Bitesize Prediction: Wexford vs Cork City – 7/22/22

Competition: Irish Premier League

Market: Over 1.5 goals

Rating: 4/11 @

In what could be a pleasant affair at Ferrycarrig Park on Friday night, Cork City travel to Wexford when this weekend's Premier League matches begin.

Starting with the hosts, while Wexford may have found themselves in the middle of a prolonged rut in May, the youngsters have really come back strong. Last seen earlier this month putting on a stellar display as they cruised to a 3-1 victory at Waterford, Ian Ryan's men now sit within touching distance of entering the play-off scene. While it looks like the mood around Ferrycarrig Park is at its highest since the start of the 2022 campaign, Wexford are now unbeaten in their last seven Premier League clashes. Likewise, as well as picking up 13 points in their last five second-tier outings, Friday's hosts really continued to shine in the final third. As well as a 3-1 win over Athlone on July 1, Ryan's side have scored at least two goals in their last five appearances.

As for the visitors, while Cork City could still find themselves at the top of the title race, they would have been disappointed to have picked up just a single point against Galway at home last weekend. Nonetheless, with the Greens heavily tipped to make a Premier Division return this season, Colin Healy's side have remarkably lost just one of their 21 second-tier games this year. Likewise, hoping to make an immediate return to winning ways on Friday night, it's worth noting that Cork really impressed with their performances on the road. Last seen away from Turners Cross winning back-to-back 3-1 and 5-0 wins over Bray and Treaty United, they have bagged 25 points in their last nine away First Division games. Cork having seen six of their last seven road clashes end with over 1.5 goals, we back a similar result here.

Bet: Over 1.5 Wexford goals against Cork City on April 11 for Friday's Irish Premier League game @