On the 24th of February, Cork City will travel to Londonderry to battle Derry City in a meeting of these two Premier Division teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 7th placed Derry City, recorded a 1-1 draw against St Patrick’s. Jordan McEneff struck first for Derry City in the 32nd minute, then Joseph Redmond got the equalizer for St Patrick’s in the 89th minute on a feed from Vladislav Kreida squeezing out at least the one point for St Patrick’s. Derry City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while cork City sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Bohemians. Grant Horton struck first for Bohemians in the 19th minute on a feed from Alistair Coote, then Jordan Flores added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Patrick Kirk. Cork City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
For Cork City, their top scorers are Tunde Owolabi and Keating, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Cian Kavanagh has been the most prolific scorer on Derry City in his last five matches with three goals.