Cork City vs Waterford

Cork City

2 - 0

Waterford

🕒 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Paul McLaughlin 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Cork City 10 · Waterford 9

Referee Stats

Paul McLaughlin

9 matches · 4.78 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.78
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.11
Over 4.5 cards	78%
Home wins	44%
Draws	44%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Waterford outshot their opponent (19-24).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Waterford had the sharper finishing (6-8 shots on target).

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

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

327

367

Passes Accurate

239

276

Passes %

73%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26' ↑↓

↑↓

26' ⇄ J. Fitzpatrick

1st substitution · For: A. Nolan

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. McLaughlin

Normal Goal

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Murray

Normal Goal

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ M. Murray

2nd substitution · For: S. Murray

62'

62' K. Radkowski

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ S. Glenfield

1st substitution · For: J. Rossiter

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. Miles

2nd substitution · For: T. Coyle

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. McLaughlin

3rd substitution · For: C. Lyons

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ J. Dempsey

3rd substitution · For: G. Horton

Cork City vs Waterford 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cork City beat Waterford 2-0 on Friday, 29 August 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Paul McLaughlin.

First half: Cork City made their 1st substitution at 26', with J. Fitzpatrick replacing A. Nolan. Cork City took the lead at 45' when E. McLaughlin scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Cork City extended the lead at 54' when M. Murray scored, making the score 2-0. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 56', with M. Murray replacing S. Murray. K. Radkowski received a yellow card for Waterford at 62'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 64', with S. Glenfield replacing J. Rossiter. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 64', with J. Miles replacing T. Coyle. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 77', with E. McLaughlin replacing C. Lyons. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 84', with J. Dempsey replacing G. Horton.

Cork City used 3 substitutions while Waterford used 3 substitutions. Waterford got 1 yellow card.