Match Report
Cobh Ramblers, 3rd on 59 points, faced a 35-point deficit to Galway United (1st, 94). Scoring rates set the scale: Galway United 2.72 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Cobh Ramblers 1.69 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.53.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Galway United, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Galway United held 15 points of 15 and Cobh Ramblers 8.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for Galway United, 1 for Cobh Ramblers and 1 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway, with room for 5,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.