Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Cork City (1st, 68 pts) and Wexford Youths (8th, 37 pts). In league terms the two rates read 2.07/0.87 for Cork City and 1.1/1.43 for Wexford Youths (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.36.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 8 Cork City wins, 0 for Wexford Youths, 4 draws, at 2.83 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Recent editions have opened up: 4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.83 historically.
The referee was D. Carolan, with 23 matches in our database and 1.4 yellows per game on average. Turner's Cross staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,485. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Cork City: Cillian Murphy (48'), Sean Maguire (74')
Key stats
Possession: Cork City 64% · Wexford Youths 36% · Total shots: 11-6 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 9-4