9th- against 6th position might not sound all that juicy. Fear not: We have the details that makes Cork City - Shelbourne (even) more interesting!
- Cork City have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier Division
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Cork City form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Cork City have to build on here at Turner's Cross in the Premier Division.
Cork are returning here after guesting Treaty United in a FAI Cup match and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Heartbreak before that as Cork City lost 0-3 at Sligo Rovers's place.Cork are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. 15 goals have been conceded.
Shelbourne form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier Division.
Two away matches in a row for Shelbourne, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Bohemians in the FAI Cup.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Bohemians in the Premier Division.Low-scoring game? 9 of this team's last 12 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
Shelbourne find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Shelbourne are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The 5 most recent matches involving these opponents have all ended as Shelbourne victories. Another one?This was the scoreline when the sides met earlier this season; Shelbourne - Cork 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Keating 8 goals |   J. Moylan 8 goals |  T. Owolabi 4 goals |
Cork City missing players
Shelbourne missing players
| Cork City | Shelbourne | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 43 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 73% | 79% |
| 79% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 55% | 54% |
| 54% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 29% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 12% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 50% | 58% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 27% | 42% |
| 21% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 55% | 42% |
| 29% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 45% | 38% |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 5.8 | 5.1 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 9.6 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 35% | 42% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 32% | 31% |
| 12.8 | 10.1 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.7 | 3 |
- Cork City have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Premier Division
- Cork City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shelbourne have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier Division
- Shelbourne have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Premier Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Derry City | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Shelbourne | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | Cork City | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -17 | 23 |
| 10 | UCD | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 64 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 39 | -50 | 9 |
