Cork City hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 10 points and a 7th position in the Premier Division table. Visiting St Patrick's holds 5th place with 11 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Cork City form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Cork City are 1-1-2 (wins-draw-losses).The Cork City fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier Division game also here at Turner's Cross: A 1-3 defeat against Shamrock Rovers. Ahead of that match, Cork City won a home game hosting Cobh Ramblers (4-1).
Cork City are traveling soon after this match as the Premier Division match at UCD awaits in three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Cork City here at Turner's Cross, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). Cork City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
St Patrick's form and stats
As the visiting team St Patrick's, who have the fewest scored goals (4) in Premier Division, have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far. St Patrick's has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.The supporters enjoyed St Patrick's's previous game versus Dundalk, a Premier Division 1-0 win played at home. A 1-2 loss hosting Dundalk before that.
A new game in only three days for St Patrick's, the Premier Division home match versus Derry City. Busy days.
Goals are few and far between in St Patrick's's away games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. St Patrick's have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; St Patrick's - Cork City 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Cork City 7 wins, 1 draw and St Patrick's 2 victories.Cork City missing players
St Patrick's missing players
| Cork City | St Patrick's | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | Played | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Scored | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | Conceded | 4 | 5 |
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 25% |
| 38% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 25% | Both teams to score | 25% | 12% |
| 25% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | Failed To Score | 50% | 50% |
- St Patrick's hasn'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 | D | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | Derry City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | St Patrick's | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 11 |
| 6 | Waterford United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Cork City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | UCD | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | Sligo Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 7 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -15 | 2 |
