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Cork City

Vs

Kerry

Since 16/02/2024

CC wins

Draws

KER wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

12 Cork City · 2 Kerry

Goals per game

2.80

both sides combined

Over 1.5

80%

of meetings

Over 2.5

40%

of meetings

BTTS

40%

of meetings

Last meeting

3-1

07 Aug 2026

Next game

16 Oct

Friday, Ireland - First Division

Cork City vs Kerry: the head-to-head

Cork City’s dominance in this nascent rivalry is unmistakable, with every encounter since 2024 ending in a win for the Reds. The five meetings that form the record began in 2024, and the split reads 5-0-0 in favour of Cork City, who have scored 12 goals to Kerry’s 2, a total of 14 goals across all games. The average goals per game is 2.8, with 80% of matches featuring at least two goals, 40% seeing three or more, and 40% seeing both sides score. The most recent clash on 7 August 2026 finished 3-1 to Cork City. Cork City have never lost at home or away, winning all three home fixtures and both away meetings. Their next meeting is scheduled for 16 October 2026.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Kerry vs Cork City

Friday 16 October 2026 · Ireland - First Division

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Cork City

Kerry

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 5 games between these two clubs

100%

win %

2.80

avg goals

2.80

80%

over 1.5 %

80%

40%

over 2.5 %

40%

over 3.5 %

40%

2.40

scored

0.40

conceded

2.40

40%

btts

40%

60%

clean sheet

Top three rows are this fixture: 5 meetings, 5 to Cork City, 0 drawn, 0 to Kerry, at 2.80 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Cork City

Won at home

100%

3 of 3 home meetings

Won away

100%

2 of 2 away meetings

Drawn

0 of 5 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Kerry

Won at home

0 of 2 home meetings

Won away

0 of 3 away meetings

Drawn

0 of 5 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Cork City
07 Aug 2026	Ireland - First Division	Cork City	3-1	Kerry	W	view
13 Sep 2024	Ireland - First Division	Kerry	1-4	Cork City	W	view
26 Jul 2024	Ireland - First Division	Cork City	2-0	Kerry	W	view
03 May 2024	Ireland - First Division	Kerry	0-1	Cork City	W	view
16 Feb 2024	Ireland - First Division	Cork City	2-0	Kerry	W	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Cork City · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.6

Avg scored

1.9

Avg conceded

1.7

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.44 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.23	1.83	1.40	1.33	1.07	2.33
vs Stronger (8)	0.62	1.88	0.50	1.00	0.75	2.75
vs Similar (18)	1.17	1.94	1.44	1.44	0.89	2.44
vs Weaker (4)	2.75	1.25	3.00	1.50	2.50	1.00
Clean sheet %	20% (-6pp vs league)

Kerry · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.4

Avg scored

1.8

Avg conceded

1.6

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.44 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.40	1.53	1.38	1.06	1.43	2.07
vs Stronger (24)	1.38	1.71	1.23	1.15	1.55	2.36
vs Similar (6)	1.50	0.83	2.00	0.67	1.00	1.00
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	23% (-2pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Cork City

LDLLLWWWDW

Last 10: 19 scored, 17 conceded.

Kerry

LDLDWWWLDW

Last 10: 18 scored, 16 conceded.

Cork City

Home · last 10

LWWDLLLWWW

5 won · 18 scored, 14 conceded

Away · last 10

LDLLLLDLWD

1 won · 9 scored, 20 conceded

Kerry

Home · last 10

WLWDDLWWDW

5 won · 16 scored, 8 conceded

Away · last 10

LDDLDDLDWL

1 won · 15 scored, 20 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Cork City

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored0% / 100%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 5 meetings have goal timings on record. See Cork City's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Kerry

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded0% / 100%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 5 meetings have goal timings on record. See Kerry's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Kerry	7	14	57%	2.0	16	8	+8	3.4	100%	86%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.3	1.1	-
2	Longford Town	7	13	57%	1.9	18	11	+7	4.1	86%	86%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.6	1.6	-
3	Cork City	7	13	57%	1.9	18	14	+4	4.6	100%	86%	71%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.6	2.0	-
4	Athlone Town	7	13	57%	1.9	11	7	+4	2.6	86%	57%	14%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.6	1.0	-
5	UCD	7	11	43%	1.6	16	16	+0	4.6	86%	71%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.3	2.3	-
6	Cobh Ramblers	7	10	43%	1.4	9	10	-1	2.7	86%	57%	29%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.3	1.4	-
7	Treaty United	7	10	43%	1.4	8	10	-2	2.6	71%	57%	29%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.1	1.4	-
8	Bray Wanderers	7	9	43%	1.3	17	13	+4	4.3	100%	100%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	2.4	1.9	-
9	Wexford	7	7	29%	1.0	7	13	-6	2.9	86%	57%	29%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	1.0	1.9	-
10	Finn Harps	7	0	0%	0.0	6	24	-18	4.3	86%	86%	57%	-	0%	-	0%	-	0%	0	0	0	0	0.9	3.4	-

Ireland - First Division 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Ireland - First Division stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Cork CityKerry

€0.1m

squad value

€0.1m

€2.1m

attack

€0.0m

€0.5m

midfield

€0.1m

€0.9m

defence

€0.0m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Cork City carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Cork City

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
17 Oct	@ Drogheda United	0-1	L
25 Oct	@ Sligo Rovers	1-1	D
01 Nov	vs Derry City	0-1	L
10 Jul	vs Longford Town	3-4	L
24 Jul	@ UCD	2-5	L
31 Jul	@ Finn Harps	3-0	W
03 Aug	vs Athlone Town	3-2	W
07 Aug	vs Kerry	3-1	W
21 Aug	@ Treaty United	2-2	D
28 Aug	vs Wexford	2-0	W

Kerry

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
10 Oct	vs Wexford	0-2	L
13 Oct	@ Finn Harps	1-1	D
17 Oct	@ Bray Wanderers	1-5	L
10 Jul	@ Wexford	2-2	D
24 Jul	vs Finn Harps	2-1	W
31 Jul	@ Bray Wanderers	4-0	W
03 Aug	vs Cobh Ramblers	3-0	W
07 Aug	@ Cork City	1-3	L
21 Aug	vs UCD	1-1	D
28 Aug	vs Treaty United	3-1	W