Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cork City and Shelbourne, taking place on Friday, 28 July 2023, at Turners Cross Stadium in Cork.
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Cork City, Recent FormCork City manager Liam Buckley will need to rebuild confidence in his squad after their heavy 3-0 away defeat by Sligo Rovers.
They have circumvented their opponent's defence to score 5 times in their last 6 league games but unfortunately haven't managed to lock things down at their end, conceding 10 goals in these games and, in the process, missing out on some valuable points. They have only kept 2 clean sheets in their last 6 home games; however, they have scored in 11 of their 12 played at Turners Cross Stadium this season.
Having drawn 2 of their last 6 games they have at least put some points on the table, but they will not be overly happy with only 1 win.
Shelbourne, Recent FormShelbourne will have been quite satisfied taking a point from their last match against Bohemian FC, which ran out a 1-1 draw. They achieved 45% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Bohemian FC's tally of 16 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 10, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 6 goals and some valuable points in the process. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
Shelbourne will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement. Their away form in the early part of the season has produced an unusually high number of draws, with 5 draws in 11 away league games.
Jack Moylan is the man of the moment at Shelbourne right now and the toast of their travelling support, having notched up 4 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league.
In the last league encounter between these sides, it was Cork City who ended up empty-handed, losing 2-1 to Shelbourne.
The Cork City defence has struggled against The Shels in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 11 games. During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Turners Cross Stadium, Cork City have been unable to break through the visitor's defence and find the back of the net. Shelbourne have a good attacking record away to The Rebel Army in the league, having scored a total of 7 goals in their last 3 visits, which gives an average of 2.33 goals per game. The Rebel Army have struggled for goals when Shelbourne comes to visit Turners Cross Stadium, having scored just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings.
Shelbourne will be looking to continue their winning streak against Cork City having won in their last 5 meetings in the league.
Cork City 0 - 2 ShelbourneShelbourne 2 - 1 Cork CityCork City 1 - 3 ShelbourneCork City have a number of long term injury problems with Darragh Crowley (Cruciate ligament), Ethon Varian (Cruciate ligament) and Albin Winbo (Cruciate ligament) all being out for the rest of the season, but thankfully for their manager Liam Buckley, the rest of the squad is free from any significant fitness issues going into this tie.
Damien Duff has a number of injury concerns in his Shelbourne squad to contend with: Shane Griffin (Calf), Brian McManus (Knee surgery) and Matty Smith (Muscle)
Cork City Playing at home | Shelbourne Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 1.2 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 0.6 |
| 49' | Time first goal scored | 28' |
| 39' | Time first goal conceded | 61' |
| 1.6 | Yellow cards | 2.6 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.2 | Subs used | 3.8 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 2-1 |
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