Match Report
46 points separated the sides: Cork City 1st on 68, Finn Harps 10th on 22. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Finn Harps ran at 0.87 scored and 2.07 conceded, Cork City at 2.07 and 0.87.
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