Cork City – Finn Harps

Cork City and Finn Harps have met 4 times down the years, and the overall balance favours Cork City, who have won 3 of those games to 0, with 1 finishing level. On paper it is a fixture with a clear favourite, yet many of the meetings have been decided by the finest of margins. Goals have rarely been in short supply. These games produce 2.3 on average, with 50% of the meetings bringing three or more, and both teams have found the net in 0% of them, which points to an open contest more often than a cagey one. Venue has shaped plenty of these results. Cork City read 2-0-0 at home against this side, whereas Finn Harps sit on 0-1-1 on their own turf, a split that is worth keeping in mind before the teams line up again. Current form reads clearly enough: Cork City have 2 wins in their last 5, scoring 2 each time out, and Finn Harps have 1 from 5, netting 0.8 on average. Momentum like that can quickly override what the historical numbers suggest. Broken down, that leaves Cork City winning around 75% of the time, 25% ending level and Finn Harps on about 0%. The balance gives one side the edge, but enough draws and surprises to keep it interesting. Most recently, on 09.10.2026, Cork City and Finn Harps served up a 2–0 result, the newest entry in this head-to-head. Until the sides are paired again, that match remains the latest word in a long-running rivalry.