Longford Town vs Cork City: AI Prediction

Longford Town vs Cork City: match preview

Longford Town host Cork City in First Division (Ireland) on September 26, 2026. Cork City are 1st in the table with 71 points from 32 matches (22 W, 5 D, 5 L, goals 69:30). Longford Town are 5th in the table with 44 points from 32 matches (12 W, 8 D, 12 L, goals 42:41). Longford Town have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (goals 7:7). Their most recent game ended 1-0 against Finn Harps. Cork City have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (goals 12:7). Their most recent game ended 5-1 against UCD.

At home this season, Longford Town have won 7 of 12 matches (goals 20:13). On the road, Cork City have won 6 of 11 matches (goals 18:10). Recent Longford Town matches have averaged 2.8 goals and recent Cork City matches 3.8; both teams scored in 6 of those 10 games. Head-to-head record (3): Longford Town won 1, Cork City won 2 and 0 ended level. The most recent meeting, on July 10, 2026, finished Cork City 3-4 Longford Town. Market odds of 3.65 / 3.70 / 1.82 imply roughly 25% for Longford Town, 25% for a draw and 50% for Cork City. The FieldTips machine-learning model analyses form, goals, head-to-head results and market odds to produce the 1X2, goals and both-teams-to-score prediction shown above.