Champions Dundalk host Cork City this Friday night hoping to close the gap on the league leaders. Cork have been almost flawless this campaign, dropping just two points from their opening 16 league fixtures. Dundalk currently sit in second place,
Champions Dundalk host Cork City this Friday night hoping to close the gap on the league leaders.
Cork have been almost flawless this campaign, dropping just two points from their opening 16 league fixtures.
Dundalk currently sit in second place, albeit some distance behind Cork. They are 15 points behind the Leesiders, but they are unbeaten in their last four games and will be hoping to continue their good form.
Meanwhile, Cork followed up their blip against Galway with three wins on the bounce, including a 4-1 thrashing of Shamrock Rovers last week.
The last time these sides met was earlier on this season, where unsurprisingly Cork ran out 2-1 winners at Turners Cross.
Form
Dundalk
W - St. Patrick's Athletic 0-2 Dundalk, SSE Airtricity League, 26/05/17
D - Dundalk 0-0 Derry City, SSE Airtricity League, 23/05/17
W - Limerick 0-3 Dundalk, SSE Airtricity League, 19/05/17
W - Dundalk 4-0 Sligo Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 12/05/17
L - Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Dundalk, SSE Airtricity League, 05/05/17
Cork City
W - Cork City 4-1 Shamrock Rovers, SSE Airtricity League, 26/05/17
W - Sligo Rovers 1-2 Cork City, SSE Airtricity League, 22/05/17
W - Cork City 5-0 Drogheda United, SSE Airtricity League, 19/05/17
D - Galway United 1-1 Cork City, SSE Airtricity League, 12/05/17
W - Cork City 5-0 Finn Harps, SSE Airtricity League, 05/05/17
Head-to-head
Cork City 2-1 Dundalk, SSE Airtricity League, 25/03/17
Cork City 1-0 Dundalk, FAI Cup Final, 06/11/16
Dundalk 2-1 Cork City, SSE Airtricity League, 11/10/16
Cork City 1-0 Dundalk, SSE Airtricity League, 03/06/16
Dundalk 0-1 Cork City, SSE Airtricity League, 18/03/17
Rewind: Cork City 2-1 Dundalk
Cork took all three points the last time these sides met in March in the league. Karl Sheppard scored both goals for the Munster side.
