Cork City vs Waterford - Match Preview & Prediction

0.6
Cork City
Republic of Ireland - Republic of Ireland Premier Division
Cork City vs Waterford
Monday - Apr 21st, 17:00 PM

1.2
Waterford
Predictions & Tips
40% Over 2.5 Goals
90% Over 1.5 Goals
60% BTTS
2.55 Goals / Match
5.8 Cards / Match
11.2 Corners / Match

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Cork City Information
Coming into this game, Cork City has picked up 2 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 0.4 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in an intriguing 4 of those games. Cork City has scored 4 times in the last 5 fixtures.
It's possible we will see a couple of goals here, with the last 9 games for Cork City ending with 2 goals or more being scored.
Can Cork City turn this around? They have not won in the last 5 games coming into this, with 2 draws and 3 defeats.
In the last 5 matches for Cork City, 4 of those games has ended with both teams scoring. This season 8 matches (89% of all matches) involving Cork City has seen BTTS landing.
Waterford Information
Coming into this game, Waterford has picked up 0 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. That's 0 points per game on average. BTTS has landed in just 1 of those games. Waterford has scored 1 times in the last 5 fixtures.
Can Waterford turn this around? They have not won in the last 5 games coming into this, with 0 draws and 5 defeats.
Things have not been going that well in front of goal for Waterford recently, with the side failing to score in 4 of the last 5 games. Will the manager change his tactics today, or throw in another forward?
Waterford has fired blanks in 5 games this season. That's 56% of games where they have not been able to find the back of the net. Do they need a new forward? In the last 5 games, they have scored just 1 goals.
Just 1 of the last 5 games for Waterford has ended with both teams scoring. They have won 0 of those 5 games. Overall, BTTS has landed in 4/9 games for Waterford this season.
Waterford will need to improve their attack if they're to get anything out of this game. They have not scored in the last 2 matches. During the last five games they have scored 1 times and overall this season they have scored 0.89 goals per game.
Who Will Win

The home team is 20 % worse to the away team in terms of points per game

Head to Head Record

Total Matches: 17

82% Over 1.5 Goals
14/17 Matches
59% Over 2.5 Goals
10/17 Matches
0% Over 3.5 Goals
0/17 Matches
47% BTTS
8/17 Matches
41% Clean Sheets
Cork City
29% Clean Sheets
Waterford
Goals Scored Who will score more? (Last 10 matches)
The home team is 25% better than the away team in terms of goals scored


Scored Per Game | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
Over 0.5 | 80% | 60% |
Over 1.5 | 20% | 20% |
Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% |
Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% |
Failed To Score | 20% | 40% |
Scored 1st/2nd Half | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
Scored in 1H | 30% | 50% |
Scored in 2H | 70% | 30% |
Scored in Both Halves | 10% | 20% |
Scored Average 1H | 0.30 | 0.50 |
Scored Average 2H | 0.70 | 0.30 |
Recent Form

Cork City FC
Recent: 1 Wins / 3 Draws / 6 Losses
Form | Results | PPG |
---|---|---|
Overall | d l l l l w d d l l | 0.6 |
Home | d l w d l | 1 |
Away | l l l d l | 0.2 |
Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
---|---|---|---|
Win % | 10% | 20% | 0% |
AVG | 2.80 | 2.40 | 3.20 |
Scored | 10.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
Conceded | 18.00 | 7.00 | 11.00 |
BTTS | 80% | 80% | 80% |
CS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
FTS | 20% | 20% | 20% |
xG | 1.29 | 1.43 | 1.16 |
xGA | 1.78 | 1.62 | 1.93 |

Waterford FC
Recent: 4 Wins / 0 Draws / 6 Losses
Form | Results | PPG |
---|---|---|
Overall | l l l l l l w w w w | 1.2 |
Home | l l w w | 1.5 |
Away | l l l l w w | 1 |
Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
---|---|---|---|
Win % | 40% | 50% | 33% |
AVG | 2.30 | 2.75 | 2.00 |
Scored | 8.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Conceded | 15.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 |
BTTS | 40% | 50% | 33% |
CS | 20% | 25% | 17% |
FTS | 40% | 25% | 50% |
xG | 1.17 | 1.42 | 1.00 |
xGA | 1.79 | 1.76 | 1.81 |
Goals Conceded Who will concede more? (Last 10 matches)
The home team is 20% worse than the away team in terms of goals conceded


