Cork City expected to challenge Cobh Ramblers at their own home

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Competition: Republic of Ireland First Division
Competition: Fri 19.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: St. Coleman's Park

The visiting Cork City team should be favourites at Cobh Ramblers, as the visitors have a 44 point lead from their 25 league fixtures this season.

Insights:
  • Cobh Ramblers have the the worst goal difference (-37) in First Division
  • Cork City have the fewest conceded goals (13) in First Division

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the First Division.

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Cobh Ramblers form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the First Division this season. Cobh Ramblers have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses from their games here at St. Coleman's Park.

The home team returns to St. Coleman's Park after drawing with Wexford Youths (placed 6th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Longford Town (0-2).

The home team are doomed in this game if you believe the odds offered on Cork City to win. Let's see if Cobh Ramblers are capable of creating a surprise here by looking at their earlier home games as massive outsiders: 5 games found revealing 0 Cobh Ramblers wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats.

Goal party? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 10 of the 13 latest league matches with this team has had three or more goals.

Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Ramblers having conceded 32 goals here at St. Coleman's Park so far. When Cobh Ramblers hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Bray Wanderers and Athlone Town), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.

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Cork City form and stats

The strength of Cork City on their travels this season is incredible with 32 points collected from 12 First Division away games. Cork City has 10-2-0 on the road, with 29 goals scored and 6 conceded.

Cork are looking to quickly end their 211 minutes long goal drought in the First Division.

There were no winners in Cork City's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Waterford United (placed 3rd).

A loss against Treaty United was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The Cork manager Healy has got the team scoring on the road, with 29 away goals in 12 league matches. It's not easy to score on Cork City as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The 5 latest matches involving these two teams have all ended as Cork City wins. Another one?

This was the scoreline when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Cork City - Cobh Ramblers 1-0. O'Sullivan-Connell (Cobh Ramblers) was given a red card by the ref when these teams met earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Cork CityR. Keating
R. Keating
9 goals
Cork CityB. Coffey
B. Coffey
9 goals
Cork CityC. Murphy
C. Murphy
6 goals

Cobh Ramblers missing players

Cork City missing players

Cobh Ramblers Cork City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 12 25
3 2 0 Won W 3 10 17
4 1 0 Drew D 0 2 6
18 9 3 Lost L 0 0 2
26 12 0 Scored S 11 29 52
63 32 13 Conceded C 2 6 13
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 84%
84% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 64%
64% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 58% 44%
56% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 42% 32%
36% 42% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 24%
48% 42% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 42% 36%
4% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 58% 56%
52% 58% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 24%
 
3.5 4.2 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7.3 5.3 6.7
5.2 3.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.2 5.1
2.4 2.5 4.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.5 1.7
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.4 8.7 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 10.2 11.9
3.2 3.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.3 5.5 5.2
32% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 44% 40%
 
10.8 10.4 16.7 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 9.4 7.4
5.2 4.9 6.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.6 2.8
Key stats in First Division this season:
  • Cobh Ramblers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Cobh Ramblers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cobh Ramblers have the most conceded goals (32) at home in First Division
  • Cobh Ramblers have the most conceded goals in the second half (39) in First Division
  • Cobh Ramblers have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in First Division
  • Cobh Ramblers have the the worst goal difference (-37) in First Division
  • Cork City have not yet lost a game away.
  • Cork City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cork City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Cork City have scored at least twice as many goals away as Cobh Ramblers have scored home.
  • Cork City have the fewest conceded goals (13) in First Division
  • Cork City have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in First Division
  • Cork City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in First Division
  • Cork City have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in First Division
  • Cork City have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in First Division
  • Cork City have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in First Division
  • Cork City have the most clean sheets (14) in First Division
  • Cork City have the most points (32) away in First Division
  • Cork City have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in First Division
  • Cork City have the the best goal difference (+23) away in First Division
  • Cork City have the the best goal difference (+39) in First Division
  • Cork City have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cork City 25 17 6 2 52 13 13 7 4 2 23 7 12 10 2 0 29 6 39 57
2 Galway United 25 16 5 4 47 19 12 7 4 1 19 7 13 9 1 3 28 12 28 53
3 Waterford United 25 15 3 7 52 26 12 7 1 4 19 13 13 8 2 3 33 13 26 48
4 Longford Town 25 12 6 7 35 29 13 6 4 3 16 12 12 6 2 4 19 17 6 42
5 Treaty United 25 9 9 7 32 33 12 5 3 4 18 21 13 4 6 3 14 12 -1 36
6 Wexford Youths 25 8 8 9 37 40 13 4 3 6 16 25 12 4 5 3 21 15 -3 32
7 Bray Wanderers 25 4 9 12 22 45 13 1 4 8 11 31 12 3 5 4 11 14 -23 21
8 Cobh Ramblers 25 3 4 18 26 63 12 2 1 9 12 32 13 1 3 9 14 31 -37 13
9 Athlone Town 24 2 2 20 28 63 12 1 2 9 18 31 12 1 0 11 10 32 -35 8

Read more about First Division

The League of Ireland First Divsion, also known as the SSE Aitricity League First Division, is the second level division of football in the Republic of Ireland. It runs a summer league from February to October with ten teams. Each plays each other three times for a total of 27 fixtures to set the final league table.