Cork City visit Wexford Youths and Ferrycarrig Park full of optimism, but the home team is no weakling. More news on the match here!
- Wexford Youths have the most matches over the total-line (4) in First Division
- Cork City have the most scored goals (18) in First Division
This could be an absorbing game with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
Wexford Youths form and stats
Wexford Youths have played three First Division home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Wexford Youths are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 241 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Crowley).
Wexford shared the glory with Bray Wanderers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Ahead of that match, Wexford Youths lost 0-3 at home to Longford Town.Early season league goal statistics from Wexford Youths's 3 home games: 3 goals, 9 conceded.
Cork City form and stats
The seven points Cork City have gathered from their first three away trips in the First Division is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues. The fact that Cork City have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Cork City go into this game after a win, the home game against Athlone Town that ended 4-1.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Treaty United with the score of 4-0.The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Cork alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (10 from 3 played).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous ten meetings featuring these two participants are: zero wins for Wexford Youths, two draws and eight wins for Cork City. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  B. Coffey 4 goals | R. Keating 4 goals |  C. Murphy 3 goals |
Wexford Youths missing players
Cork City missing players
| Wexford Youths | Cork City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 86% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 43% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 43% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.3 | 8.1 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 13.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9 | 11.7 |
| 4.7 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 59% | 49% |
| 9.7 | 10.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 7.7 | 6.1 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
- All of Wexford Youths's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Cork City have created more than twice as many corners as Wexford Youths.
- Cork City have not yet lost a game away.
- Cork City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cork City have scored more than double the goals of Wexford Youths.
- Cork City have the fewest conceded goals (2) in First Division
- Cork City have the most clean sheets (3) away in First Division
- Cork City have the most clean sheets (5) in First Division
- Cork City have the most scored goals (10) away in First Division
- Cork City have the most scored goals (18) in First Division
- Cork City have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in First Division
- Cork City have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in First Division
- Cork City have the the best goal difference (+10) away in First Division
- Cork City have the the best goal difference (+16) in First Division
- Cork City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Wexford Youths have the most matches over the total-line (4) in First Division
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2 | Galway United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Waterford United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Longford Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Treaty United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Wexford Youths | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 7 | Bray Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -7 | 7 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Athlone Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 0 |
