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Shelbourne Cork City betting prediction


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The most likely scenario for this match will be Shelbourne winning. It is true that the home team is going through an inconsistent phase, however, in this round they could easily return to winning ways, as they host an opponent that presents many difficulties in all processes. It is worth noting that Cork City have lost eight of their last ten away games, counting for the championship.
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Preview
Shelbourne and Cork meet at Tolka Park, in a match for the 23th round of the Premier Division. These teams have tied (1‑1) in the last head‑to‑head for this edition of the league, played on 14‑03‑2025. The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 6 head‑to‑heads they won 4 and tied 2. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the Premier Division, on 14‑03‑2025, they tied (1‑1). Evan Caffrey (70' ) scored for Shelbourne and Ruairi Keating (50' ) for Cork. Cork registers significant differences between home and away results, so special attention is due to the home/away factor.

Analysis Shelbourne

After 7 wins, 11 draws and 6 losses, the home team is in the 5th position, havinf won 32 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Galway United by (1‑1), after in the previous match they have tied (2‑2) an away match against Waterford United. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses in away matches, with 18 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Shelbourne has a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 12 points out of 30 possible. They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, since 5 of the last 12 for this competition have ended ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 24 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 12 times and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 12 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (0'‑15').

Shelbourne comes for this game on the back of a 1-1 draw away to Galway, making it three games in a row without a win in this competition, with Mipo Odubeko scoring the only goal. Joey O'Brien's team should maintain their usual 4-4-2 tactical formation, with Mipo Odubeko and Sean Boyd as the main attacking players. In the heart of midfield, Ellis Chapman will take the reins of the creative play, acting as a true conductor of the home orchestra, guiding the pace and distributing the play intelligently. All players are available for this game.

Confirmed Lineup: Conor Kearns, James Norris, Kameron Ledwidge, Patrick Barrett, E. Caffrey, Alistair Coote, Kerr Mcinroy, Jonathan Lunney, Harry Wood, Mark Coyle, Ademipo Odubeko.
Coach: Ian Morris.

Analysis Cork

The away team is currently in the 10th position of the league, with 15 points won, after 2 wins, 9 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Drogheda United, by (1‑1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against St Patrick's, by (0‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 22 goals scored and 32 conceded; against 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 20 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Cork has a record of 2 draws and 8 losses, so they have won 2 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they have a sequence of 4 losses in the last away matches and they haven't won any of the last 10 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (4 out of 10 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 22 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 13 times and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Cork City comes for this game on the back of a goalless draw against St. Patrick's Athletic, making it their eleventh consecutive winless game in this competition. For this clash, manager Gerard Nash is expected to stick to his usual 5-2-3 tactical formation, relying on patient but incisive ball circulation and a well-thought-out attack. Up front, the task of creating unbalance and finding the back of the net will be left to the trio of Alex Nolan, Kitt Nelson and Sean Maguire. Matthew Kiernan is out of this game due to suspension.

Confirmed Lineup: Conor Brann, Matthew Kiernan, Freddie Anderson, Milan Bernhard Mbeng, Charlie Lyons, Darragh Crowley, Sean Murray, Kitt Nelson, Greg Bolger, Alex Nolan, Sean Maguire.
Coach: T. Clancy.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Shelbourne vs Cork match, on 4 July 2025, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy Tanzania, goes to: Shelbourne wins ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Shelbourne vs Cork on 4 July 2025 will be played at Dublin, Tolka Park.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy Tanzania, for the Shelbourne Cork match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Shelbourne at with 90% of the tips.

 

Premier Division - 2025

  • 80% 144 / 180 Games

  • Home team wins 43.06%
  • Draws 28.47%
  • Away team wins 28.47%
  • Over 1.5 69.44%
  • Over 2.5 47.22%
  • Over 3.5 22.22%
  • Goals 352
  • Goals /match 2.44
  • Goals /match home 1.4
  • Goals /match away 1.05
  • Both teams score 50.69%
  • Goals after 80' 17.33%
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