Bray Wanderers vs Cork CityResult, Lineups & H2H

First Division (Republic of Ireland)

2026

Bray Wanderers

Oluwabiyi11'

-FT

Sep 04, 2026

Carlisle Grounds

Cork City

Maguire 26'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Ben McCormack

Bray Wanderers

Assists

8.3

82'Substitution

Jamie Ryan· In

Endri Mustali· Out

Bray Wanderers

82'Substitution

Tyreik Sammy· In

Ifunanyachi Achara· Out

Bray Wanderers

82'Substitution

Bailey Shelley· In

Ajibola Oluwabiyi· Out

Bray Wanderers

74'Substitution

Kyle Tucker· In

Ben McCormack· Out

Bray Wanderers

71'Second Yellow

John Bilili Sesay

Bray Wanderers

68'Substitution

J. Fitzpatrick· In

Hans Mpongo· Out

Cork City

60'Yellow Card

John Bilili Sesay

Bray Wanderers

56'Yellow Card

Niall O'Keeffe

Cork City

41'Yellow Card

Charlie Lyons

Cork City

35'Yellow Card

Rory Feely

Cork City

31'Yellow Card

Richard Ferizaj

Bray Wanderers

Goal!

1-1

Sean Maguire

26'·Cork City

⚽

Goal!

1-0

Ajibola Oluwabiyi

11'·Bray Wanderers

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Bray Wanderers

Cork City

44%Ball Possession56%

15Shots Total7

7Shots On Target2

1Corners2

13Fouls19

4Yellow Cards3

0Offsides3

1Saves6

344Passes428

5Shots Off Target3

52Attacks90

52Dangerous Attacks69

11Shots Inside Box5

4Shots Outside Box2

1Goals1

3Free Kicks3

3Shots Blocked1

3Substitutions1

0Hit Woodwork1

0Tackles1

245Accurate Passes330

1Red Cards0

1Ball Safe0

0Injuries1

13Total Crosses9

4Accurate Crosses4

16Interceptions9

Bray Wanderers

Manager: Paul Heffernan

Starting XI

Rian Hogan

6.5

Alain Kizenga

6.5

Declan Osagie

6.5

Jamie Duggan

6.8

Dean O'Shea

6.7

John Bilili Sesay

5.9

Ifunanyachi Achara

6.6

Richard Ferizaj

6.7

Ben McCormack

8.3

Ajibola Oluwabiyi

7.8

Endri Mustali

7.0

Substitutes

Conor Knight

Aime Azende

Ryan Kelly

Kyle Tucker

6.4

Tyreik Sammy

6.5

Jamie Ryan

6.5

Stephen McGuinness

Ethan Cheese

Bailey Shelley

6.5

Cork City

Manager: Barry Robson

Starting XI

Conor Brann

7.3

Rory Feely

6.9

Fiacre Kelleher

6.4

Charlie Lyons

6.6

Conor Drinan

6.2

Cillian Murphy

6.8

Niall O'Keeffe

6.5

Darragh Crowley

6.6

Hans Mpongo

5.8

Sean Maguire

7.0

Ruairi Keating

6.6

Substitutes

Harry Nevin

Joe Aidoo

David Odumosu

J. Fitzpatrick

6.8

Chrisnovic N'sa

Matthew Murray

Ikechimka Manjor

Tom McGrath

Luke Downey

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Ben McCormack MF	8.3	74'	0	1	2/3	42	-	11/17
Ajibola Oluwabiyi MF	7.8	83'	1	0	1/2	15	-	10/13
Endri Mustali FW	7.0	81'	0	0	2/7	15	-	7/15
Jamie Duggan DF	6.8	90'	0	0	1/1	46	-	8/14
Richard Ferizaj MF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	48	-	16/28
Dean O'Shea DF	6.7	90'	0	0	-	38	-	16/23
Ifunanyachi Achara MF	6.6	82'	0	0	1/2	25	-	5/12
Declan Osagie DF	6.5	90'	0	0	-	28	-	7/14
Tyreik Sammy FW	6.5	9'	0	0	-	1	-	1/1
Alain Kizenga DF	6.5	90'	0	0	-	32	-	9/20
Rian Hogan GK	6.5	90'	0	0	-	22	-	1/1
Bailey Shelley DF	6.5	8'	0	0	-	3	-	1/1
Jamie Ryan MF	6.5	7'	0	0	-	1	-	1/2
Kyle Tucker MF	6.4	16'	0	0	-	4	-	1/4
John Bilili Sesay MF	5.9	72'	0	0	-	24	-	7/11

Bray Wanderers vs Cork City — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bray Wanderers	15	L2	0	3	5	3	4/15	10-9
Cork City	15	W1	5	0	15	0	13/15	13-5

Bray Wanderers — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Wexford Youths2026-08-03
W5-0 vs Finn Harps2026-08-07
D1-1 @ Galway United2026-08-14
L2-4 @ Longford Town2026-08-22
L1-2 @ Athlone Town2026-08-28

Cork City — last 5 games

W3-0 @ Finn Harps2026-07-31
W3-2 vs Athlone Town2026-08-03
W3-1 vs Kerry2026-08-07
D2-2 @ Treaty United2026-08-21
W2-0 vs Wexford Youths2026-08-28

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 13
Period covered: 2005-03-24 – 2026-06-26
Bray Wanderers wins: 0
Draws: 5
Cork City wins: 8
Avg goals per meeting: 2.46
Over 2.5 goals: 38%
Both teams scored: 46%
Home side won: 31%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 2D 3L (Bray Wanderers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.4 vs 2.46

Most recent meetings (5 of 13)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-06-26	Cork City	2-0	Bray Wanderers
2026-04-24	Bray Wanderers	1-1	Cork City
2026-02-27	Cork City	1-0	Bray Wanderers
2024-09-27	Bray Wanderers	3-3	Cork City
2024-06-28	Cork City	1-0	Bray Wanderers

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 145 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bray Wanderers	3	29	43	14	LLWLL	8	-5
Cork City	1	29	67	36	WWWDW	1	0

Table context

Points gap: 24 ptsBray Wanderers 43 · Cork City 67
Positions: #3 vs #1
Goals per game: 1.97/1.48 vs 2.1/0.86scored/conceded per game · league average 1.38

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Last 13 matches

Won 0%

(0/13)

Draw 38%

(5/13)

Won 62%

(8/13)

Goals

8-24

Total matches

Recent matches (5/13)

First Division•Jun 26, 2026

Cork City

2-0

Bray Wanderers

First Division•Apr 24, 2026

Bray Wanderers

1-1

Cork City

First Division•Feb 27, 2026

Cork City

1-0

Bray Wanderers

First Division•Sep 27, 2024

Bray Wanderers

3-3

Cork City

First Division•Jun 28, 2024

Cork City

1-0

Bray Wanderers

Head to Head

Last 13 matches

Bray Wanderers wins

Draws

Cork City wins

Goals Scored

8 - 24

Jun 26, 2026 • First Division

Cork City

2-0

Bray Wanderers

Apr 24, 2026 • First Division

Bray Wanderers

1-1

Cork City

Feb 27, 2026 • First Division

Cork City

1-0

Bray Wanderers

Matchday 30 — First Division

Treaty United vs Wexford Youths — 4 Sept 20260-1
Finn Harps vs Athlone Town — 4 Sept 20260-1
Cobh Ramblers vs UCD — 4 Sept 20261-1
Longford Town vs Kerry — 5 Sept 20260-1

Match summary

Before kickoff, Cork City (1st, 67 pts) were 24 points ahead of Bray Wanderers (3rd, 43 pts).

More details:

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Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Bray Wanderers vs Cork City — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/13)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 13 matches

Matchday 30 — First Division

Match summary