| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork City | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 8/15 | 8-4 |
| Fulham | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/15 | 3-12 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork City | 201 | 5 | 12 | 13 | WWWWL | 66 | +135 |
| Fulham | 147 | 2 | 3 | 1 | LW | 941 | -794 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-07-09
9 points and 54 places separated them: Cork City 201st with 12, Fulham 147th with 3. Recent form told a different story for Fulham: only 941st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 147th. Scoring rates set the scale: Cork City 3.6 scored and 1 conceded per game, Fulham 2 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.75.
The venue was Turner's Cross, with room for 7,485 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
