Rep. Ireland - Premier DivisionStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Drogheda United and Cork City, taking place on Friday, 25 August 2023, at Weavers Park in Drogheda.
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Drogheda United, Recent FormDrogheda United boss Kevin Doherty will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 3-0 away mauling from Derry City. They achieved 35% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Derry City's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 11 and seen valuable points lost. They have conceded at least one goal in 11 of their 13 home games this season.
They've drawn their last 2 league games at Weavers Park, but their search for a home win in the league extends even further having gone 3 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.
On an individual basis, Adam Foley will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Drogheda United's last 6 league games.
Cork City, Recent FormCork City were forced to settle for a share of the points in their last league match, which wound up a 1-1 draw against UCD. In that game they had 54% possession and managed 20 attempts on goal, with 6 on target, compared to UCD who had 15 attempts and 6 on target.
Having scored 4 goals and conceded 10 in their last 6 games, they will need to improve at both ends if they are to pick up more points from here on. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded at least one goal in 12 of their 13 games on the road.
A win for Cork City is just a distant memory, having not won a single match in 8 games.
With 2 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Cork City, Tunde Owolabi will be looking to add more goals against Drogheda United in this match.
Despite both teams hitting the net in their previous encounter, the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Rebel Army will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against Drogheda, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 18 meetings between the two. During the last 2 times these two teams have met in the league at Weavers Park, Drogheda have been unable to break through the visitor's defence and find the back of the net. Goals come easy for Cork City when they travel to The Drogs, having recorded 6 goals in their past 3 visits and an impressive average of 2 goals per match. The Drogs have struggled to break down the Cork City defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings.
In the last 3 league meetings between the teams at Weavers Park, Cork City has taken all 3 points and has not lost away to Drogheda in 10 games.
With only Ryan Brennan (Leg) and Dylan Grimes (Knock) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Kevin Doherty will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Cork 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.
Drogheda United Playing at home | Cork City Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 2.3 |
| 45' | Time first goal scored | 49' |
| 42' | Time first goal conceded | 38' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 1.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 2.2 | Subs used | 3.5 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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