Derry City vs Cork City

Derry City

2 - 1

Cork City

🕒 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ A. O'Dowd 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Derry City 2 · Cork City 10

Referee Stats

A. O'Dowd

7 matches · 6.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.71
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	86%
Home wins	43%
Draws	14%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Derry City outshot their opponent (18-4).
Derry City controlled possession (56%).
Derry City had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Derry City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 17

Avg: 1.72 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cork City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-4-14

Goals For / Against

14 / 39

Avg: 0.78 / 2.17

Points

Avg: 0.22

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

1.83

PPG

0.22

1.72

0.78

0.94

2.17

50%

O2.5

61%

BTTS

67%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Derry City rank2nd

Cork City rank10th

Derry City points63

Cork City points24

Derry City: #2 · 63 pts · GD +13

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cork City: #10 · 24 pts · GD -28

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

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

Derry City last 5 home

W W D D D

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals6-4

Record2-3-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Cork City last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals2-11

Record0-1-4

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.

Derry City trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 6%

Cork City trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Derry City score at home94%

Derry City clean sheet at home39%

Cork City score away67%

Cork City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Derry City score first67%

Derry City win after scoring first67%

Cork City score first33%

Cork City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Derry City 80% · Cork City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Derry City 37.6' · Cork City 35.5'

Vs league average

Derry City score at home1.72 vs 1.38

Derry City concede at home0.94 vs 1.05

Cork City score away0.78 vs 1.05

Cork City concede away2.17 vs 1.38

Derry City score 25% above league average, while Cork City score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Derry City are 10% below league average at home, and Cork City are 57% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Derry City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

16-30 0

Cork City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

16-30 6

31-45 6

61-75 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

418

314

Passes Accurate

292

207

Passes %

70%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Nelson

Normal Goal · Assist: Benny Couto

40'

40' R. Shipston

41'

41' B. Doherty

55'

55' C. Winchester

58'

58' P. McMullan

61'

61' R. Keating

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. Patton

1st substitution · For: G. Whyte

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ P. McMullan

2nd substitution · For: D. Thomas

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

R. Boyce

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Boyce

69'

69' M. Mbeng

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ K. Nelson

1st substitution · For: J. Fitzpatrick

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Duffy

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Thomas

79'

79' M. Duffy

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Benny Couto

2nd substitution · For: M. Kiernan

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ R. Shipston

3rd substitution · For: H. Skieters

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ B. Doherty

3rd substitution · For: R. Benson

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ C. Winchester

4th substitution · For: S. Todd

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Nolan

4th substitution · For: D. Dunne

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

Derry City beat Cork City 2-1 on Friday, 04 April 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by A. O'Dowd.

First half: Cork City took the lead at 14' when K. Nelson scored, with the assist credited to Benny Couto, making the score 0-1. R. Shipston received a yellow card for Cork City at 40'. B. Doherty received a yellow card for Derry City at 41'.

Second half: C. Winchester received a yellow card for Derry City at 55'. P. McMullan received a yellow card for Derry City at 58'. R. Keating received a yellow card for Cork City at 61'. Derry City made their 1st substitution at 62', with S. Patton replacing G. Whyte. Derry City made their 2nd substitution at 62', with P. McMullan replacing D. Thomas. Derry City leveled the score at 65' when R. Boyce scored, with the assist credited to L. Boyce, making the score 1-1. M. Mbeng received a yellow card for Cork City at 69'. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 70', with K. Nelson replacing J. Fitzpatrick. Derry City took the lead at 74' when M. Duffy scored, with the assist credited to D. Thomas, making the score 2-1. M. Duffy received a yellow card for Derry City at 79'. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 81', with Benny Couto replacing M. Kiernan. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 81', with R. Shipston replacing H. Skieters. Derry City made their 3rd substitution at 86', with B. Doherty replacing R. Benson. Derry City made their 4th substitution at 86', with C. Winchester replacing S. Todd. Cork City made their 4th substitution at 88', with A. Nolan replacing D. Dunne.

Derry City used 4 substitutions while Cork City used 4 substitutions. Derry City got 4 yellow cards, while Cork City got 3 yellow cards.