Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers

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🕒 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Aaron O'Dowd 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Cork City 10 · Shamrock Rovers 1
Referee Stats
5 matches · 4.80 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.80
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 60%
Home wins 60%
Draws 20%
Away wins 20%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shamrock Rovers outshot their opponent (9-14).
  • Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (68%).

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
Shamrock Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-6-5

Goals For / Against

23 / 21
Avg: 1.28 / 1.17

Points

27
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

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
1.50
1.06
GF
1.28
1.22
GA
1.17
33%
O2.5
56%
67%
BTTS
72%
33%
Score 1st
28%

League-position context

Cork City rank10th
Shamrock Rovers rank1st
Cork City points24
Shamrock Rovers points66
Cork City: #10 · 24 pts · GD -28
39 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts from safety.
Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 66 pts · GD +23
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.
42-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.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 away

L L W D D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-5
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%

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.556%
BTTS72%
BTTS + O2.556%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 39%

Scoring reliability

Cork City score at home78%
Cork City clean sheet at home17%
Shamrock Rovers score away78%
Shamrock Rovers clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Cork City score first33%
Cork City win after scoring first33%
Shamrock Rovers score first28%
Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cork City 55% · Shamrock Rovers 58%
Avg first goal minute: Cork City 30.2' · Shamrock Rovers 34.8'

Vs league average

Cork City score at home1.06 vs 1.38
Cork City concede at home1.22 vs 1.05
Shamrock Rovers score away1.28 vs 1.05
Shamrock Rovers concede away1.17 vs 1.38
Cork City score 23% below league average, while Shamrock Rovers score 22% above league average.
Defensive side: Cork City are 16% above league average at home, and Shamrock Rovers are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

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

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
16-30 4
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3
61-75 2
46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
9
14
Shots off Goal
3
7
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
3
4
Shots Outside Box
6
10
Ball Possession
32%
68%
Corner Kicks
2
2
Fouls
13
11
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
2
Total Passes
292
616
Passes Accurate
210
542
Passes %
72%
88%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
22'
22' M. Healy
30'
30' K. Kamara
60'
60' G. Burke
68'
68' D. Watts
1st substitution · For: A. McEneff
68'
68' R. Gaffney
2nd substitution · For: J. McGovern
69'
69' Goal · 0-1
D. Grant
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Honohan
70'
70' G. Bolger
1st substitution · For: M. Murray
73'
73' K. Kamara
2nd substitution · For: Benny Couto
79'
79' F. Anderson
83'
83' A. Nolan
3rd substitution · For: B. Lee
83'
83' G. Burke
3rd substitution · For: A. Greene
84'
84' D. Mândroiu
4th substitution · For: G. O'Neill
90'
90' A. Greene
90'
90' G. O'Neill
90'
90' Goal · 1-1
D. Crowley
Normal Goal · Assist: Benny Couto

Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cork City drew 1-1 with Shamrock Rovers on Friday, 19 September 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Aaron O'Dowd.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. M. Healy received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 22'. K. Kamara received a yellow card for Cork City at 30'.

Second half: G. Burke received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 60'. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 68', with D. Watts replacing A. McEneff. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 68', with R. Gaffney replacing J. McGovern. Shamrock Rovers took the lead at 69' when D. Grant scored, with the assist credited to J. Honohan, making the score 0-1. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 70', with G. Bolger replacing M. Murray. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 73', with K. Kamara replacing Benny Couto. F. Anderson received a yellow card for Cork City at 79'. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 83', with A. Nolan replacing B. Lee. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 83', with G. Burke replacing A. Greene. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 84', with D. Mândroiu replacing G. O'Neill. A. Greene received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 90'. G. O'Neill received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 90'. Cork City found a late equaliser at 90' when D. Crowley scored, with the assist credited to Benny Couto, making the score 1-1.

Cork City used 3 substitutions while Shamrock Rovers used 4 substitutions. Cork City got 2 yellow cards, while Shamrock Rovers got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shamrock Rovers outshot their opponent (9-14).
  • Shamrock Rovers controlled possession (68%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins1
Draws5
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals8 (57.1%)
BTTS8 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins1
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (28.6%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)

Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season