The kick off for the match between Cork City and Derry City will take place at 17:30 (UK time) - Saturday, 11/01 - at the Turner's Cross. This clash of the 2025 Irish Premier League looks very promising!

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APWin predictions for Cork City vs Derry City

With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:

APWin Prediction

Over 2.5 Goals

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👉 Our prediction is: Draw

There is a significant gap in class and quality between Cork City and Derry City, which is all too clear in their recent statistics and performances. But despite this disparity, our betting tip is to take the draw on the 1X2 market.

Derry City has shown signs of promise in their past performances, enough to convince us that they can indeed take a point from their much stronger opponents in their upcoming matchup.

Cork City preview

Cork City has played 35 matches in the Irish Premier League so far, with 4 wins, 12 draws, and 19 losses. This results in an average of 0.69 points per match.

In the 2025 season, the team has recorded 4 wins, 12 draws, and 19 losses. Cork City's attack has scored 33 goals, 33 of them in the league, which gives an average of 0.94 goals per league match and 0.94 goals per match across the entire season.

Sean Maguire is the team’s top scorer with 4 goals, while Cathal O'Sullivan leads the team in assists with 3. Defensively, Cork City has conceded 60 goals in the league (an average of 1.71) and 60 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.71 over 35 matches).

Derry City preview

In 35 Irish Premier League matches, Derry City has recorded 17 wins, 9 draws, and 9 losses, with an average of 1.71 points per game.

In the 2025 season, the team has 18 wins in 37 matches. The team has scored 53 goals, 51 of them in the Irish Premier League (an average of 1.46 goals per match), with Michael Duffy being the team's top scorer with 11 goals and Michael Duffy providing 11 assists.

Defensively, Derry City has conceded 39 goals in the league and 42 in the 2025 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.14 goals conceded per match.

Head to head: Cork City vs Derry City

Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.

Home Team

Cork City Team Logo

Cork City

Republic of Ireland - Premier Division

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall D L L L L

0.69

Home L D W W L

1.18

Away D L L L L

0.22

Away Team

Derry City Team Logo

Derry City

Republic of Ireland - Premier Division

Form Last 5 PPG
Overall W W W D D

1.71

Home W W D D D

1.83

Away W D W W L

1.59

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