The guesting Derry City side should be front runners at Cork City, as the away team enjoy a 7 point lead from their ten league matches this season.
- Cork City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Derry City have the most scored goals (10) away in Premier Division
It should be mentioned that Derry City play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Derry City on grass are 19 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats from 32 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 46-27. You can compare this with overall results below.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Cork City form and stats
The overall Premier Division results at home this season for Cork City are 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Cork faced defeat in their previous match, away at UCD (0-1).
Ahead of that match, Cork City won a home game hosting Dundalk (1-0).Cork City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 5 games.
Derry City form and stats
Playing away, Derry City, who have the most scored goals (10) away in Premier Division, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the Premier Division this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Dundalk (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.
A loss against Bohemians was the result prior to that, in a home game.It's not easy to score on Derry City as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Derry City have won or drawn the last 8 games (6-2-0) against Cork.Derry City - Cork City 2-0 was the product when these squads previously played each other, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Keating 5 goals |  J. McEneff 4 goals | D. Crowley 3 goals |
Cork City missing players
Derry City missing players
| Cork City | Derry City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 30% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | 7.1 |
| 5.9 | 4.2 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 10.6 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.4 | 13.1 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| 39% | 41% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 56% | 35% |
| 11.8 | 7.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 2.2 |
- Cork City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Derry City have not yet lost a game away.
- Derry City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Derry City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Derry City have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Derry City have the most scored goals (10) away in Premier Division
- Derry City have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Derry City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Derry City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bohemians | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 |
| 2 | St Patrick's | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Derry City | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Shamrock Rovers | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Shelbourne | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Drogheda United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Dundalk | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Cork City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | UCD | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -16 | 5 |
