Waterford vs Cork City

Waterford

2 - 0

Cork City

🕒 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Neil Doyle 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Waterford 9 · Cork City 10

Referee Stats

Neil Doyle

14 matches · 4.43 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.43
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.21
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Cork City outshot their opponent (15-20).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Cork City had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Waterford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 29

Avg: 1.17 / 1.61

Points

Avg: 1.17

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

1.17

PPG

0.22

1.17

0.78

1.61

2.17

67%

O2.5

61%

BTTS

67%

56%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Waterford rank9th

Cork City rank10th

Waterford points39

Cork City points24

Waterford: #9 · 39 pts · GD -19

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

Cork City: #10 · 24 pts · GD -28

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

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

Waterford last 5 home

D L W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals6-7

Record1-1-3

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 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.

Waterford trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.556%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 28%

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

Waterford score at home78%

Waterford clean sheet at home17%

Cork City score away67%

Cork City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Waterford score first56%

Waterford win after scoring first50%

Cork City score first33%

Cork City win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Waterford 38% · Cork City 0%

Avg first goal minute: Waterford 29.0' · Cork City 35.5'

Vs league average

Waterford score at home1.17 vs 1.38

Waterford concede at home1.61 vs 1.05

Cork City score away0.78 vs 1.05

Cork City concede away2.17 vs 1.38

Waterford score 15% below league average, while Cork City score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Waterford are 53% above league average at home, and Cork City are 57% 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.

Waterford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 1

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

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

308

324

Passes Accurate

202

222

Passes %

66%

69%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Glenfield

Normal Goal

28' ↑↓

↑↓

28' ⇄ G. Bolger

1st substitution · For: F. Anderson

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

T. Lonergan

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Horton

40'

40' S. Glenfield

42'

42' M. Kiernan

45+1' ↑↓

↑↓

45+1' ⇄ S. Glenfield

1st substitution · For: J. Olayinka

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ K. White

2nd substitution · For: J. Dempsey

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ S. Maguire

2nd substitution · For: Charlie Lutz

66'

66' K. Nelson

72'

72' F. Kelleher

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Feely

3rd substitution · For: M. Murray

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Rowan McDonald

3rd substitution · For: B. McCormack

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Noonan

4th substitution · For: D. McMenamy

90+2'

90+2' Cathal O'Sullivan

90+5'

90+5' T. Lonergan

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

Waterford beat Cork City 2-0 on Friday, 11 July 2025 in Premier Division. The match was refereed by Neil Doyle.

First half: Waterford took the lead at 21' when S. Glenfield scored, making the score 1-0. Cork City made their 1st substitution at 28', with G. Bolger replacing F. Anderson. Waterford extended the lead at 36' when T. Lonergan scored, with the assist credited to G. Horton, making the score 2-0. S. Glenfield received a yellow card for Waterford at 40'. M. Kiernan received a yellow card for Cork City at 42'. Waterford made their 1st substitution at 45+1', with S. Glenfield replacing J. Olayinka.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Waterford made their 2nd substitution at 58', with K. White replacing J. Dempsey. Cork City made their 2nd substitution at 64', with S. Maguire replacing Charlie Lutz. K. Nelson received a yellow card for Cork City at 66'. F. Kelleher received a yellow card for Cork City at 72'. Cork City made their 3rd substitution at 76', with R. Feely replacing M. Murray. Waterford made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Rowan McDonald replacing B. McCormack. Waterford made their 4th substitution at 83', with C. Noonan replacing D. McMenamy. Cathal O'Sullivan received a yellow card for Cork City at 90+2'. T. Lonergan received a yellow card for Waterford at 90+5'.

Waterford used 4 substitutions while Cork City used 3 substitutions. Waterford got 2 yellow cards, while Cork City got 4 yellow cards.