Cork City are 1st in the 2026 Division 1 after 30 matches — 68 points from a 21-5-4 record, 62 goals scored and 26 conceded. Market-implied expected points say 62.3 — 5.7 more than they have banked. The 0:2 against Wexford was the kindest result. Form over the last five: WWDWD, 11 points. They average 2.1 goals scored and 0.9 conceded per match; 50% of their matches have cleared 2.5 goals, with 14 clean sheets and 3 blanks in front of goal. Biggest win: 4:0 against Finn Harps.
Of their 62 goals, the most (14) have come in the 75-90 minute band. 18 of them have arrived after the 75th minute. The first goal in a Cork City match has come before half-time 20 times in 30, and 1 match finished goalless.
Collected 5.7 more points than market odds expected (62.3 xPTS). full table →
Flat-stake ROI of backing them in every match this season. A rare market beat — small samples swing hard, treat as description not advice.
11 points from the last five. Avg 2.1 scored, 0.9 conceded per match.
All 2026 results
odds are closing 1X2 prices| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | HT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 |  Bray | A | 1:1 | 1:1 | 11' | 3.25 | 3.61 | 1.93 | D |
| 2026-08-28 |  Wexford | H | 2:0 | 0:0 | 48' | 1.29 | 5.28 | 7.47 | W |
| 2026-08-21 |  Treaty United | A | 2:2 | 1:0 | 16' | 5.90 | 3.98 | 1.47 | D |
| 2026-08-07 |  Kerry | H | 3:1 | 0:1 | 33' | 1.38 | 4.42 | 6.67 | W |
| 2026-08-03 |  Athlone | H | 3:2 | 3:1 | 4' | 1.31 | 4.83 | 7.72 | W |
| 2026-07-31 |  Finn Harps | A | 0:3 | 0:0 | 67' | 10.25 | 5.14 | 1.24 | W |
| 2026-07-24 |  UC Dublin | A | 5:2 | 2:2 | 2' | 3.66 | 3.56 | 1.83 | L |
| 2026-07-10 |  Longford | H | 3:4 | 1:2 | 11' | 1.26 | 5.28 | 8.47 | L |
| 2026-07-03 |  Cobh Ramblers | A | 0:1 | 0:1 | 6' | 4.16 | 3.69 | 1.69 | W |
| 2026-06-26 | Bray | H | 2:0 | 1:0 | 6' | 1.52 | 4.10 | 5.00 | W |
| 2026-06-19 | Treaty United | H | 4:0 | 0:0 | 52' | 1.25 | 5.47 | 8.88 | W |
| 2026-06-12 | Wexford | A | 0:2 | 0:0 | 86' | 3.67 | 3.31 | 1.88 | W |
| 2026-05-29 | Finn Harps | H | 4:0 | 1:0 | 16' | 1.28 | 5.13 | 8.10 | W |
| 2026-05-25 | Treaty United | A | 0:1 | 0:1 | 29' | 5.78 | 4.01 | 1.47 | W |
| 2026-05-22 | Athlone | A | 0:3 | 0:0 | 51' | 3.84 | 3.17 | 1.91 | W |
| 2026-05-16 | Longford | A | 0:2 | 0:0 | 50' | 4.87 | 3.67 | 1.60 | W |
| 2026-05-08 | UC Dublin | H | 3:1 | 1:0 | 2' | 1.61 | 3.75 | 4.62 | W |
| 2026-05-04 | Kerry | A | 1:0 | 1:0 | 16' | 4.94 | 3.67 | 1.58 | L |
| 2026-05-01 | Cobh Ramblers | H | 0:1 | 0:0 | 75' | 1.34 | 4.52 | 7.70 | L |
| 2026-04-24 | Bray | A | 1:1 | 1:0 | 28' | 4.18 | 3.65 | 1.69 | D |
| 2026-04-17 | Wexford | H | 2:1 | 1:1 | 4' | 1.38 | 4.33 | 6.85 | W |
| 2026-04-06 | Kerry | H | 4:2 | 0:2 | 3' | 1.28 | 4.80 | 9.46 | W |
| 2026-04-03 | Finn Harps | A | 0:0 | 0:0 | — | 6.67 | 4.17 | 1.41 | D |
| 2026-03-27 | Athlone | H | 4:1 | 2:1 | 6' | 1.22 | 5.43 | 10.33 | W |
| 2026-03-20 | UC Dublin | A | 0:1 | 0:0 | 52' | 4.79 | 3.64 | 1.62 | W |
| 2026-03-13 | Longford | H | 2:1 | 0:0 | 65' | 1.24 | 5.38 | 9.71 | W |
| 2026-03-06 | Cobh Ramblers | A | 1:1 | 0:1 | 12' | 4.42 | 3.58 | 1.67 | D |
| 2026-02-27 | Bray | H | 1:0 | 1:0 | 14' | 1.39 | 4.33 | 6.77 | W |
| 2026-02-20 | Wexford | A | 1:4 | 0:2 | 9' | 3.74 | 3.38 | 1.86 | W |
| 2026-02-13 | Treaty United | H | 1:0 | 0:0 | 91' | 1.34 | 4.62 | 7.27 | W |
Goal timing
league-wide chart →When Cork City score
62 goals by 15-minute band — busiest: 75-90' (attribution approximated from goal order, as in the league heat map)
First goal in Cork City matches
either side scoring — 20 of 30 matches saw a first-half opener; 1 stayed goalless
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