Cork City vs Athlone Town: result 1-0 and analysis
First DivisionRegular Season - 7Kick-off on March 29, 2024 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Turner's Cross, Cork
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What was the result of Cork City vs Athlone Town?
Cork City won 1-0 on March 29, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 67′C. LyonsCork City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Cork City have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Athlone Town have 1, 5 and 9.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2024 | Treaty United(away) | 0-0 | First Division |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Bray Wanderers(home) | 2-0 | First Division |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Longford Town(away) | 2-0 | First Division |
| Mar 1, 2024 | UCD(home) | 1-0 | First Division |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Finn Harps(away) | 1-1 | First Division |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2024 | Longford Town(home) | 3-3 | First Division |
| Mar 15, 2024 | UCD(away) | 0-3 | First Division |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Kerry(home) | 1-1 | First Division |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Finn Harps(away) | 0-2 | First Division |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Cobh Ramblers(away) | 3-3 | First Division |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Cork City win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Athlone Town win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | Athlone Town 3-2 Cork City | First Division |
| Aug 5, 2022 | Cork City 6-1 Athlone Town | First Division |
| May 6, 2022 | Athlone Town 1-2 Cork City | First Division |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Cork City 4-1 Athlone Town | First Division |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Cork City 3-1 Athlone Town | First Division |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Athlone Town 0-2 Cork City | First Division |
Last archived meeting: Athlone Town vs Cork City on Oct 14, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Cork City score 0.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Athlone Town score 1.0 and concede 2.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork City | 0.7 | 1.1 | 7 | 2/15 | 3/15 |
| Athlone Town | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Cork City sit 1st in First Division (48 points from 20 matches) and Athlone Town sit 7th (23 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 48 |
| 1 | Cork City | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 25 | 64 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 23 |
| 7 | Athlone Town | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 34 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy