Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers

Cork City

1 - 0

Shamrock Rovers

🕒 Fri, 26 May 2023 21:45 Europe/London 📍 Turner's Cross 🧑‍⚖️ S. Grant 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Cork City 8 · Shamrock Rovers 1

Referee Stats

S. Grant

7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.86
Reds avg	0.43
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	86%
Draws	0%
Away wins	14%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 8 yellows, 3 reds.

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

Shamrock Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-2

Goals For / Against

23 / 8

Avg: 1.44 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 1.75

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

1.75

1.11

1.44

1.11

0.50

39%

O2.5

25%

44%

BTTS

25%

50%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Cork City rank8th

Shamrock Rovers rank1st

Cork City points28

Shamrock Rovers points70

Cork City: #8 · 28 pts · GD -28

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

Shamrock Rovers: #1 · 70 pts · GD +40

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 50 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

42-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.

Shamrock Rovers last 5 away

D W D D D

Points7/15

Weighted index51

Goals4-2

Record1-4-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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%

Shamrock Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.56%

1H Over 0.544%

Also: Over 0.5 81% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Cork City score at home72%

Cork City clean sheet at home33%

Shamrock Rovers score away69%

Shamrock Rovers clean sheet away63%

First-goal patterns

Cork City score first50%

Cork City win after scoring first67%

Shamrock Rovers score first63%

Shamrock Rovers win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cork City 13% · Shamrock Rovers 33%

Avg first goal minute: Cork City 33.9' · Shamrock Rovers 35.5'

Vs league average

Cork City score at home1.11 vs 1.54

Cork City concede at home1.11 vs 1.10

Shamrock Rovers score away1.44 vs 1.10

Shamrock Rovers concede away0.50 vs 1.54

Cork City score 28% below league average, while Shamrock Rovers score 31% above league average.

Defensive side: Cork City are 1% above league average at home, and Shamrock Rovers are 68% 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: 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

Shamrock Rovers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

31-45 2

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

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

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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

36'

36' R. Towell

40'

40' N. Farrugia

56'

56' J. Kenny

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ R. Gaffney

1st substitution · For: J. Kenny

61'

61' J. Kenny

61'

61' J. Kenny

63'

63' S. Hoare

63'

63' S. Hoare

67'

67' T. Owolabi

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ B. Coffey

1st substitution · For: D. Krezic

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ N. Farrugia

2nd substitution · For: R. Finn

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Byrne

3rd substitution · For: A. Greene

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Poom

4th substitution · For: D. Nugent

82'

82' A. Bolger

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ T. Owolabi

2nd substitution · For: C. Murphy

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ G. Walker

3rd substitution · For: J. O'Donovan

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Keating

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Čustović

89'

89' Pico

90+5'

90+5' S. Kavanagh

Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cork City beat Shamrock Rovers 1-0 on Friday, 26 May 2023 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by S. Grant. It was played at Turner's Cross.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. R. Towell received a red card for Shamrock Rovers at 36'. N. Farrugia received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 40'.

Second half: J. Kenny received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 56'. Shamrock Rovers made their 1st substitution at 56', with R. Gaffney replacing J. Kenny. J. Kenny received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 61'. J. Kenny received a red card for Shamrock Rovers at 61'. S. Hoare received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 63'. S. Hoare received a red card for Shamrock Rovers at 63'. T. Owolabi received a yellow card for Cork City at 67'. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 68', with B. Coffey replacing D. Krezic. Shamrock Rovers made their 2nd substitution at 68', with N. Farrugia replacing R. Finn. Shamrock Rovers made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Byrne replacing A. Greene. Shamrock Rovers made their 4th substitution at 77', with M. Poom replacing D. Nugent. A. Bolger received a yellow card for Cork City at 82'. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 83', with T. Owolabi replacing C. Murphy. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 83', with G. Walker replacing J. O'Donovan. Cork City took the lead at 85' when R. Keating scored, with the assist credited to K. Čustović, making the score 1-0. Pico received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 89'. S. Kavanagh received a yellow card for Shamrock Rovers at 90+5'.

Cork City used 3 substitutions while Shamrock Rovers used 4 substitutions. Cork City got 2 yellow cards, while Shamrock Rovers got 6 yellow cards and 3 red cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 8 yellows, 3 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	14
Home Wins	1
Draws	5
Away Wins	8
Over 2.5 Goals	8 (57.1%)
BTTS	8 (57.1%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	1
Draws	4
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (28.6%)
BTTS	4 (57.1%)

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

2025-2026 Season

19 Sep 2025 Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers 1 - 1 20 Jun 2025 Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City 4 - 1 02 May 2025 Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers 1 - 1 14 Apr 2025 Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City 4 - 1

2023-2024 Season

30 Oct 2023 Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers 0 - 0 06 Aug 2023 Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City 2 - 1 26 May 2023 Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers 1 - 0 06 Mar 2023 Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City 4 - 4

2020-2021 Season

12 Sep 2020 Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers 0 - 3 21 Feb 2020 Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City 6 - 0

2019-2020 Season

25 Oct 2019 Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City 3 - 0 28 Jul 2019 Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers 1 - 1 24 May 2019 Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City 2 - 0 05 Apr 2019 Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers 1 - 3