Cork City vs Longford Prediction & Betting Tips (30 August)

Supporters of Longford must be dreading going to watch their team play, with a recent return of just one point from a possible 34 serving to emphasise just how poor the side have been. Excluding the playoffs, Cork City have enjoyed nine wins in 15 home games at this level of late, so they will fancy their chances of chalking up another victory here.

Both meetings between these two teams in the playoffs last season served up under 2.5 goals, meaning that Cork City have now been involved in seven consecutive matches of this low-scoring variety. As for Longford, seven of their previous ten away games at this level have produced no more than a couple of goals, so don’t expect a feast of attacking football.

Both teams have found the net in just four of the most recent 17 Cork City home fixtures at the top table of the Division 1, whilst they have drawn a blank themselves in five of their last six Division 1 games overall. As for Longford, they have either kept a clean sheet or failed to score in five of their previous six away encounters at this elite level of the domestic game.