Scored Per Game | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
Over 0.5 | 100% | 80% |
Over 1.5 | 50% | 50% |
Over 2.5 | 20% | 10% |
Over 3.5 | 10% | 10% |
Cleansheets | 0% | 20% |
Scored 1st/2nd Half | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
1H Clean Sheet | 50% | 60% |
2H Clean Sheet | 20% | 30% |
Conceded Average 1H | 0.70 | 0.50 |
Conceded Average 2H | 1.10 | 1.00 |
Who will score first? (Based on last 10 matches)

40%
Scored first in 4 / 10

60%
Scored first in 6 / 10
10 Minutes | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
0 - 10 Mins | 4% | 9% |
11 - 20 Mins | 7% | 9% |
21 - 30 Mins | 4% | 4% |
31 - 40 Mins | 11% | 9% |
41 - 50 Mins | 14% | 17% |
51 - 60 Mins | 4% | 9% |
61 - 70 Mins | 14% | 13% |
71 - 80 Mins | 11% | 0% |
81 - 90 Mins | 32% | 30% |
15 Minutes | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
0 - 15 Mins | 7% | 17% |
16 - 30 Mins | 7% | 4% |
31 - 45 Mins | 21% | 22% |
46 - 60 Mins | 7% | 13% |
61 - 75 Mins | 21% | 13% |
76 - 90 Mins | 36% | 30% |
Scored (10 min) | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
0 - 10 Mins | 10% | 13% |
11 - 20 Mins | 10% | 13% |
21 - 30 Mins | 0% | 13% |
31 - 40 Mins | 10% | 13% |
41 - 50 Mins | 0% | 13% |
51 - 60 Mins | 0% | 25% |
61 - 70 Mins | 10% | 13% |
71 - 80 Mins | 20% | 0% |
81 - 90 Mins | 40% | 0% |
Scored (15 min) | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
0 - 15 Mins | 20% | 25% |
16 - 30 Mins | 0% | 13% |
31 - 45 Mins | 10% | 25% |
46 - 60 Mins | 0% | 25% |
61 - 75 Mins | 20% | 13% |
76 - 90 Mins | 50% | 0% |
Conceded (10 min) | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
0 - 10 Mins | 0% | 7% |
11 - 20 Mins | 6% | 7% |
21 - 30 Mins | 6% | 0% |
31 - 40 Mins | 11% | 7% |
41 - 50 Mins | 22% | 20% |
51 - 60 Mins | 6% | 0% |
61 - 70 Mins | 17% | 13% |
71 - 80 Mins | 6% | 0% |
81 - 90 Mins | 28% | 47% |
Conceded (15 min) | Cork City | Waterford |
---|---|---|
0 - 15 Mins | 0% | 13% |
16 - 30 Mins | 11% | 0% |
31 - 45 Mins | 28% | 20% |
46 - 60 Mins | 11% | 7% |
61 - 75 Mins | 22% | 13% |
76 - 90 Mins | 28% | 47% |
Number of Cards How many cards will there be?

6
Cards / Match
Sum of bookings per match between Cork City and Waterford
3 / Match
Booked / Match

3 / Match
Booked / Match

Match Cards | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Over 2.5 | 80% | 75% | 77.5% |
Over 3.5 | 80% | 75% | 77.5% |
Over 4.5 | 40% | 75% | 57.5% |
Over 5.5 | 40% | 50% | 45% |
Over 6.5 | 40% | 25% | 32.5% |
Team Cards | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Cards For Average | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Over 0.5 For | 100% | 75% | 87.5% |
Over 1.5 For | 100% | 75% | 87.5% |
Over 2.5 For | 40% | 75% | 57.5% |
Over 3.5 For | 40% | 25% | 32.5% |
Cards Against | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Over 0.5 Against | 80% | 100% | 90% |
Over 1.5 Against | 80% | 75% | 77.5% |
Over 2.5 Against | 40% | 50% | 45% |
Over 3.5 Against | 40% | 0% | 20% |
First Half / Second Half Cards
Half Cards | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1H Cards For Average | 1 | 0.5 | 0.75 |
2H Cards For Average | 2 | 2.5 | 2.25 |
1H Total Cards AVG | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.05 |
2H Total Cards AVG | 4 | 4.75 | 4.375 |
1H Had More Cards % | 0% | 0% | 0.005% |
2H Had More Cards % | 100% | 100% | 50.005% |
Over X 1H/2H Cards | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
1H Over 0.5 Cards For | 60% | 50% | 55% |
2H Over 0.5 Cards For | 100% | 75% | 87.5% |
1H Total Under 2 | 60% | 100% | 80% |
2H Total Under 2 | 0% | 25% | 12.505% |
1H is 2~3 Total Cards | 20% | 0% | 10% |
2H is 2~3 Total Cards | 60% | 0% | 30% |
1H Total Over 3 | 20% | 0% | 10% |
2H Total Over 3 | 40% | 75% | 57.5% |
Number of Corners How many corner kicks will there be?

10.5
Corners / Match
Average Corner Kicks per match between Cork City and Waterford
6.4 / Match
Corners Earned

4.1 / Match
Corners Earned

Match Corners | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Over 6.5 | 90% | 90% | 90% |
Over 7.5 | 80% | 90% | 85% |
Over 8.5 | 80% | 80% | 80% |
Over 9.5 | 80% | 70% | 75% |
Over 10.5 | 80% | 60% | 70% |
Over 11.5 | 80% | 60% | 70% |
Over 12.5 | 60% | 50% | 55% |
Over 13.5 | 40% | 30% | 35% |
Over 14.5 | 20% | 20% | 20% |
First Half | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
FH Average | 58 | 53 | 55.5 |
FH Over 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
FH Over 5 | 5 | 4 | 4.5 |
FH Over 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Second Half | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
2H Average | 74 | 65 | 69.5 |
2H Over 4 | 8 | 9 | 8.5 |
2H Over 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
2H Over 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Team Corners Corners Earned / Against
Team Corners | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Corners Earned / Match | 6.4 | 4.1 | 5.25 |
Corners Against / Match | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.25 |
Over 2.5 For | 90% | 60% | 75% |
Over 3.5 For | 80% | 30% | 55% |
Over 4.5 For | 70% | 30% | 50% |
Over 2.5 Against | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Over 3.5 Against | 90% | 90% | 90% |
Over 4.5 Against | 60% | 90% | 75% |
Shots, Offsides, Fouls & more
Team Shots | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Shots / Match | 11.5 | 9.9 | 10.70 |
Shots Conversion Rate | 9% | 8% | 8.50% |
Shots On Target / M | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.80 |
Shots Off Target / M | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.90 |
Shots Per Goal Scored | 11.5 | 12.38 | 11.94 |
Team Shots Over 10.5 | 70% | 50% | 60% |
Team Shots Over 11.5 | 60% | 50% | 55% |
Team Shots Over 12.5 | 40% | 20% | 30% |
Team Shots Over 13.5 | 40% | 10% | 25% |
Team Shots Over 14.5 | 30% | 10% | 20% |
Team Shots Over 15.5 | 20% | 10% | 15% |
Team Shots On Target 3.5+ | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Team Shots On Target 4.5+ | 40% | 10% | 25% |
Team Shots On Target 5.5+ | 10% | 10% | 10% |
Team Shots On Target 6.5+ | 0% | 10% | 5.005% |
Offside Stats | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Offsides / Match | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
Over 2.5 Offsides | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
Over 3.5 Offsides | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
Misc Stats | Cork City | Waterford | Average |
---|---|---|---|
Fouls Committed / Match | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
Fouled Against / Match | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
Average Possession | 48% | 45% | 46.5% |
Past Matches
3rd March 2025
Waterford 2Cork City 1
10th November 2023
Waterford 2Cork City 1
21st August 2023
Cork City 3Waterford 0
9th September 2022
Waterford 1Cork City 2
15th August 2022
Cork City 0Waterford 0
18th April 2022
Waterford 1Cork City 2
14th March 2022
Cork City 2Waterford 0
17th October 2020
Cork City 0Waterford 0
8th August 2020
Waterford 0Cork City 0
2nd September 2019
Cork City 1Waterford 2
16th August 2019
Waterford 1Cork City 2
19th April 2019
Waterford 2Cork City 0
22nd February 2019
Cork City 0Waterford 2
3rd August 2018
Waterford 1Cork City 2
1st June 2018
Cork City 3Waterford 0
6th April 2018
Waterford 2Cork City 1
23rd February 2018
Cork City 2Waterford 0
Republic of Ireland Premier Division 2025 Table
Pos | Team | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shamrock Rovers FC | 24 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 2.53 |
2 | Derry City FC | 20 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 2.47 |
3 | Drogheda United FC | 21 | 16 | 5 | 24 | 2.47 |
4 | Bohemian FC | 19 | 18 | 1 | 24 | 2.47 |
5 | St Patrick's Athletic FC | 20 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 2.27 |
6 | Shelbourne FC | 18 | 16 | 2 | 22 | 2.27 |
7 | Waterford FC | 15 | 23 | -8 | 21 | 2.53 |
8 | Galway United FC | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 2.53 |
9 | Cork City FC | 17 | 25 | -8 | 12 | 2.8 |
10 | Sligo Rovers FC | 19 | 30 | -11 | 9 | 3.27 |