The visiting Dundalk side should be favourites in this visit to Cork City, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their 13 league games this season.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier Division. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Bohemians.
Cork City's stadium, Turner's Cross, has a grass surface. Dundalk have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Dundalk when playing on grass; 21 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses from 37 matches. They have scored 57 goals in these games and conceded 34.
Cork City form and stats
Cork City's struggle is real here at Turner's Cross with only 6 points collected from 6 Premier Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-4. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Cork, their manager N. Fenn and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Cork City are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Bohemians. Before that game, the home loss against St Patrick's with the scoreline 1-2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cork, as the Premier Division home game vs Waterford United is only four days away.
Cork aren't scoring a lot here at Turner's Cross in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. Cork have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Dundalk form and stats
2-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Dundalk in their Premier Division matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Dundalk are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Dundalk aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 211 league minutes without a goal. G. Sloggett was the last player to find the net.
Dundalk's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Finn Harps that finished 0-0. That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus KI in the Europa League.
A quick return to home after this game, as Dundalk are hosting Bohemians in the Premier Division only three days away.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Dundalk are regular goalscorers on their travels. Dundalk struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Dundalk - Cork 3-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Cork won two, Dundalk won eight and zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 7 goals | M. Duffy 4 goals |   D. Dalling 2 goals |
Cork City missing players
Dundalk missing players
| Cork City | Dundalk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 25 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 64% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 77% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | 54% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 62% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 31% |
| 57% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | 40 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 50 | 131 |
| 38 | 15 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 19 | 47 |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 53% | 43% |
- All of Dundalk's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Cork City has the fewest scored goals (8) in Premier Division
- Cork City has the most conceded goals (25) in Premier Division
- Cork City has the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Premier Division
- Cork City has the the worst goal difference (-17) in Premier Division
- Cork City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cork City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Cork City is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Dundalk has the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Premier Division
- Dundalk has the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Premier Division
- Dundalk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dundalk have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Dundalk have scored more than double the goals of Cork City.
- Dundalk 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 | Shamrock Rovers | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 30 | 38 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Waterford United | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 5 | St Patrick's | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 6 | Sligo Rovers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 19 |
| 7 | Derry City | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Shelbourne | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 10 | Cork City | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -17 | 9 |