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Drogheda United vs Cork City

Drogheda United
1 - 0
Cork City
🕒 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
Drogheda United 6 · Cork City 10
How the match was won
  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (19-8).
  • Drogheda United controlled possession (56%).
  • Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Drogheda United (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

22 / 17
Avg: 1.22 / 0.94

Points

30
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Cork City (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 0-4-14

Goals For / Against

14 / 39
Avg: 0.78 / 2.17

Points

4
Avg: 0.22

Clean Sheets

1

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

1.67
PPG
0.22
1.22
GF
0.78
0.94
GA
2.17
39%
O2.5
61%
50%
BTTS
67%
72%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Drogheda United rank6th
Cork City rank10th
Drogheda United points51
Cork City points24
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.
Cork City: #10 · 24 pts · GD -28
39 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts from safety.
27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Drogheda United last 5 home

L W D W L
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals5-7
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.

Cork City last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals2-11
Record0-1-4
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.

Drogheda United trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.572%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 28%

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Drogheda United score at home83%
Drogheda United clean sheet at home44%
Cork City score away67%
Cork City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Drogheda United score first72%
Drogheda United win after scoring first54%
Cork City score first33%
Cork City win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Drogheda United 33% · Cork City 0%
Avg first goal minute: Drogheda United 34.5' · Cork City 35.5'

Vs league average

Drogheda United score at home1.22 vs 1.38
Drogheda United concede at home0.94 vs 1.05
Cork City score away0.78 vs 1.05
Cork City concede away2.17 vs 1.38
Drogheda United score 11% below league average, while Cork City score 26% below league average.
Defensive side: Drogheda United are 10% below league average at home, and Cork City are 57% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Drogheda United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 65% 2H scored: 35% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
61-75 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
31-45 4
61-75 4
16-30 2
0-15 1
46-60 1

Cork City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
61-75 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
16-30 6
31-45 6
61-75 6
0-15 5
46-60 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
1
Total Shots
19
8
Shots off Goal
10
5
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
15
2
Shots Outside Box
4
6
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
14
0
Fouls
4
7
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
376
311
Passes Accurate
260
226
Passes %
69%
73%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
11'
11' E. McLaughlin
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Joshua Thomas
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Kane
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ C. Lyons
1st substitution · For: F. Anderson
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. Crowley
2nd substitution · For: J. Fitzpatrick
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ E. McLaughlin
3rd substitution · For: A. Nolan
53'
53' F. Anderson
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ J. Stretton
1st substitution · For: D. Kareem
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ C. Drinan
4th substitution · For: Charlie Lutz
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ J. Bolger
2nd substitution · For: G. Cooper
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ B. Lee
5th substitution · For: C. Hanover
80'
80' S. Farrell
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ Joshua Thomas
3rd substitution · For: W. Davis
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ S. Farrell
4th substitution · For: L. Heeney

Drogheda United vs Cork City 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Drogheda United beat Cork City 1-0 on Friday, 17 October 2025 in Premier Division.

First half: E. McLaughlin received a yellow card for Cork City at 11'. Drogheda United took the lead at 45' when Joshua Thomas scored, with the assist credited to C. Kane, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Lyons replacing F. Anderson. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Crowley replacing J. Fitzpatrick. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 46', with E. McLaughlin replacing A. Nolan. F. Anderson received a yellow card for Cork City at 53'. Drogheda United made their 1st substitution at 67', with J. Stretton replacing D. Kareem. Cork City made their 4th substitution at 69', with C. Drinan replacing Charlie Lutz. Drogheda United made their 2nd substitution at 72', with J. Bolger replacing G. Cooper. Cork City made their 5th substitution at 79', with B. Lee replacing C. Hanover. S. Farrell received a yellow card for Drogheda United at 80'. Drogheda United made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Joshua Thomas replacing W. Davis. Drogheda United made their 4th substitution at 83', with S. Farrell replacing L. Heeney.

Drogheda United used 4 substitutions while Cork City used 5 substitutions. Drogheda United got 1 yellow card, while Cork City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Drogheda United outshot their opponent (19-8).
  • Drogheda United controlled possession (56%).
  • Drogheda United had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (16.7%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Drogheda United vs Cork City 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