Cork City want to get a lot of fans in for this match even though the season has been difficult up to now with 21 points and a 8th position in the Premier Division table. Guests Dundalk own 6th place with 29 pts.
- Cork City have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier Division
- Dundalk have the most points from losing position (11) in Premier Division
10-13-13 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Dundalk when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 36 matches are 42-47 (scored/conceded).
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Cork City and Dundalk.
Cork City form and stats
5-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Division numbers at home for Cork City so far this season. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
A nice win for Cork last time playing, versus Bohemians. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.
Before that match, a win away at Drogheda United.The Cork City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Cork's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Dundalk form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier Division travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Dundalk's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Dundalk go into this game after a win, the home game against UCD that ended 4-1. Those three points felt good as this side had gone four league games without victory.
A 0-2 defeat away at Shamrock Rovers before that.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Dundalk have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the squads played each other previously this season; Dundalk - Cork 2-1. Honohan (Cork City) and Coleman (Cork City) were sent off when these sides met previously this season. Will it be as hostile this time? Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Cork City won two, Dundalk were winners in eight and we saw zero draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Keating 7 goals |  P. Hoban 7 goals |  R. Tulloch 5 goals |
Cork City missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Cork City | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 29 |
| 34 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 74% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 60% | 80% |
| 58% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 60% |
| 37% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 55% |
| 26% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 25% |
| 26% | 10% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.8 | 10.6 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.9 | 11.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 34% | 40% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 26% | 36% |
| 12.5 | 9.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 12.4 | 11.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
- Cork City have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Premier Division
- Cork City have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Premier Division
- Cork City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Cork City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dundalk have the most points from losing position (11) in Premier 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 | Shamrock Rovers | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 39 |
| 2 | Derry City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | St Patrick's | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 4 | Bohemians | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Shelbourne | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Dundalk | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Sligo Rovers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 8 | Cork City | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Drogheda United | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 10 | UCD | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 28 | -34 | 6 |
