Drogheda United vs Cork City match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Premier Division · Ireland · Regular Season - 14 · Weavers Park, Drogheda · Ref A. O'Dowd

Drogheda United stats & fixtures · Cork City stats & fixtures

Drogheda United beat Cork City 3–2 in the Premier Division on 5 May 2025. Drogheda United had 50% of the ball.

Drogheda United vs Cork City match statistics

Drogheda UnitedCork City

50% Ball possession 50%
17 Total shots 5
4 Shots on target 2
11 Shots off target 2
2 Blocked shots 1
14 Shots inside the box 3
4 Corners 2
14 Fouls 19
0 Offsides 6
1 Yellow cards 5
262 Passes 273
49% Pass accuracy 54%
0 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

7' Goal D. Daniels Cork City
26' Yellow card M. Kiernan Cork City
39' Yellow card K. Nelson Cork City
40' Goal S. Farrell Drogheda United
45+2' Yellow card H. Nevin Cork City
62' Goal W. Davis (assist O. Lambe) Drogheda United
72' Yellow card S. Murray Cork City
82' Yellow card L. Heeney Drogheda United
85' Goal D. Daniels (assist C. O'Sullivan) Cork City
90' Penalty scored R. Brennan Drogheda United
90+6' Yellow card T. Troost Cork City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Drogheda United

Confirmed 3-4-3 Kevin Doherty

27 J. Brady

15 G. Cooper 22 C. Keeley 4 A. Quinn

3 C. Kane 19 R. Brennan 17 S. Farrell 23 O. Lambe

21 L. Heeney 10 D. James-Taylor 24 W. Davis

Bench T. Hennessy , K. Cruise , J. Bolger , A. Haper-Bailey , E. Ahui , S. Brady , T. Oluwa , B. Bosakani , Z. Bawa

Cork City

Confirmed 4-3-3 Gerard Nash

1 T. Troost

19 M. Kiernan 5 C. Lyons 23 F. Anderson 2 H. Nevin

8 E. McLaughlin 16 S. Murray 17 D. Crowley

14 K. Nelson 29 D. Daniels 11 C. O'Sullivan

Bench C. Brann , R. Shipston , A. Nolan , F. Dalton , M. Murray , H. Skieters , D. Dunne , D. McCormick , L. Downey

Form guide

Drogheda United at home

3–4–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 3.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.1 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Cork City away

0–3–5 in 8 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 8
Corners: 2.8 per game
Shots on target: 2.3 per game

Based on 8 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Drogheda United vs Cork City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
28 Mar 25	Cork City v Drogheda United	1–1

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Drogheda United vs Cork City head-to-head record