Shelbourne vs Cork City Predictions

Shels can see off Cork

Shelbourne look the best bet when they host Cork at Tolka Park on Friday. The visitors are yet to get off the mark away from home in the Premier Division this season, with two draws and eight defeats on the road.

Shelbourne are five places above Cork in the table, with the visitors rock bottom. Cork have won just twice in 22 games this season, while Shelbourne, in fifth, have recorded seven wins so far.

Shelbourne have lost just one of their last ten Premier Division meetings with Cork and they look the best bet to secure victory at Tolka Park.

The visitors have lost nine times in their last 11 Premier Division away games, with Cork’s last four road trips all ending in defeat.

Cork have been disappointing defensively away from home this season, conceding 23 goals in ten road games – an average of 2.30 goals per game. They have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 Premier Division away games.

A narrow 1-0 victory for Shelbourne looks the most likely outcome. There have been under 2.5 goals in four of their last six Premier Division games, and six of their seven wins this season were by a single goal. Cork have lost by a single goal seven times in the league.

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Edited by Mark Langdon