Shelbourne are chasing the top positions while Cork City are more concerned with avoiding relegation. Who will get the points?
- Shelbourne have the most scored goals (27) in First Division
- Cork City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in First Division
Shelbourne and Cork City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Shelbourne form and stats
Shelbourne, who have the most scored goals (27) in First Division, have performed here at Tolka Park this season with 4 wins from 6 First Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. Shelbourne has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Shamrock Rovers defeat 227 days ago.
Happy days for Shelbourne in their previous game, a First Division match away at Wexford Youths (placed 10th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Bray Wanderers and winning 4-1.The Shelbourne manager I. Morris has got the team scoring with 14 from 6 home games in the league. Shelbourne's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cork City form and stats
There's been little loot from Cork City's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the First Division. Cork City, who have the most clean sheets (3) away in First Division, only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
Cork play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Athlone Town (placed 7th).
A loss against Cabinteely was the result prior to that, in a home game.Cork City are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Cork City - Shelbourne 1-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Shelbourne, three draws and three wins for Cork City. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Brennan 9 goals |  G. Poynton 3 goals |  S. Farrell 3 goals |
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Cork City missing players
| Shelbourne | Cork City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 58% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 33% |
| 58% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 17% | 33% |
| 42% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 5.9 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 9.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 52% | 54% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 16% | 29% |
- Cork City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in First Division
- Cork City have the most clean sheets (3) away in First Division
- Cork City have the most matches under the total-line (8) in First Division
- Shelbourne have not yet lost a game.
- Shelbourne have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Shelbourne have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Shelbourne have scored more than double the goals of Cork City.
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (10) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the most matches over the total-line (8) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the most points (14) at home in First Division
- Shelbourne have the most points from losing position (8) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the most scored goals (14) at home in First Division
- Shelbourne have the most scored goals (27) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the most scored goals in the second half (14) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the the best goal difference (+17) in First Division
- Shelbourne have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in First Division
- Shelbourne haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Shelbourne is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shelbourne | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| 2 | Treaty United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | UCD | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Galway United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | Cabinteely | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 18 |
| 6 | Bray Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Cork City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Cobh Ramblers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 11 |
| 10 | Wexford Youths | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -20 | 3 |