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Cork City vs Waterford Prediction & Betting tips
Cork City and Waterford United meet at Turner’s Cross, in a game for the 21st round of the Premier League. Waterford United won at home (2-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 04-06-2018. The history of recent direct matches is favorable to the home team, which records 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 6 matches. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 04-23-2018, ended with the victory of Waterford United by (5-3), in the shoot-off on penalties. In this game the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Cork City:
The home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 44 points won, after 14 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Limerick, by (0-2). In the last match, they won in an away match against St Patrick’s, by (1-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 23 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 3 conceded.
In this competition, he has won the last 8 home matches. In the matches played in their stadium there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-0 (4 out of 8 matches) and at the end of the match 1-0 (4 out of 8 matches). The defense has been strong and has suffered goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 4 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 19 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback.
The Cork is going through a very positive moment in the season and currently records five games without losing, being that in the last beat St. Patrick’s by 1-3. It is important to underline that the locals seek to reach Dundalk at the top of the leaderboard. Normally coach John Caulfield plays in 4-2-3-1, privileging possession of the ball and attacks by the flanks: Cummins will be the most offensive reference. On the other hand, Kieran Sadlier is one of the best markers of this formation, with 9 goals scored. Remember that Cork City has great competition in the offensive transition and possession of the ball. For this game the coach can count on all his players.
Waterford United:
The away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 36 points won, after 11 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Dundalk, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Derry City, by (4-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 33 goals scored and 15 suffered. For the league, Waterford United won 11 points out of 30 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-1 (4 out of 10 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 8 of the last 10 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 20 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 8 matches in which they suffered the first goal.
The formation of Waterford arrives at this motivated day, fruit of the victory over the Derry, by 4-0, returning to the victories after four consecutive games without tasting the taste of the three points. Despite remaining in the 3rd position, the visiting team is already 8 points behind the second, Cork City, the adversary of this match. In this game, coach Alan Reynolds will have to play in the usual 4-4-2, privileging the low block and counterattacks, thus exploring the space in the opponent’s back. Courtney Duffus is the most important player of Waterford, being also the best score, with 9 goals scored. Everything indicates that the coach can count on the usual players.
Cork City vs Waterford head to head matches
23.04.18 LC Waterford Cork City 2 : 1 (0 : 0)
06.04.18 PD Waterford Cork City 2 : 1
23.02.18 PD Cork City Waterford 2 : 0
18.04.16 LC Cork City Waterford 7 : 0
05.02.16 CF Waterford Cork City 0 : 7
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| Prediction: | Cork City to win |
| Selection odds: | 1,65 |
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