Cork City vs Shamrock Rovers Prediction & Betting Tips - Airtricity League

Prediction published on 12/03/2018, 00:26  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 13/03/2018 at 04:20 in Football Predictions

Cork City’s bubble was burst in their loss to Dundalk in the last match and they will be hoping to recover when they get to play Shamrock Rovers at home in the Irish Premier Division on Monday 12th March, with Shamrock on two straight wins ahead of the game. Cork City’s loss to Dundalk did not see them drop off the summit of the log but ended a nine match winning streak but the hosts will want to count on their home form as an inspiration, as they hold a seven match unbeaten home run. They have lost once and won four of their last five matches. At home, Cork City have picked five straight wins, and scored seven, conceding no goals. In the last 25 home matches in the league, Cork City have managed 20 wins. Shamrock on the other hand, have managed two wins, a draw and two losses in their last five matches. Away from home they have done badly, winning just one (on post match penalties), and losing the other four of the last five, and in the process scoring two goals and conceding six. They have six wins in 10 matches and five losses in the last 10 away matches. In the league, Shamrock have managed won five of the last 10 away and have picked two straight wins over Cork City. This fixture has yielded over 2.5 goals in five of the last six meetings. Head to head, the teams have met 73 times and 31 times Cork City have won and Shamrock have managed 20 wins.