Match Report
26 points separated the sides: Cork City 1st on 68, Kerry 5th on 42. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Cork City ran at 2.06 scored and 0.94 conceded, Kerry at 1.26 and 1.16.
Kerry had won three straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Cork City, 0 draws and 1 for Kerry, at 3.13 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 63% of the meetings. The recent trend is more open — 4 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 3.13 all-time.
Turner's Cross, capacity 7,485, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kerry led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Cork City: Conor Drinan (77'), Sean Maguire (90'), Darragh Crowley (90') · Kerry: Cian Bargary (33')
Key stats
Possession: Cork City 68% · Kerry 32% · Total shots: 20-10 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 11-5