Match Report
Cork City, 10th on 24 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Sligo Rovers (7th, 41). Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Sligo Rovers ran at 1.17 scored and 1.5 conceded, Cork City at 0.92 and 1.69.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Sligo Rovers, 2 draws and 3 for Cork City, at 4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. 83% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue was The Showgrounds in Newry, with room for 2,496 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.