Cork City vs Drogheda United

Cork City

1 - 1

Drogheda United

🕒 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 21:45 Europe/London 📍 Turner's Cross 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Harvey 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Cork City 8 · Drogheda United 9

Referee Stats

Robert Harvey

22 matches · 5.23 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.23
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.09
Over 4.5 cards	64%
Home wins	41%
Draws	36%
Away wins	23%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Cork City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 20

Avg: 1.11 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Drogheda United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 33

Avg: 1.11 / 1.83

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.22

PPG

1.11

1.83

39%

O2.5

61%

44%

BTTS

61%

50%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Cork City rank8th

Drogheda United rank9th

Cork City points28

Drogheda United points20

Cork City: #8 · 28 pts · GD -28

33 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts from safety.

Drogheda United: #9 · 20 pts · GD -13

41 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 32 pts from safety.

8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cork City last 5 home

D L L W D

Points5/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-3

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.

Drogheda United last 5 away

D L L W L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals3-12

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 28%

Scoring reliability

Cork City score at home72%

Cork City clean sheet at home33%

Drogheda United score away72%

Drogheda United clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Cork City score first50%

Cork City win after scoring first67%

Drogheda United score first50%

Drogheda United win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cork City 13% · Drogheda United 14%

Avg first goal minute: Cork City 33.9' · Drogheda United 45.0'

Vs league average

Cork City score at home1.11 vs 1.54

Cork City concede at home1.11 vs 1.10

Drogheda United score away1.11 vs 1.10

Drogheda United concede away1.83 vs 1.54

Cork City score 28% below league average, while Drogheda United score 1% above league average.

Defensive side: Cork City are 1% above league average at home, and Drogheda United are 19% above 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: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

0-15 1

Drogheda United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

46-60 6

31-45 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' E. Ahui

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Keating

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Bolger

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Gilchrist

Own Goal

51'

51' D. Krezic

55'

55' R. Keating

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Coffey

1st substitution · For: A. Winbo

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Krezic

2nd substitution · For: C. Murphy

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Grimes

1st substitution · For: A. McNally

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Häkkinen

3rd substitution · For: E. Varian

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ F. Draper

2nd substitution · For: W. Davis

84'

84' D. Markey

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ R. Brennan

3rd substitution · For: D. Noone

90+4'

90+4' G. Deegan

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

Cork City drew 1-1 with Drogheda United on Friday, 31 March 2023 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Harvey. It was played at Turner's Cross.

First half: E. Ahui received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 16'. Cork City took the lead at 17' when R. Keating scored, with the assist credited to A. Bolger, making the score 1-0. Drogheda United leveled the score at 40' when A. Gilchrist scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. D. Krezic received a yellow card for Cork City at 51'. R. Keating received a yellow card for Cork City at 55'. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 64', with B. Coffey replacing A. Winbo. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 70', with D. Krezic replacing C. Murphy. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 74', with D. Grimes replacing A. McNally. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Häkkinen replacing E. Varian. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 80', with F. Draper replacing W. Davis. D. Markey received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 84'. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 90+1', with R. Brennan replacing D. Noone. G. Deegan received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 90+4'.

Cork City used 3 substitutions while Drogheda United used 3 substitutions. Cork City got 2 yellow cards, while Drogheda United got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	0
Draws	4
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (16.7%)
BTTS	5 (83.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	0
Draws	4
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	4 (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