate for11
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+21%
Defence rating
39%
better
SHA
COR
view stats
Games conceded4
8
Clean sheets4
0
Conceded first4
3
Goals conceded5
12
Avg. goals conceded0.6
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded6
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against11%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+39%

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
7223
J HonohanG BurkeD GrantJ Honohan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E McGinty GLK6
1
J Honohan DEF7
3
-
R Lopes DEF7
1
-
L Grace DEF3
-
D Grant MID712
2
-
M Healy MID7
1
-
G O'Neill MID5
2
-
D Cleary MID7
2
-
D Watts MID7
-
M. Noonan FWD7
-
A Greene FWD61
-
Subs
L Pohls GLK2
-
C. Barrett DEF
-
C O'Sullivan DEF6
1
-
A McEneff MID711
1
-
J O'Sullivan MID
-
V. Ozhianvuna FWD4
-
G Burke FWD721
-
R Gaffney FWD61
1
-
Cork Premier Division squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7324
T TroostR KeatingR ShipstonD Crowley
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Troost GLK7
2
-
D Crowley DEF71
4
-
F. Anderson DEF5
2
1
C. Lyons DEF6
4
-
B Couto DEF71
1
-
G Bolger MID31
2
-
R Shipston MID72
3
-
S Murray MID7
1
-
M Dijksteel FWD41
-
S Maguire FWD311
-
R Keating FWD73
4
-
Subs
C Brann GLK
-
M. Kiernan DEF1
-
M. Mbeng DEF5
2
-
K. Nelson MID72
-
A Healy MID1
-
A I FWD71
1
-
J Fitzpatrick FWD4
-
H. Skieters FWD6
-