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Cork City

Vs

Drogheda United

Since 31/03/2023

CC wins

Draws

DU wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

8 Cork City · 11 Drogheda…

Goals per game

2.38

both sides combined

Over 1.5

75%

of meetings

Over 2.5

25%

of meetings

BTTS

75%

of meetings

Last meeting

1-0

17 Oct 2025

Next game

–

none scheduled

Cork City vs Drogheda United: the head-to-head

Drogheda United’s recent dominance is clear, having won three of the eight fixtures since 2023, while Cork City has managed only one victory and four draws. The overall tally stands at 1-4-3, with 19 goals scored in total and an average of 2.38 per encounter. Two-thirds of the meetings have produced at least two goals, and a quarter have seen three or more, while in 75% of games both sides managed to score. The latest clash on 17 October 2025 ended 1-0 in favour of Drogheda United, played at their home ground. Cork City’s goal contribution totals eight, compared with Drogheda’s eleven. When Cork City hosts, the record is a clean sheet of four draws, whereas away they win only once out of four, losing the remaining three.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

Cork City

Drogheda United

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 8 games between these two clubs

12%

win %

38%

2.38

avg goals

2.38

75%

over 1.5 %

75%

25%

over 2.5 %

25%

over 3.5 %

25%

1.00

scored

1.38

conceded

1.00

75%

btts

75%

12%

clean sheet

12%

10.67

corners

10.67

4.17

cards

4.17

Top three rows are this fixture: 8 meetings, 1 to Cork City, 4 drawn, 3 to Drogheda United, at 2.38 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Cork City

Won at home

0 of 4 home meetings

Won away

25%

1 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Drogheda United

Won at home

75%

3 of 4 home meetings

Won away

0 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

50%

4 of 8 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Cork City
17 Oct 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Drogheda United	1-0	Cork City	L	view
23 Jun 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Cork City	1-1	Drogheda United	D	view
05 May 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Drogheda United	3-2	Cork City	L	view
28 Mar 2025	Ireland - Premier Division	Cork City	1-1	Drogheda United	D	view
25 Aug 2023	Ireland - Premier Division	Drogheda United	3-1	Cork City	L	view
30 Jun 2023	Ireland - Premier Division	Cork City	1-1	Drogheda United	D	view
02 Jun 2023	Ireland - Premier Division	Drogheda United	0-1	Cork City	W	view
31 Mar 2023	Ireland - Premier Division	Cork City	1-1	Drogheda United	D	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Cork City · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.6

Avg scored

1.9

Avg conceded

1.7

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.44 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.23	1.83	1.40	1.33	1.07	2.33
vs Stronger (8)	0.62	1.88	0.50	1.00	0.75	2.75
vs Similar (18)	1.17	1.94	1.44	1.44	0.89	2.44
vs Weaker (4)	2.75	1.25	3.00	1.50	2.50	1.00
Clean sheet %	20% (-6pp vs league)

Drogheda United · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.4

Avg scored

0.8

Avg conceded

1.6

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.25 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.13	1.73	1.06	1.56	1.21	1.93
vs Stronger (10)	0.60	1.90	0.40	1.00	0.80	2.80
vs Similar (20)	1.40	1.65	1.36	1.82	1.44	1.44
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	27% (-2pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Cork City

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Last 10: 19 scored, 17 conceded.

Drogheda United

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Last 10: 8 scored, 16 conceded.

Cork City

Home · last 10

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5 won · 18 scored, 14 conceded

Away · last 10

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1 won · 9 scored, 20 conceded

Drogheda United

Home · last 10

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2 won · 11 scored, 16 conceded

Away · last 10

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2 won · 13 scored, 20 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Cork City

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Cork City's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Drogheda United

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored50% / 50%

Conceded50% / 50%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 4 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 4 of 8 meetings have goal timings on record. See Drogheda United's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Kerry	7	14	57%	2.0	16	8	+8	3.4	100%	86%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.3	1.1	-
2	Longford Town	7	13	57%	1.9	18	11	+7	4.1	86%	86%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.6	1.6	-
3	Cork City	7	13	57%	1.9	18	14	+4	4.6	100%	86%	71%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.6	2.0	-
4	Athlone Town	7	13	57%	1.9	11	7	+4	2.6	86%	57%	14%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.6	1.0	-
5	UCD	7	11	43%	1.6	16	16	+0	4.6	86%	71%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.3	2.3	-
6	Cobh Ramblers	7	10	43%	1.4	9	10	-1	2.7	86%	57%	29%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.3	1.4	-
7	Treaty United	7	10	43%	1.4	8	10	-2	2.6	71%	57%	29%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.1	1.4	-
8	Bray Wanderers	7	9	43%	1.3	17	13	+4	4.3	100%	100%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.4	1.9	-
9	Wexford	7	7	29%	1.0	7	13	-6	2.9	86%	57%	29%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.0	1.9	-
10	Finn Harps	7	0	0%	0.0	6	24	-18	4.3	86%	86%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.9	3.4	-

Ireland - First Division 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Ireland - First Division stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Cork CityDrogheda United

€0.1m

squad value

€3.0m

€2.1m

attack

€1.9m

€0.5m

midfield

€1.4m

€0.9m

defence

€3.5m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Drogheda United carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Cork City

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
17 Oct	@ Drogheda United	0-1	L
25 Oct	@ Sligo Rovers	1-1	D
01 Nov	vs Derry City	0-1	L
10 Jul	vs Longford Town	3-4	L
24 Jul	@ UCD	2-5	L
31 Jul	@ Finn Harps	3-0	W
03 Aug	vs Athlone Town	3-2	W
07 Aug	vs Kerry	3-1	W
21 Aug	@ Treaty United	2-2	D
28 Aug	vs Wexford	2-0	W

Drogheda United

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
12 Jun	@ St Patrick's Athl.	0-2	L
19 Jun	vs Shelbourne	2-2	D
26 Jun	@ Derry City	0-2	L
03 Jul	vs Bohemians	0-2	L
10 Jul	@ Dundalk	2-1	W
25 Jul	@ Sligo Rovers	2-2	D
31 Jul	vs Shamrock Rovers	0-0	D
07 Aug	@ Galway United	0-0	D
21 Aug	vs St Patrick's Athl.	0-2	L
28 Aug	vs Dundalk	2-3	L