Premier Division match preview and statistics: Shamrock Rovers fight Cork City

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Competition: Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Competition: Fri 21.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tallaght Stadium (5500 seats)

After the first game it's Shamrock Rovers - Cork City 3-0 in points. Who will triumph in this second Premier Division game of the season?

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Shamrock Rovers form and stats

Nothing to worry about in defence for Shamrock Rovers, as their goalkeeper Alan Mannus has completely shut out the opponents for 482 minutes in the Premier Division.

A strong away win for Shamrock Rovers against Bohemians the last match, as A. Greene were on target. A 1-1 draw away in the FAI Cup before that, with Dundalk (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties) the opponent.

Some amazing scenes last match, when A. Greene scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Shamrock Rovers as they are travelling to their away game against Waterford United in the Premier Division. That match is three days after this one.

Last season, Shamrock Rovers's league statistics were 23 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 2nd position in the Premier Division. Over these 36 matches they scored 62 goals and conceded 21. Playing at home last season Shamrock Rovers managed 12-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with 32 goals and 7 conceded.

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Cork City form and stats

D. O'Connor was the last player to score for the away team. Cork City haven't scored a league goal in the last 226 minutes.

Cork City failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier Division home match vs Shelbourne (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Shamrock Rovers's place.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Cork City manager N. Fenn as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Dundalk.

Let's have a look at how Cork City performed last season in the Premier Division: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 10 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 29 and conceded 49 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 10 with 13/26 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Shamrock Rovers won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Cork City has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Shamrock RoversA. Greene
A. Greene
1 goals

Shamrock Rovers missing players

Cork City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Shamrock Rovers Cork City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 4
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
17 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 5
8 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
12% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Shamrock Rovers Last season Cork City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
23 12   Won W   5 9
6 4   Drew D   3 10
7 2   Lost L   10 17
62 32   Scored S   13 29
21 7   Conceded C   26 49
89% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 86%
61% 56%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   61% 64%
47% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 31%
17% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 17%
8% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 11%
33% 22%   BTTS BTTS   33% 39%
58% 67%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 28%
19% 28%   Failed to Score F T   56% 47%
 
6.6 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.4 3.8
2.9 2.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.6
1.6 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.2
3 2   Red cards R C   2 3
 
465 255   Total Shots T S   151 324
182 101   Shots on Target S O   59 120
29% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   22% 23%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dundalk 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2 Finn Harps 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Shamrock Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Shelbourne 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Waterford United 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Bohemians 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
7 Cork City 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
8 Derry City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
9 Sligo Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
10 St Patrick's 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dundalk 36 27 5 4 73 18 18 16 2 0 43 8 18 11 3 4 30 10 55 86
2 Shamrock Rovers 36 23 6 7 62 21 18 12 4 2 32 7 18 11 2 5 30 14 41 75
3 Bohemians 36 17 9 10 47 28 18 11 3 4 34 15 18 6 6 6 13 13 19 60
4 Derry City 36 15 12 9 56 34 18 9 4 5 31 15 18 6 8 4 25 19 22 57
5 St Patrick's 36 14 10 12 29 35 18 7 5 6 13 16 18 7 5 6 16 19 -6 52
6 Waterford United 36 12 7 17 46 53 18 6 4 8 26 26 18 6 3 9 20 27 -7 43
7 Sligo Rovers 36 10 12 14 38 47 18 5 8 5 19 17 18 5 4 9 19 30 -9 42
8 Cork City 36 9 10 17 29 49 18 4 7 7 16 23 18 5 3 10 13 26 -20 37
9 Finn Harps 36 7 7 22 26 64 18 6 3 9 19 24 18 1 4 13 7 40 -38 28
10 UCD 36 5 4 27 25 82 18 5 1 12 17 30 18 0 3 15 8 52 -57 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dundalk 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
2 Finn Harps 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Shamrock Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Shelbourne 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Waterford United 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Bohemians 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
7 Cork City 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
8 Derry City 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
9 Sligo Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
10 St Patrick's 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0

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The League of Ireland Premier Division, also known as the SSE Aitricity League Premier Division, is the highest level of football in the Republic of Ireland. It also has teams from Northern Ireland participating. The season runs from February to October with ten teams playing 36 matches each.