Shamrock Rovers vs Cork City FC Prediction: The defending champions should get their first win

In the 4th round of the Ireland Premier League, Shamrock Rovers will square off against Cork City at the Tallaght Stadium. The defending champions are still yet to win a game this season while the visitors won their last game. Please see the carefully prepared tips for you below.

The current champions have had a challenging beginning to their league campaign, failing to secure a win since the start of the season. In their latest game against Derry City, they suffered a 2-1 defeat, with Jamie McGonigle scoring the winning goal for Derry City in the 54th minute. With a much-needed victory still eluding them, they will face newly-promoted Cork City on Monday, hoping to turn their luck around and secure their first win of the season.

Shamrock Rovers are still yet to win a league game this season with 2 losses and a draw from 3 games. Graham Burke was the team's highest goal scorer last season with 11 goals to his name, he has started his impressive goal-scoring record again this season with 2 goals in their last 3 games.

It wasn’t long before Cork City got their first premiership win, a huge milestone for the newly promoted side. They brutally defeated UCD with goals in both halves of the game. The game ended in a 4-0 victory for Cork City. They will now face off against the defending champions on Monday, can they pull off an upset?

Newly promoted Cork City haven’t had the best experience in the league since their promotion, but they have managed to get their first win. They recorded 2 losses and a win in their last 3 games.

The defending champions will be in earnest search for their first win of the season and it is likely they will get it in this game. Cork City is a newly promoted team and they might not understand the aesthetics of holding off champions like Shamrock Rovers. Shamrock Rovers has won 5 of the last 5 games between them with at least 2 goals scored in each game. We predict a win for Shamrock Rovers.

We should see at least two goals from Shamrock Rovers in this game, they have scored in all their league games this season. We predict a total of over 2.5 goals for 2.00 odds and for Shamrock to score over 1.5 goals for 1.65 odds.