Cork City
League of Ireland Premier | Gameweek 18
May 30, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
Turner's Cross
Shelbourne

Cork City
1 - 1
Shelbourne

Maguire (57')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Coote (71')
Ledwidge (11'), Martin (26'), Barrett (66'), Coyle (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League of Ireland Premier clash between Cork City and Shelbourne, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Cork City

All competitions
Last Game: Galway United 2-1 Cork City
Friday, May 23 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

Shelbourne

All competitions
Last Game: Shelbourne 3-2 Sligo
Friday, May 23 at 7.45pm in League of Ireland Premier

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Shelbourne win with a probability of 41.17%. A win for Cork City had a probability of 31.75% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shelbourne win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.53%) and 0-2 (7.53%). The likeliest Cork City win was 1-0 (9.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood.

Result
Cork CityDrawShelbourne
31.75% (-0.028000000000002 -0.03)27.09% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)41.17% (0.035000000000004 0.04)
Both teams to score 49.85% (0.011999999999993 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.64% (0.019000000000005 0.02)55.36% (-0.016999999999996 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.43% (0.012999999999998 0.01)76.57% (-0.012 -0.01)
Cork City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.78% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)32.22% (0.011000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.29% (-0.012 -0.01)68.71% (0.012999999999991 0.01)
Shelbourne Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.54% (0.028000000000006 0.03)26.46% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.36% (0.036999999999999 0.04)61.64% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Cork City 31.75%
    Shelbourne 41.16%
    Draw 27.08%
Cork CityDrawShelbourne
1-0 @ 9.66% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.27% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 5.47% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-1 @ 2.75% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-0 @ 2.07% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 1.83%
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 31.75%
1-1 @ 12.83% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 8.53% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.83% (0.0010000000000003 0)
Other @ 0.89%
Total : 27.08%
0-1 @ 11.33%
1-2 @ 8.53% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
0-2 @ 7.53% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
1-3 @ 3.78% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 3.34% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.14% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-4 @ 1.26% (0.0029999999999999 0)
0-4 @ 1.11% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.14%
Total : 41.16%

How you voted: Cork City vs Shelbourne

Cork City
40.0%
Draw
26.7%
Shelbourne
33.3%
15
Head to Head
Mar 14, 2025 7.45pm
Gameweek 6
Shelbourne
1-1
Cork City
Caffrey (70')
Gannon (56')
Keating (50')
Crowley (19'), Crowley (19'), (58'), Murray (58'), Troost (64'), Couto (78'), Lyons (85')
Sep 22, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 31
Shelbourne
2-1
Cork City
Moylan (28'), Jarvis (45+2')
Coyle (10'), Barrett (20')
Keating (36' pen.)
Keating (22'), Coleman (57'), Bolger (90+3')
Jul 28, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 25
Cork City
0-2
Shelbourne

Stanulevicius (66')
Wood (20'), Boyd (73')
Jarvis (90+3')
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