Shelbourne vs Cork City

Shelbourne

2 - 1

Cork City

🕒 Fri, 28 Apr 2023 21:45 Europe/London 📍 Tolka Park 🧑‍⚖️ R. Matthews 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

Shelbourne 4 · Cork City 8

Referee Stats

R. Matthews

5 matches · 4.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.80
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.40
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	60%
Draws	0%
Away wins	40%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Shelbourne (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-7-2

Goals For / Against

22 / 15

Avg: 1.22 / 0.83

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cork City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-4-12

Goals For / Against

14 / 42

Avg: 0.82 / 2.47

Points

Avg: 0.41

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

1.89

PPG

0.41

1.22

0.82

0.83

2.47

33%

O2.5

69%

61%

BTTS

44%

56%

Score 1st

19%

League-position context

Shelbourne rank4th

Cork City rank8th

Shelbourne points56

Cork City points28

Shelbourne: #4 · 56 pts · GD +15

5 pts off the top 2. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cork City: #8 · 28 pts · GD -28

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

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

Shelbourne last 5 home

W W W W D

Points13/15

Weighted index96

Goals9-5

Record4-1-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cork City last 5 away

L W L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-13

Record1-0-4

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.

Shelbourne trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.556%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 19%

Scoring reliability

Shelbourne score at home78%

Shelbourne clean sheet at home28%

Cork City score away50%

Cork City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Shelbourne score first56%

Shelbourne win after scoring first60%

Cork City score first19%

Cork City win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Shelbourne 67% · Cork City 15%

Avg first goal minute: Shelbourne 39.0' · Cork City 27.0'

Vs league average

Shelbourne score at home1.22 vs 1.54

Shelbourne concede at home0.83 vs 1.10

Cork City score away0.82 vs 1.10

Cork City concede away2.47 vs 1.54

Shelbourne score 21% below league average, while Cork City score 25% below league average.

Defensive side: Shelbourne are 24% below league average at home, and Cork City are 60% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS100%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Shelbourne goal timing (home)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 2

16-30 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Cork City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

46-60 9

16-30 5

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

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

27'

27' J. Hakiki

30'

30' M. Smith

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Smith

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hakiki

50'

50' T. Wilson

51'

51' A. Bolger

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ D. Toure

1st substitution · For: J. Wilson

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ T. Owolabi

1st substitution · For: C. Murphy

74'

74' D. Moynihan

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Hakiki

2nd substitution · For: B. McManus

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ M. Healy

2nd substitution · For: J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh

83' ⚽

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83' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Moylan

Normal Goal

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Moylan

3rd substitution · For: K. Robinson

87' ⚽

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87' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Murphy

Shelbourne vs Cork City 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Shelbourne beat Cork City 2-1 on Friday, 28 April 2023 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by R. Matthews. It was played at Tolka Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Hakiki received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 27'. M. Smith received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 30'.

Second half: Shelbourne took the lead at 48' when M. Smith scored, with the assist credited to J. Hakiki, making the score 1-0. T. Wilson received a yellow card for Shelbourne at 50'. A. Bolger received a yellow card for Cork City at 51'. Shelbourne made their 1st substitution at 56', with D. Toure replacing J. Wilson. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 64', with T. Owolabi replacing C. Murphy. D. Moynihan received a yellow card for Cork City at 74'. Shelbourne made their 2nd substitution at 78', with J. Hakiki replacing B. McManus. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 78', with M. Healy replacing J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh. Shelbourne extended the lead at 83' when J. Moylan scored, making the score 2-0. Shelbourne made their 3rd substitution at 85', with J. Moylan replacing K. Robinson. Cork City reduced the deficit at 87' when J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh scored, with the assist credited to C. Murphy, making the score 2-1.

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

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	10
Home Wins	7
Draws	3
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (40.0%)
BTTS	7 (70.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	5 (100.0%)

Shelbourne vs Cork City Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

13 Oct 2025 Cork City vs Shelbourne 1 - 2 04 Jul 2025 Shelbourne vs Cork City 3 - 1 30 May 2025 Cork City vs Shelbourne 1 - 1 14 Mar 2025 Shelbourne vs Cork City 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

22 Sep 2023 Shelbourne vs Cork City 2 - 1 28 Jul 2023 Cork City vs Shelbourne 0 - 2 28 Apr 2023 Shelbourne vs Cork City 2 - 1 17 Mar 2023 Cork City vs Shelbourne 0 - 2

2020-2021 Season

05 Sep 2020 Shelbourne vs Cork City 1 - 1 14 Feb 2020 Cork City vs Shelbourne 0 - 1