Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City Predictions

Goals galore at Tallaght Stadium

Shamrock Rovers have been in goalscoring form this season and, having scored two goals or more in 13 of their 21 league games, over 2.5 goals is the bet when they host Cork at Tallaght Stadium on Friday.

They are top of the league, with 12 wins from their 21 games, while Cork are bottom, having won just twice.

Shamrock Rovers are on a good run, having won their last two Premier Division matches, and they are unbeaten in nine of the last ten league meetings with Cork. The visitors, meanwhile, have not won in eight games and have failed to win any of their last ten away matches.

Shamrock Rovers beat Drogheda 2-1 on Monday to bring their opponents’ five-game unbeaten run in the Premier Division to an end, and the game kept up their recent pattern of matches with over 2.5 goals. It was 1-1 at half time, making it four games in a row that Shamrock Rovers have been level at the break.

The visitors have been vulnerable defensively recently, with Cork conceding in each of their last ten Premier Division road trips. They have shipped goals on all nine of their away days this season.

Five of Shamrock Rovers’ ten Premier Division home games this season have gone over 2.5 goals, with overs a winner in five of their last seven at home. Three or more goals has been a feature of Cork’s last three away games in the league.

A 3-1 home win for Shamrock Rovers is an appealing correct-score bet. Cork have lost eight of their last ten away games in the Premier Division, and Shamrock Rovers have won three times in the league by a two-goal margin this season.

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Edited by Mark Langdon