Kerry vs Cork City: result 1-0 and analysis
First DivisionRegular Season - 14Kick-off on May 4, 2026 at 04:00 PM (UTC)
Full time
What was the result of Kerry vs Cork City?
Kerry won 1-0 on May 4, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 16′Niall BrookwellKerry
Official lineup for Kerry vs Cork City
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Kerry
- 10C. Murphy
- 41C. Bargary
- 9R. Kelliher
- 28Niall Brookwell
- 3S. O'Connell
- 17C. Brosnan
- 18S. Aladesanusi
- 29E. Lee
- 4K. Cantwell
- 14J. Häkkinen
- 1Matthew Connor
Cork City
- 9R. Keating
- 10H. Mpongo
- 15C. Drinan
- 24S. Maguire
- 14N. O'Keeffe
- 39C. Murphy
- 2Harry Nevin
- 4F. Kelleher
- 5C. Lyons
- 17D. Crowley
- 1C. Brann
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Kerry have 1 win, 6 draws and 8 defeats; Cork City have 10, 4 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Athlone Town(away) | 0-0 | First Division |
| Apr 25, 2026 | Longford Town(away) | 0-1 | First Division |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Treaty United(home) | 1-1 | First Division |
| Apr 10, 2026 | UCD(home) | 1-1 | First Division |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Cork City(away) | 2-4 | First Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Cobh Ramblers(home) | 0-1 | First Division |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Bray Wanderers(away) | 1-1 | First Division |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Wexford(home) | 2-1 | First Division |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Kerry(home) | 4-2 | First Division |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Finn Harps(away) | 0-0 | First Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Kerry wins, 0 draws, 6 Cork City wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2026 | Cork City 4-2 Kerry | First Division |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Cork City 4-1 Kerry | Friendlies Clubs |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Kerry 1-4 Cork City | First Division |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Cork City 2-0 Kerry | First Division |
| May 3, 2024 | Kerry 0-1 Cork City | First Division |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Cork City 2-0 Kerry | First Division |
How many goals should we expect?
Kerry score 1.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Cork City score 1.9 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2 | 11/15 | 7/15 |
| Cork City | 1.9 | 0.8 | 4 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Kerry sit 4th in First Division (51 points from 35 matches) and Cork City sit 1st (74 points from 35 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 35 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 73 | 34 | 74 |
| 4 | Kerry | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 40 | 51 |
A question about Kerry vs Cork City?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy