Longford Town make the trip to Turners Cross Stadium on Friday for the First Division showdown with home side Cork City.
View all of the Cork City v Longford Town predictions, poll and stats below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Cork City
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Cork City fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being a 0-1 First Division victory against Cobh Ramblers.
The only name on the scoresheet from Cork City was Ruairi Keating (6').
Their latest results really do illustrate the point that things are going according to plan in the Cork City backline. Cork City have been mean at the back, with the number of goals that have gone in at their end during their previous 6 outings standing at 0. Let’s see if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
Longford Town
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Longford Town come into this meeting following a 2-1 First Division win vs UCD in their last match.
The only player to score from Longford Town was Dean Williams (62').
Proving their appetite for action-packed encounters, we’ve seen goals 24 times in the last six matches in which Longford Town have sent out their troops, making it an average of 4 goals each fixture. Opposition teams have managed 12 from this total.
Taking a look at their past results, Longford Town:
- have left without a victory over Cork City when having played them away from home in the previous 7 league matches. They'll be keen to stop this run.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league games.
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Head to head
Looking at past results between these clubs going back to 09/03/2024 tells us that these fixtures have been disappointments for Longford Town. They have not managed to get themselves any victories whatsoever while Cork City have simply been better than them, beating them in 100% of those matches played.
A combined total of 19 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 15 of them from The Rebel Army and 4 created by The Town. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.
The last league meeting between the two was First Division match day 16 on 16/05/2026 and the score finished Longford Town 0-2 Cork City.
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Prediction
We feel that Cork City should get the win and a possible clean sheet against Longford Town, who may well find it hard finding the net themselves.
Our selection here is for a pretty comfortable 2-0 victory for Cork City come full-time.
Andre Moura,
00:00 06/07/2026
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Cork City
Formed: 1984
Stadium: Turners Cross Stadium (7,485)
Captain: Seán Maguire
Chairman: Dermot Usher
Manager: Gerard Nash
Competitions: First Division position 1, FAI Cup (Second Round)