Cork City vs Waterford

Cork City

2 - 1

Waterford

🕒 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Hennessy 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Cork City 10 · Waterford 9

Referee Stats

Robert Hennessy

18 matches · 4.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.39
Reds avg	0.22
Penalties avg	0.28
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	44%
Draws	39%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Cork City outshot their opponent (17-6).
Cork City controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Cork City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 22

Avg: 1.06 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Waterford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 32

Avg: 1.16 / 1.68

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier Division fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.11

PPG

1.11

1.06

1.16

1.22

1.68

33%

O2.5

50%

67%

BTTS

56%

33%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Cork City rank10th

Waterford rank9th

Cork City points24

Waterford points39

Cork City: #10 · 24 pts · GD -28

39 pts off the top 2. 15 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts from safety.

Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19

24 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts from safety.

15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cork City last 5 home

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals5-4

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Waterford last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals3-7

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 11% · 1H BTTS 11%

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 72% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Cork City score at home78%

Cork City clean sheet at home17%

Waterford score away61%

Waterford clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Cork City score first33%

Cork City win after scoring first33%

Waterford score first44%

Waterford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cork City 55% · Waterford 11%

Avg first goal minute: Cork City 30.2' · Waterford 23.3'

Vs league average

Cork City score at home1.06 vs 1.38

Cork City concede at home1.22 vs 1.05

Waterford score away1.16 vs 1.05

Waterford concede away1.68 vs 1.38

Cork City score 23% below league average, while Waterford score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: Cork City are 16% above league average at home, and Waterford are 22% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Cork City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

Waterford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

76-90+ 3

16-30 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

336

227

Passes Accurate

232

118

Passes %

69%

52%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18' ↑↓

↑↓

18' ⇄ T. Coyle

1st substitution · For: N. Bakboord

28'

28' D. McMenamy

35'

35' G. Bolger

48'

48' R. Burke

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Lonergan

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Noonan

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ A. Nolan

1st substitution · For: J. Fitzpatrick

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ G. Bolger

2nd substitution · For: R. Shipston

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ D. Daniels

3rd substitution · For: K. Nelson

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ R. Burke

2nd substitution · For: D. Leahy

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ C. Noonan

3rd substitution · For: S. Glenfield

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ T. Lonergan

4th substitution · For: M. Pouwels

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

E. McLaughlin

Penalty

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Nelson

Normal Goal · Assist: Cathal O'Sullivan

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ Cathal O'Sullivan

4th substitution · For: F. Anderson

Cork City vs Waterford 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cork City beat Waterford 2-1 on Monday, 21 April 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Robert Hennessy.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 18', with T. Coyle replacing N. Bakboord. D. McMenamy received a yellow card for Waterford at 28'. G. Bolger received a yellow card for Cork City at 35'.

Second half: R. Burke received a yellow card for Waterford at 48'. Waterford took the lead at 53' when T. Lonergan scored, with the assist credited to C. Noonan, making the score 0-1. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 58', with A. Nolan replacing J. Fitzpatrick. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 65', with G. Bolger replacing R. Shipston. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 65', with D. Daniels replacing K. Nelson. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 79', with R. Burke replacing D. Leahy. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 79', with C. Noonan replacing S. Glenfield. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 84', with T. Lonergan replacing M. Pouwels. Cork City leveled the score at 89' when E. McLaughlin scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Cork City took the lead at 90' when K. Nelson scored, with the assist credited to Cathal O'Sullivan, making the score 2-1. Cork City made their 4th substitution at 90+7', with Cathal O'Sullivan replacing F. Anderson.

Cork City used 4 substitutions while Waterford used 4 substitutions. Cork City got 1 yellow card, while Waterford got 2 yellow cards.