Match Report
46 points separated the sides: Cork City 1st on 71, Finn Harps 10th on 25. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Finn Harps ran at 0.91 scored and 2 conceded, Cork City at 2.16 and 0.94.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Finn Harps. Defeat had followed defeat for Cork City — four in succession, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Finn Harps have 0 wins to Cork City's 7, with 3 draws, at 2.1 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 30% of the meetings.
The venue was Finn Park, with room for 7,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Cork City: Joel Bradley-Walsh (67' og), Ruairi Keating (89'), Cillian Murphy (90')
Key stats
Possession: Finn Harps 37% · Cork City 63% · Total shots: 4-16 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 2-11