Finn Harps will be hosting visiting club Cork City at Finn Park in this First Division fixture on Friday.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Finn Harps v Cork City game including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
Finn Harps
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Finn Harps wonโt want a repeat of their last result here after the 2-0 First Division loss in their previous game against Cobh Ramblers.
An interesting aspect of recent Finn Harps games is the number of results with a nil in them.
From their previous 6 clashes leading up to this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on BTTS would have lost. Having said that, time will tell whether that pattern will persist in this next game.
Pre-game facts show that Finn Harps:
- remain unbeaten by Cork City when playing them at home in the last 3 league matches.
- haven't been beaten in the league by Cork City in their last 2 games.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 home league matches.
Cork City
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Cork City will go into the meeting following a 1-4 First Division win against Longford Town in their last fixture.
The only scorer from Cork City was Cian Coleman (22', 88'). Jordan Adeyemo (1') was the scorer for Longford Town.
A series of reliable performances by the Cork City defensive unit has resulted in the number of goals theyโve conceded amounting to 2 from their previous 6 fixtures combined. During the same period, their forwards have scored 9.
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Head to head
Draws have become a regular occurrence between these two clubs. In their head to head meetings dating back to 29/04/2019, the records show 5 of these. Thatโs a very high 83% of games being drawn.
7 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 3 of them from The Harps and 4 coming from The Rebel Army. Thatโs an average goals per game of 1.17.
The last league contest featuring the two was First Division match day 2 on 23/02/2024 and the score finished Finn Harps 1-1 Cork City.
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Team News: Cork City
Thanks to a completely healthy group ready to go, the Cork City boss Richie Holland doesnโt have any fitness worries to report coming into this match.
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Prediction
Finn Harps should get enough chances to score against this Cork City side, but a single goal probably wonโt be enough.
Weโre going for a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 advantage for Cork City at the end of this one. We are expecting it to be pretty even.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
06:11 24/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Finn Harps
Formed: 1954
Stadium: Finn Park (4,458)
Captain: Keith Cowan
Chairman: Ian Harkin
Manager: Dave Rogers
Competitions: First Division position 3