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Cork City vs Drogheda United

Cork City
1 - 1
Drogheda United
🕒 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Hennessy 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Cork City 10 · Drogheda United 6
Referee Stats
Robert Hennessy
18 matches · 4.39 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.39
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.28
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 44%
Draws 39%
Away wins 17%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (14-23).
  • Cork City controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Cork City (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-8-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 22
Avg: 1.06 / 1.22

Points

20
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 4-9-5

Goals For / Against

16 / 21
Avg: 0.89 / 1.17

Points

21
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.11
PPG
1.17
1.06
GF
0.89
1.22
GA
1.17
33%
O2.5
39%
67%
BTTS
50%
33%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Cork City rank10th
Drogheda United rank6th
Cork City points24
Drogheda United points51
Cork City: #10 · 24 pts · GD -28
39 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts from safety.
Drogheda United: #6 · 51 pts · GD +0
12 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cork City last 5 home

L L D W W
Points7/15
Weighted index27
Goals5-4
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Drogheda United last 5 away

D L D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals4-6
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.533%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.528%
1H Over 0.556%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Cork City score at home78%
Cork City clean sheet at home17%
Drogheda United score away67%
Drogheda United clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Cork City score first33%
Cork City win after scoring first33%
Drogheda United score first39%
Drogheda United win after scoring first43%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cork City 55% · Drogheda United 50%
Avg first goal minute: Cork City 30.2' · Drogheda United 34.4'

Vs league average

Cork City score at home1.06 vs 1.38
Cork City concede at home1.22 vs 1.05
Drogheda United score away0.89 vs 1.05
Drogheda United concede away1.17 vs 1.38
Cork City score 23% below league average, while Drogheda United score 15% below league average.
Defensive side: Cork City are 16% above league average at home, and Drogheda United are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Cork City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
46-60 2

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
0-15 2
46-60 2
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
46-60 4
16-30 1
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
8
Total Shots
14
23
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
4
11
Shots Inside Box
7
19
Shots Outside Box
7
4
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
8
5
Fouls
9
8
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
6
3
Total Passes
438
227
Passes Accurate
306
126
Passes %
70%
56%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
1
Away
4
33' ⚽
⚽
33' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
R. Keating
Penalty
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. Markey
1st substitution · For: L. Heeney
52'
52' M. Mbeng
60'
60' D. Crowley
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ H. Skieters
1st substitution · For: Cathal O'Sullivan
62' ⚽
⚽
62' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
W. Davis
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Heeney
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ W. Davis
2nd substitution · For: Z. Bawa
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ J. Bolger
3rd substitution · For: K. Cruise
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ T. Oluwa
4th substitution · For: D. Kareem

Cork City vs Drogheda United 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cork City drew 1-1 with Drogheda United on Friday, 28 March 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Hennessy.

First half: Cork City took the lead at 33' when R. Keating scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0.

Second half: Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Markey replacing L. Heeney. M. Mbeng received a yellow card for Cork City at 52'. D. Crowley received a yellow card for Cork City at 60'. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 61', with H. Skieters replacing Cathal O'Sullivan. Drogheda United leveled the score at 62' when W. Davis scored, with the assist credited to L. Heeney, making the score 1-1. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 72', with W. Davis replacing Z. Bawa. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 87', with J. Bolger replacing K. Cruise. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with T. Oluwa replacing D. Kareem.

Cork City used 1 substitution while Drogheda United used 4 substitutions. Cork City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (14-23).
  • Cork City controlled possession (64%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins0
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws4
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS4 (100.0%)

Cork City vs Drogheda United Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
17 Oct 2025 Drogheda United vs Cork City 1 - 0 23 Jun 2025 Cork City vs Drogheda United 1 - 1 05 May 2025 Drogheda United vs Cork City 3 - 2 28 Mar 2025 Cork City vs Drogheda United 1 - 1
2023-2024 Season
30 Jun 2023 Cork City vs Drogheda United 1 - 1 31 Mar 2023 Cork City vs Drogheda United 1 - 1