First Division: A pair of sides who have done well thus far. Get ready for Cork City - Longford Town with this complete preview!
- Cork City have the most scored goals (24) in First Division
- Longford Town have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in First Division
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Cork City form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Cork City have to build on here at Turner's Cross in the First Division.
Happy days for Cork in their previous game, a fixture away at Cobh Ramblers (placed 8th) that ended with a 3-2 victory.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Waterford United.The match schedule is unforgiving for Cork City as they have a new game in only three days, a First Division match thankfully also at home. Treaty United are visiting.
Cork have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Turner's Cross with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Defensively Cork City have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Longford Town form and stats
The seven points Longford Town have gathered from their first three away trips in the First Division is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
Longford delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Treaty United (placed 5th) in their previous match.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bray Wanderers at their stadium, the result 2-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Longford Town manager Cronin as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Galway United.
They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
The two sides met each other earlier on this campaign: Longford Town - Cork City 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Cork City victories, one draw and two Longford Town wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Keating 5 goals |  C. Murphy 4 goals | B. Coffey 4 goals |
Cork City missing players
Longford Town missing players
| Cork City | Longford Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 78% |
| 64% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 78% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 44% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 44% |
| 64% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 56% |
| 27% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 6.5 | 9 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.1 | 13.2 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8 | 10.6 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 42% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 32% |
| 7 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11.7 | 9.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
- All of Longford Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cork City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cork City have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in First Division
- Cork City have the fewest points from losing position (0) in First Division
- Cork City have the most clean sheets (7) in First Division
- Cork City have the most scored goals (24) in First Division
- Cork City have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in First Division
- Cork City have the the best goal difference (+19) in First Division
- Cork City have the the best goal difference (+6) at home in First Division
- Cork City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Cork City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cork City is in the best form (5-1-0) in First Division
- Longford Town have not yet lost a game away.
- Longford Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Longford Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Longford Town have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in First Division
- Longford Town 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 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Galway United | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Longford Town | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Waterford United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Treaty United | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 11 |
| 7 | Bray Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -10 | 10 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 7 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 2 |
