Match

Athlone Town vs Longford Town: result 2-1 and analysis

First DivisionRegular Season - 27Kick-off on August 7, 2026 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Athlone Town Stadium, Athlone

Athlone Town
2-1
Longford Town

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What was the result of Athlone Town vs Longford Town?

Athlone Town won 2-1 on August 7, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 14′W. SmithAthlone Town
  • 37′G. LombotoAthlone Town
  • 77′S. UgbesiaLongford Town

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Athlone Town win at 40%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-1.

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Official lineup for Athlone Town vs Longford Town

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Athlone Town

  1. 14G. Lomboto
  2. 18P. Grogan
  1. 2K. O'Connor
  2. 8A. Connolly
  3. 11B. McManus
  4. 12S. Brennan
  5. 19W. Smith
  1. 5E. O'Connor
  2. 27J. Crawford
  3. 29J. Kehir
  1. 1B. Clarke

Longford Town

  1. 14D. Williams
  1. 4D. McKenna
  2. 15D. Murtagh
  3. 20A. O'Brien
  4. 23A. Paraschiv
  5. 28Sean Moore
  1. 5T. McCarthy
  2. 8Pharrell Manuel
  3. 12C. Omorehiomwan
  4. 21J. Hough
  1. 1K. Moore
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Athlone Town have 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats; Longford Town have 8, 2 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Athlone Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 3, 2026Cork City(away)2-3First Division
Jul 31, 2026UCD(home)0-0First Division
Jul 24, 2026Treaty United(away)1-2First Division
Jul 17, 2026Midleton(home)3-0FAI Cup
Jul 10, 2026Cobh Ramblers(home)2-0First Division
Longford Town
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 3, 2026Finn Harps(home)5-0First Division
Jul 31, 2026Treaty United(away)1-0First Division
Jul 25, 2026Wexford(home)1-2First Division
Jul 18, 2026Baldoyle United(away)8-0FAI Cup
Jul 10, 2026Cork City(away)4-3First Division

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Athlone Town win, 3 draws, 2 Longford Town wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 4, 2026Longford Town 1-1 Athlone TownFirst Division
Apr 6, 2026Athlone Town 2-0 Longford TownFirst Division
Oct 17, 2025Athlone Town 1-2 Longford TownFirst Division
Jun 23, 2025Longford Town 3-2 Athlone TownFirst Division
Apr 21, 2025Athlone Town 1-1 Longford TownFirst Division
Mar 1, 2025Longford Town 1-1 Athlone TownFirst Division

Last archived meeting: Longford Town vs Athlone Town on May 4, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Athlone Town score 0.8 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Longford Town score 2.3 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Athlone Town0.81.155/155/15
Longford Town2.31.5310/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Athlone Town sit 7th in First Division (48 points from 36 matches) and Longford Town sit 5th (52 points from 36 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Longford Town36141012494652
7Athlone Town3613914424348

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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